Social Activism, Conservatism and Indian Media

People in the Indian media and entertainment industry are avowed leftists. Well, most of them are. They are also shamelessly self-serving. Even their social endeavors are often a veneer for their hypocrisy. On one hand Arundhati Roy does not shut up about the Maoist tribals being victims and then she builds her own house on land usurped from tribals. Journalists like Vir Singhvi and Barkha Dutt who have been raised to the levels of heroes by misguided and brainwashed Indians got a first hand chance to see their true nature in the 2G scams. These two turned out to be as big crooks as they are expected to expose. Examples are all over the place. Moviemakers like Anurag Kashyap, Nandita Das and others do not lose an opportunity to mock conservative Hindus with their lopsided and extremely biased narratives.


I would say that it is very hard to find patriotic, conscientious and socially aware people in the media and entertainment industry. Harder still would be to find people with such qualities who actually do something about the social ills of the country. It, of course would be well near impossible to find such people who are politically conservative as well. Recent events have breathed a new hope in me.


Leading the pack of such people is Amir Khan with his show Satyamev Jayate. Though not the best of actors, he is one of the most accomplished moviemakers in India. His association with the movie “Rang De Basanti” was very encouraging. He tried to make patriotism cool and thus should be acknowledged for that. His show has been the real eye opener. A lot of people including us talk about social problems and their solutions. However, we do not have the forum or the celebrity of an Amir Khan. He could have gone the route of the rest of his Bollywood ilk and done a show about some pop-entertainment / sleazy / game reality show and made money. But he took the road not travelled and is opening eyes of Indians who have become comfortably numb. We all know that the problems exist but it takes an Amir Khan to re-open India’s eyes to them. It speaks poorly of the Indian middle class that it takes an actor to make us aware of problems surrounding us but Mother India is happier nonetheless.


Amitabh Bachchan’s rise from a middle class UP family to the height of superstardom is, for complete lack of a better word, inspiring. To me, who USED TO BE a huge fan, he often seems to be a weak man trapped in the material world with no concern for the society’s weak. He has risen from that cesspool and done things to redeem him self time and time again although it always feels that a man of his celebrity could do a lot more. So when he decided to stand next to Narendra Modi and become a brand ambassador of Gujarat, I was surprised. By all imagination, Modi’s name must be a filthy word in Bollywood where Muslims have tremendous power and hold an enormous sway. For Bachchan to share the stage with Modi indicates that despite of all his trappings, he is willing to take a tough decision and do the right thing even if it may mean antagonizing his entire acting fraternity.


Actors like Anupam and Kiron Kher have been admirers of conservative politics. I hope that it is not only due to their views on J&K. Then we have Ajay Devgan, Sanjay Dutt and Akshay Kumar who have probably broken ranks to express their admiration for Modi’s administrative abilities. They may have been there to make money via investments but to come out in public and express their sentiments like this has to be commended. But the most admirable of all these people is Paresh Rawal who, in an interview, expressed an unabashed admiration for Modi and described him as an honest politician who is a visionary with no hidden agenda. Appropriate words for Bhai Narendra indeed.


I hope and pray that Indian media would do their job fairly. I hope that Indian movie stars, who hold such sway over the lives of Indians would take upon themselves to do right by Indian society and follow the suit of Amir Khan with actual deeds rather than just TV spots and shows. That would be something.

Some links to Bollywood actors interacting with Bhai Narendra.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=adZI0xcXpi4
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2gkUGQPsubs&feature=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=endscreen&NR=1&v=jVLjDz02ZBo
http://www.rediff.com/movies/slide-show/slide-show-1-paresh-rawal-narendra-modi-is-a-visionary/20120604.htm

Modi As PM: Path Forward For BJP

As the readers of our blog know, we have been clamoring for resolution of the leadership in the BJP. For the wrong reasons (striking a deal to keep Gadkari for another term) and improper way (Bhai Narendra had to threaten to boycott the party meet), the party and the RSS elders decided to accept what was widely accepted all over the country and even abroad – an honest shot at the PM position for Narendra Modi. Having done that, what lies ahead for the BJP? I have following thoughts on the matter.


1. No sooner did the leadership resolution take place than the entire loony left wing spring into motion. Congress spokesperson Manish Tiwari (until he gets caught in a financial or sex scandal like the last two) compared Bhai Modi to Goebbels who was Hitler’s PR man. Long time ago, Sonia Gandhi had called Modi “Maut Ka Saudagar”. Praful Bidwai who has more readers in Pakistan than India has gone on another tirade. This is going to get a lot worse before it either stops or becomes better. The BJP workers and supporters will have to ignore this din, rise above it and work tirelessly at grassroots level to ensure a huge Hindu turnout in the next general election.


2. Leadership resolution also implies that the other PM aspirants in the BJP will have to accept Modi as the man. LK Advani has gone berserk. Sushmaji is sulking. Jaitley is the only one who has not said anything. Either he has accepted Modi’s ascension or he is too sophisticated to come out in the open. This will also not going to end soon. This kind of “Samudra Manthan was only expected. We can hope that some “amrit’ comes out of this. Now the party can wait until Modi is completely accepted as the party leader or the sulking leaders will have to be left out in the cold.


3. LK Advani will have to be dealt with sooner than later. This man has been providing the liberal lobby a lot of anti BJP ammunition. Peripheral leaders and pro BJP scribes have begun to write about it, which is a very good idea. That way party leadership has deniability. However, Advaniji needs to realize that if he does not go away soon, he will be dragged out. We all want to remember him as the man who made BJP relevant, not the man who lost us 2004 and 2009 elections or the man of today.


4. From the sounds coming out of Gujarat BJP, it would seem that all Modi detractors are uniting. The likes of Keshubhai Patel could not be trying to stop Modi’s ascension. They are more likely trying to step into his shoes when Modi becomes a national leader for the BJP, PM or not. These guys are a frustrated lot who have not been able to cash in on Gujarat’s prosperity. The succession of Modi should be left to Modi. Since he is rumored to be an authoritarian, this may be a valuable lesson for him in diplomacy and compromise. After all, if and when he becomes the PM, he will have to lead India which is a lot bigger and much more complex than a state. He will have to trust others and delegate authority.


5. I would imagine that after a long time, the BJP workers are hopeful. They now have a chance to win at the center behind a tall leader like Modi. They will have to start now and mobilize grass root level support. A huge united Hindu turnout is imperative for BJP’s victory. BJP’s leadership at state and national level will have to present a picture of unimpeachable unity and integrity. BJP allies like Nitish Kumar who have their own ambitions will have to be either taken into confidence or replaced with newer and likeminded allies.


6. The BJP will have to re-present themselves as the party of difference and a real national alternative to the current corrupt regime. This will mean allying themselves with honest and capable regional leaders. Kowtowing to the likes of Jagan Reddy for short-term gains in Andhra should be avoided at all cost. Hitherto unexplored regions like Kerala and TN should be evaluated right now. Winnable spots (for example places in Kerala where the Hindus have been victimized by Commies, Christians and Muslims) should be identified. Time and resources should be spent on those areas. No effort should be spent trying to win Muslim votes because that will never happen. Let the pseudo secular parties divide up that piece of the pie.


The BJP owes it to the nation to free the country of the current government, which by all indications is the most corrupt and ineffective in the history of our nation. The ineffective Gadkari may have become the BJP president but hopefully, the more capable leaders led by Modi will have to formulate a plan for victory in the next elections.


Modi as PM is an idea whose time has come. It is time the country and the aam aadmi get a leader who can bring about a real change in the country.

Liberals Do Not Want Hindu-Muslim Peace

An article by a sorry and a pathetic excuse of an Indian by the name of Shivam Vij caught my eye. He has never written in any paper worth its salt. I assume that he was hired by the anti Hindu leftist brigade in response to the latest poll, which clearly portrays Bhai Narendra Modi as the most popular PM candidate. Most of Vij’s article is usual pile of smelly feces peppered with anti Modi invectives like calling him a fascist, a tormentor of Muslims, credit grabber for Gujarati entrepreneurship etc. This article has been written with an ulterior motive. Since all of the leftist-liberal brigades’ attempts at demonizing Modi in the eyes of the aam aadmi have failed, they have to try another trick, which is appeal to the voters’ sense of rationale and logic. Vij weaves prejudices, half-truths and deception in his narrative and tries to convince us that with Modi, BJP cannot win. Unfortunately for him (and fortunately for us), his immense hatred for Modi comes through clearly betraying his true motive for this article.


Vij sounds like the kind of Congress / Gandhi family loyalist for whom India comes second. So his article does not surprise me. We have read better quality lies against Modi. What is striking about this article is the rift this guy tries to create between sections of Indian population. Read the following two statements.


"Gadkari is party president. He was forced to the national stage by the RSS. Despite his sagging popularity, the RSS thinks he's a nice guy, because he's after all a Marathi Brahmin, just like the RSS top brass in Nagpur.”


“In other words, North Indian Muslims will keep the tormentor of Gujarati Muslims in check! “


Think about it. If two people have buried the hatchet or are trying to do so, then the worst thing someone can do is bring their differences to the fore and tell one party that the other is trying to act against their interests. By highlighting the Brahmin issue (Gadkari and RSS elders) he is trying to create a rift between Hindus.


We all know that the Muslims will NEVER vote for the BJP. Despite that we are all trying to forget about it and move on in the interest of the nation. By reminding us of the Muslim opposition, he is trying to dig into old wounds, which we have tried to fill with great difficulty. All that is going to do is stir up the nascent Hindu anger against the Muslims.


The question to ask is- Why is this leftist liberal trying to create a rift between Brahmins and non–Brahmins and then between Hindus and Muslims? The answer to the first is easy. If Hindus stay divided then BJP will lose and these pseudo-secular parties can continue their rape of the nation.

The answer to the second is not that obvious. Who benefits from the animosity between Hindus and Muslims? It certainly is not the Hindus. It hurts us because it creates an atmosphere detrimental to progress of the nation and pursuit of prosperity. It is not beneficial to the Muslim aam aadmi because he has to feed his children. The only people who benefit are the Jihadi types who want to convert India into the dar-ul-Islam, which is a different fight. It also benefits the pseudo-secular, liberal leftist Hindu leaders who have anointed themselves the caretakers of Muslim interests.


Think about it. If the Hindus and Muslims made complete peace (impossible task but for the argument sake we can assume) then leaders like Mulayam Yadav, Lalloo Yadav and even Congress lose their biggest platform and become irrelevant. Hindu leftist liberals (JNU types) and NGO’s (Teesta Setlavad types) will also become irrelevant. These people do not mind being hated. But they are terrified of becoming irrelevant. That is the reason the Hindu leaders, journalists, activists do not want any peace between Hindus and Muslims. They also want to keep Hindus divided.


In a Gujarati village, which was hit by the Post Godhra Massacre riots, Muslims helped with the wedding of a Hindu tribal girl. There are a lot of signs that the Gujarati Muslims want to move on and reap the benefits of the economic progress of the state. It is these anti Hindu, anti India liberals who want to keep the Hindu-Muslim issue on the boil.


Shame on Vij and his ilk.


Vij’s puerile article can be read at: http://www.rediff.com/news/column/north-indian-muslims-will-keep-modis-ambitions-at-bay/20120522.htm

Indian Politican's Concern: Cartoons Not Problems

A while ago, Anna Hazare or a member of his group used a mild invective to describe an Indian politician. Predictably, the MPs took great umbrage to it and used worse invectives for Anna.


In another incident, a cartoon in an NCERT book which showed a cartoon of Babasaheb Ambedkar. A harmless cartoon became enough of an issue that MPs from all political parties, including BJP. All cartoons are going to be removed from NCERT books now. Our democracy is now saved. Of course these books have completely wiped out mention of real incidents like the Moplah Massacre in the name of secularism. Protecting the kids is an important issue among Indian politicians. Not from poverty, hunger, abuse, ill health etc but cartoons. This is what some of our esteemed leaders said:


Kapil Sibal : 'I am of the mind that a large number of depictions in these cartoons are offensive and inappropriate for textbooks.'


Harsimrat Kaur Badal, Akali Dal MP : 'These textbooks are poisoning young impressionable minds'.


Sonia Gandhi: is said to have banged the table in approval (removing the cartoons)) when she heard that.


BJP MP Yashwant Sinha is afraid that such textbooks will 'mould the minds of students to hate politicians, politics and endanger democracy.'


In a separate incident, some Professor in Poschim Bongo had the chutzpah to make a cartoon of Mamta Bannerjee. He was arrested and treated like a criminal. However when it came to Shahrukh Khan and his scuffle with the Police, these are some of the expressions she used:


undemocratic" and a "minor" matter had been blown out of proportion.


"It is undemocratic and unwarranted.


"I think that harsh punishment has been meted out for a minor offence. The game should be taken as a game only. I am speaking not as a chief minister, but as a commoner," she said.


"This incident has been blown out of proportion.


"I was not at the spot, but what I watched or heard from TV, it is not a big issue. This is a small incident," the chief minister said.


The irony in this has to be clear to all but the TMC loyalists.


Since Didi and other politicians are well versed with what is minor or undemocratic or a small incident etc., they should know the importance of free speech in a Democracy. After all, free speech is one of the bedrocks of Democracy. In civilized and mature democracies, death threats and yelling fire in a crowded place are the only things not protected by freedom of speech. The press routinely skewers western leaders. Their personal lives are laid bare for all to see. They are mocked and humiliated on a regular basis. Yet the law so protects the people from any blowback from politicians.


Democracy and free speech give us the right to speak our mind and criticize our politicians if they do something wrong. After all, they are answerable to the aam aadmi and not the other way around. We elect them for a short period of time. We do not anoint them kings or queens. Cartoons and satires are acceptable forms of speech, cruel as they maybe. Their importance in literature and media cannot be denied by anyone except the closed-minded. If the politicians are not going to listen to us maybe they will respond to cartoons and satires. Would the Politicians rather have the aam aadmi bring out pitchforks and torches?


India is facing too many problems. Our netas and babus should focus on the real problems instead of cartoons. Banning cartoons will not make improve their opinions in the mind of the aam aadmi. In fact if any of these netas and babus find out what we really think of them then they will hang themselves in shame provided if they have any shame.


A Raja is back in the Loksabha the day after he was released from the prison for a 1.76 Lakh Crore graft. How should the aam aadmi look at this? A cartoon would be the most harmless way of expressing our anger.

An excellent article on the topic can be read at: http://www.rediff.com/news/column/cartoon-row-why-our-mps-dont-get-the-joke/20120517.htm

RSS Leaders Are Wrong About Gadkari And Narendra Modi

To lead an organization which is nationalistic / religious / charitable in nature, a person has to be capable, accountable and humble while taking pride in the organization he is heading. Humility is important because in such an organization, a person needs to set aside his personal ambitions.


However, if the organization is a state or a country and the leader is a politician, then the rules change. Of course, the person needs to be extremely capable, accountable and honest but should he also be humble? A person who thinks that he can lead a state or a country cannot be a humble man. They have to have extreme confidence bordering on hubris and are likely to have a streak of megalomania. In fact you almost want these qualities in a politician. An extremely humble man, Lal Bahadur Shastri was no match for vultures around him.


Now an honest, capable, accountable and supremely confident / arrogant man can accommodate others who have similar ideology and interests as long as their ambitions do not clash. However, such a person cannot be realistically expected to submit to the diktats of others. Such a person may work well within a party with a strong ideology or some other strong binding factor. However, after establishing their “frontrunner” status, they would almost demand others to rally behind them. A perfect example is the way a presidential nominee is selected in the US where after an acrimonious primary; the entire party comes to support the eventual nominee.


We all know that the RSS elders almost get to decide who becomes what in the BJP. In that way, the BJP does act like they are the political wing of the RSS. Those elders are leaders in an organization which demands that everyone in it submit to the organization and sacrifice their personal ambitions if need be. While that may be a good idea for grass roots level politics, it is a bad idea for a national politician. As discussed earlier, a candidate for PM will have a strong personality that cannot be controlled by the RSS (otherwise you will have a disaster like Manmohan Singh).


If the RSS elders want to stay involved and more importantly, stay relevant then they should ready to accept a person who is honest, capable and strong leader who works largely within the party ideology and keeps the nation above all. The RSS elders CANNOT afford to keep such a person out because he does not submit to their diktats. In other words they need to keep their own egos in check for the benefit of the country. Time after time we have seen that being an old time RSS loyalist is no guarantee of a good leader. Bangaru Laxman (graft), Sanjay Joshi (sex scandal), Shankersinh Vaghela (traitor to the BJP) and now, Nitin Gadkari (extremely incompetent) are RSS stalwarts who have nothing but shame and failure to the BJP.


Even as I write this, there are plans to rewrite the BJP rules to enable a second Gadkari term. Gadkari is like BJP’s Rahul Gandhi with some differences. Gadkari is not as good looking. Unlike Gadkari, Rahul does not faint in the hot Sun. Gadkari is also much more like to make public gaffes because of his loud mouth. Of course Rahul has the backing of the Congress royal family and Gadkari has the backing of the RSS elders. In any organization where capability was valued over loyalty to the decision makers, Gadkari would have been discarded like sour milk. Yet in BJP, he is poised for a second term, thanks to the RSS elders. Just as he did in UP, he will bungle up BJP’s chances in the next national elections and we will have the RSS elders to thank for that. I hope that those elders will have the courage and integrity to accept the blame.


It is a national tragedy that the BJP has a leader like Narendra Modi who has proven himself over and over and is now widely recognized the world over as a capable leader. However, he does not submit to the whims of the RSS, VHP and ambitious but incapable BJP leaders and therefore he will remain in Gujarat. Just like the RSS leaders, Modi has a big ego (and justifiably so) but he remains the best bet for India. Ironically, Modi will be brought down not by the leftists and liberals but his own party people. Such is our luck.

Nitish Kumar Koh Gussa Kyon Aata Hai?

Karnataka Police has arrested a suspected terrorist from village in Bihar's Darbhanga District for a blast that took place outside Bangalore's Chinnaswamy Stadium two years ago. Apparently they did so without informing the Bihar officials. Sort of like the US swooping into Pakistan and killing Bin Laden. It seems that this has upset Nitish Kumar greatly. I wanted to throw your way a few thoughts on why he is angry and who is really responsible.

First of all, any decision to go after any high profile criminal or a terrorist (especially a Muslim) has to be taken by a group which probably has an IAS and an IPS officer along with the blessings of a politician. None of these are the kind to put their careers on the line for national security. So this decision must have been made with with prudence and calmly. The fact that they did not inform Bihar authorities about this has serious implications. The biggest is that they did not trust the Bihar Police or the politicians. What makes it worse is that Karnataka is ruled by the BJP and in Bihar they are the junior partners to JD(U) which is why one would expect the Karnataka police and politicians to treat even more gently because they would not want their partner government to look bad.

Is it this display of mistrust that has upset Nitish Kumar greatly?

Is it because Nitish Kumar thinks that the sovereignty of his government was violated?

Is it because the integrity of his government was in question?

Is it that the terrorist turned out to be a Muslim who seem to be getting a satin glove treatment under Nitish Kumar?

Or is it because this is one more evidence that Nitish Kumar’s love for Muslim votes is causing him to turn a blind eye towards the rapid rise of Bihar as an Islamic terror hotbed?

If the Karnataka government did not trust their ilk in Bihar, then who can question them? To them getting the suspect was more important than ruffled Bihari feathers. What is obvious is that whatever the reason for Nitish Kumar’s anger maybe, he has a huge problem. India is a soft state in dealing with terrorism. It would seem that Bihar is softer. That is a trend initiated by Nitish’s predecessors who were the worst of votebank politicians. Nitish Kumar needs to take strong steps to deal with this issue. I am happy that beyond his first reaction, he has not escalated this issue. If only he could use the same judiciousness in dealing with the real problem.

We have highlighted this problem on our blog before. You can read that article at: http://thenethindu.blogspot.com/2011/12/nitish-kumar-votes-vs-islamic-terrorism.html
The article on the arrest of the terror suspect can be read at: http://ibnlive.in.com/news/nitish-fumes-as-ktaka-police-arrest-terror-suspect-in-bihar/255962-37-64.html

Yet Another Attempt To Bring Narendra Modi Down

Supreme Court of India (if they still are relevant in this Ravan Rajya) appointed SIT gave a clean chit to Bhai Narendra Modi. This must have been the umpteenth time he has been exonerated. Enemies like lalloo Yadav could not bring this man down. Congress has been trying to besmirch this tall leader for eight years with nothing to show for it. Now some guy called Raju Ramchandran has found a loophole in our laws. This is what this guy says:

"In my opinion, the offences which can be made out against Shri Modi, at this prima facie stage, are offences inter alia under Sections 153 A (1) (a) & (b) of IPC which means promoting enmity among different groups on grounds of religion and 153 B (1) which says assertions prejudicial to national integration," He (Modi) should also be prosecuted under IPC 166 which says public servant disobeying law, with intent to cause injury to any person and 505 (2) meaning statements creating or promoting enmity, hatred or ill-will," the amicus curiae said in the report.

Wow! He has a Title in Latin. WOW. I don’t know if this guy even knows what his title means. For his benefit, his title means the following:

"... a phrase that literally means "friend of the court" -- someone who is not a party to the litigation, but who believes that the court's decision may affect its interest."

Of course in this context it means loyal servant of the Congress and the family. This guy is trying to do what Teesta Setalvad and Sanjiv Bhatt have not been able to do.

Someone needs to tell this man that in his sure to be doomed attempt in trying to implicate Bhai Modi, he is opening up a can of worms he will not be able to control. Late Rajiv Gandhi, in response to the slaughter of Sikhs, said that when a big tree falls, earth shakes. He did not say that in some secret meeting like Sanjiv Bhatt claims about Bhai Narendra. Gandhi said this out loud and in the open. IPC 166 and 502 (2) apply much more to Rajiv Gandhi than anyone else in Indian politics. Men like Tytler are still in the Congress. The Shahi Imam of the Jama Masjid has incited hatred against Hindus and India on more than one occasion and yet nothing was ever done to him. Men like Zakir Naik and various other Muslim demagogues have sad and done far worse than Rajiv Gandhi and yet are protected by the Indian Law and from it as well. WHY? The answer is obvious to all but the intellectually blind.

The real reason is that the state elections in Gujarat are at the end of this year and Congress has as much chance of winning it as I have of winning the best actor award in the next Oscars. They are a desperate lot and are carrying out a campaign in hopes that some thing may stick to Modi and he MAY lose. That way they will be able to show one victory in Rahul Gandhi’s kitty who has nothing to show but one big failure after another.

Congress is pretending to be the David who is going to bring down a Goliath. It is actually Bhai Narendra who is the David and is going to bring down Congress. People of Gujarat are not going to fall for this sort of nasty campaign and will bring Modi back with an overwhelming majority which will be the appropriate answer to all of Modi haters.

It is too much to ask the rest of Indian voters to elect Modi as our next PM. We are not that lucky. But Gujaratis know something that the rest of the brainwashed Indian voters do not know.

Lucky Gujaratis!

Unlucky Indians!

The article about this latest attempt can be read at:: http://www.rediff.com/news/report/guj-riots-amicus-curiae-says-modi-can-be-prosecuted/20120507.htm

India’s President: A Rubber Stamp Or Worse?

John Quincy Adams said: If your actions inspire others to dream more, learn more, do more and become more, you are a leader.

Does that sound like any of our Presidents? Other than Rajendra Prasad or APJ Kalam, no one fits the description. Leaders are supposed to lead and inspire. If they cannot do so then they should at least look the part. Even a basket case and failed country like Pakistan had a man like Zardari who presents a much more impressive picture than Pratibha Patil (his extreme corrupt past notwithstanding). I am only talking about the way they look while standing next to other leaders.

But let us move beyond looks. In my memory, other than President APJ Kalam, we have never had a president whom we could call President with any degree of pride. Kalam does not look good either. However, in every other way, the man is extremely impressive and inspiring. He was a worthy leader of the nation. He is someone who defines the term – President. However, the Congress definition of president is entirely different. For them, a President is someone who can help the Congress manipulate our Democratic set up to their advantage (at best) or completely subvert Democracy (at worst). After Rajendra Prasad, Kalam was the only worthy man. The rest were the kind to do Congress’ bidding is bringing down non Congress state governments, help impose emergency, manipulate the mandate in Loksabha, manipulate the elections to Congress’ advantage etc. Mrs. Indira Gandhi was a master manipulator of the system. The system still continues as we can see.

To suit their needs, the Congress has always looked for loyalists to install in the President’s chair. Qualifications range from extreme loyalty to making Paratha’s for the Gandhi family ( as has been alleged in case of Pratibha Patil). Giani Zail Singh could not even speak coherently in public. The current President is as impressive as a wet cardboard box and is only known for racking up huge travel bills and helping her son build up his fortune. Of course, another qualification is that the candidate cement the secular credentials of the Congress. It is sickening. Why do we have to have a Muslim or some other minority in the President’ chair? The noise from the likes of Mulayam Yadav and the Communists is amazing. One needs to ask if Mulayam Yadav would ever consider a Muslim leader as a Chief Minister of UP? If not, then why is he hell bent on imposing one on the nation especially some pliant Gandhi Family loyalist like Hamid Ansari?

Indian President is a rubber stamp and a farcical leader. That post is being made into a bigger farce by our political parties with their selfish agendas and brazen pseudo-secularism. Of course I should grow a tail before expecting our leaders to do the right thing.

Future Of India Lies In Hindu Unity

Dr. Koenraad Elst who is no stranger to any of us said the following in a blog. He has written a lot on the topic and sees our religion for what it is (quite unlike the extreme right wing Hindus who are willing to kill for it and the leftists / liberals / pseudo secularists who hate it and blame it for all our problems).

Indeed, whereas the Christian Middle Ages were bedevilled by fear of the irrational, Hindu civilization learned to cope with it. It had a fundamental sanity where Christian and Islamic civilization were based on a belief in the divine intrusion into history. But Romila Thapar cannot bring herself to seeing this fact and naming it by its proper name: Hindu civilization had a fundamental sanity. It reminds me of Mani Shankar Aiyar, a Minister in the last Congress government, who wrote in his Sunday column some twenty years back to this effect: "There is something in the air here that makes us tolerant"-- but he didn't dare to name that something because it was called Hinduism.

We also have written a lot on the subject and fervently believe that Hinduism is the glue, which unites this disparate country of ours. We know that regionalism and casteism have created a very nasty atmosphere in the country where we face xenophobia even without leaving the country. But as much as we may hate each other, we stay united not because of any reason but Hinduism. If you believe that (unless you are a leftist liberal) then you realize that the future of our country as it is now, depends solely on the Hindus staying united in face of pseudo-secularism and militant minorityism.

Why do I bring this up? It is because of a statement made in the wake of the so-called “Beef Festival” by a Muslim leader from Andhra. This man claims that

"We do not want the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh ideology to rule the new state. The Congress had played its cards right when it put down the Leftist movement. Under that movement there was only the talk of a cause and no religious feelings. Telangana was the religion, but today, that is not the case. All of us, Christians, Muslims and the Dalits have decided to stay mum and not take part in the movement because in today's situation if the state is created then it will be hell for us," Khan adds.

The Muslims are welcome to have their own agenda. But what is insidious about this statement is that very cleverly, the Muslims have grouped themselves with Christians and (what is really alarming) dalits. We all know that Muslims have no sympathy with anyone except their ummah. Inclusion of Christians is a convenient way of consolidating power as we have seen in Kerala. Of course after gaining the power, they have turned their back on Christians as we have seen in the case of chopping the hand of a Christian Professor. If they can do that to their Semitic beef-eating brethren, what do you think they are going to do with hapless Hindu dalits?

But the problem of Dalits breaking rank from the Hindus is not going to go away by pointing this out. Our dalit brothers and sisters hear stories of atrocities being committed on fellow dalits even in this day and age. Some dalit gets his hands chopped off because he drank from a well or some dalit gets shot dead because he sat in a chair at a wedding and these are examples that we have heard off. If these dalits decide to join hands with the Muslims or worse convert to Islam, whose fault is it? We have written on that topic many times and in one blogpost this is what we wrote.

We therefore have two very different kinds of Indian leaders (Mahatma Gandhi and Swami Vivekananda) agreeing on the subject of conversion. To put in mildly, they were against it. My own feeling is that if the missionaries or the Islamic scholars present their case without threat, lies or enticements, then it is fine for them to try to convert Hindus. There are a lot of dalits in India who get brutally discriminated against. Their leaders badger them with quotes from Manu. Their detractors do nothing to keep them into the fold. The dalits should have the right to convert, if Hindus cannot help them. It will be our loss. That is what is known as freedom of choice.

So, for the sake of India’s future, we all have certain responsibilities. The so-called upper caste people have to acknowledge the past and present (though a lot less now) oppression and brutalization of Dalits and OBC’s. Unless we do that, doubt and suspicion will remain. To move forward the slate has to be clean. We have to make a solemn vow to eradicate the evil of casteism and work towards enforceable laws, which make the practice a felony crime. We also need to acknowledge the growing numbers of dalits and OBCs and if necessary, concede political leadership to them. Remember, some of our tallest leaders are OBCs (Bhai Narendra Modi and Uma Bharati). Of course for every Modi we have an OBCs like Karunanidhi and Mulayam Yadav who are directly or indirectly victimizing the so-called upper caste and dalit Hindus. We have to watch out for such bad seeds.

For our Dalit and OBC brothers and sisters, the task is a lot harder. They need to forgive and forget in the interest of the nation and their kids. They also need to realize that aligning with Muslims is not the solution. Either they should convert or align with Hindus because eventually, after their interests are fulfilled, the Muslims will betray them. That is “Al Taqqiyya” for you. That would my warning to the Indian Christians too. They just need to see the fate of their brethren in Kerala. 

The Choice could not be starker for modern day Hindus. We are facing a very cunning enemy. The only way for us is to bury the hatchet, forget the past, forgive (if need be) and unite. If we stay divided, then we are going to fulfill the dreams of Osama Bin Laden and his friends in Pakistan, which is converting India into Dar-Ul-Islam. Its either Har Har Mahadev or Allah ho Akbar.

The blog by Dr. Elst can be read at: http://koenraadelst.blogspot.com/2012/04/romila-thapar-on-hinduism.html
Our blog on religious conversion can be read at: http://thenethindu.blogspot.com/2011/01/religious-coversion-and-our.html
The rediff article can be read at: http://www.rediff.com/news/report/why-telanganas-muslims-dalits-prefer-a-united-ap/20120419.htm

Rahul’s Alternatives To Narendra Modi

We had written a blog in response to a blog by MJ Akbar. Both the articles were written before Rahul’s flameout in UP. The Akbar article was spurred by a choreographed meeting of Rahul Gandhi with young students in Gujarat. It was a meeting that the Rajkumar would like to forget. He thought that he would be able to help his party win one of the by-elections. He first lost face and then the election. In this particular meeting a young girl (God bless her) asked the Rajkumar if there were any leaders in Congress who could measure up to Modi. This what MJ Akbar wrote about that exchange:

Rahul Gandhi had four names on the tip of his tongue: Manmohan Singh, P Chidambaram, Jairam Ramesh and A K Antony. It is interesting that three of the four did not contest the Lok Sabha elections, and the voters in Chidambaram’s own constituency had such a poor view of his development capabilities that he was declared defeated before he was declared elected in the 2009 general elections. It would be interesting if Jairam Ramesh could find a constituency from where he could get elected on a development platform, but his ministry does take its priority cues from Rahul Gandhi’s travel plans.

What was interesting is that Rahul did not contest the statement about Modi being good and that he himself compared Bhai Narendra with his best Ministers. That these four pillars of Congress cannot hold a candle to Bhai Narendra is a different discussion. The point of this current post is to examine what became of these four ministers who Rahul claims to be as good as Bhai Narendra.

The PM’s inability to lead the nation and his party are there for all to see. Since Rahul’s statement (which was over a year ago) his party has lost every state election. Barring minuscule successes, his second tenure has been worse that his first and that is saying something. He does not take any responsibility for his administrations mistakes and has shown that his love for his PMship has taken the sheen of the oft-repeated excuse in his favor – “He is an honest man”.

There has not been a major attack on us during Chidambaran’s tenure as Home Minister. That could be because the Pakistanis are caught up in their own lies (Osama in their backyard) and are too busy to dig out of the hole. Chidambaran is well known for coining the term “Saffron Terror”. His tenure as a Finance Minister (which is his real area of expertise) was extremely unremarkable and he has been indirectly implicated in the 2G mega-scam.

I like Jairam Ramesh only because he showed a missionary zeal for the Environment, a topic close to my heart. He repeatedly spoke up for cleaning up Gangaji and other rivers, which again is a topic close to my heart. However, he never could get anything done and was shunted out to a very unremarkable portfolio which is ironic considering he was one of the four pillars.

That left AK Antony. He was plodding along until the recent episode with Gen. Singh blew up in his face. Antony has a reputation similar to Manmohan Singh. He is an honest man. But is that enough of a qualification to be holding one of the most important portfolios? We are surrounded by wolves (read China and Pakistan) and it seems that we have a dilapidated and a moth eaten Army. The man in charge seems to think that doing nothing is good enough as long as it fulfils the criteria of honesty. NOT GOOD ENOUGH SIR! We need to keep moving with times. As it is our DRDO is not the most efficient organization. We need to be procuring the best possible equipment at the cheapest prices to help our country. During his rather long tenure, Antony has done nothing about weeding out the corrupt practices in arms and equipment procurement. Sitting there and twiddling thumbs (honestly of course) does not count. Every analyst out there worth his or her salt thinks that Antony has been a complete disaster. However, he seems to be in sync with the general UPA plan of action, which seems to be WISHFUL THINKING.

Rahul’s four “maharathis” cannot hold a candle to Narendra Modi who is not only honest but a man of action. If these are the best Congress has to offer then I hope that the voters are taking notice because the next general elections are around the corner and we all need to make an important and a long reaching decision.

Our blogpost mentioned in the article and link to MJ Akbar's article can be found at: http://thenethindu.blogspot.com/2010/12/rahul-gandhi-exposed-yet-again.html

Beef Festival? But Pork Is Economical.

In a blog arguing against the idea of Telangana, I had written the following in July last year:

Proposed state of Telangana will have a very high percentage of Muslims. Looking at J&K and Kerala, that is a recipe for disaster.

I hate to say it but we are already seeing evidence of that even when Telangana is just an idea. It seems that several student groups at Osmania University have organized a beef festival.

The liberal rag TOI says the following:

The clashes broke out Sunday night after some Dalit and left-wing student groups organised a beef festival on the campus, to highlight their demand for including beef in the hostel menu. Over 200 students and some professors attended the festival and ate various dishes made of beef.

The beef festival was organised by Telangana Students Association, Progressive Democratic Student Union, Student Federation of India and student groups from English and Foreign Languages University.

Times of India would have you believe that it was Dalits and Leftists who organized this affair. That is pseudo-secularism for you. They are afraid to accuse the Muslims of even this. Shame on Times of India and whomever is perpetuating this crap. If they want us to believe that no Muslims were involved then they are insulting my intelligence. Even though I don’t know but I am sure that the Telangana supporters (read Muslims) are flexing their muscles. A strong supporter of the freedom of expression, I find this wrong at many levels.

1. Osmania University is not a private university. It is funded by the tax payer money and thus answerable to the Indian people. We Hindus do not approve of eating beef and definitely would not like our money to be spent on organizations approving of this practice. While everyone has the right to exercise their dietary practices, in a public place like the Osmania hostel, the other person’s sensibilities should be considered. If the supporters of this festival want to eat beef, may I suggest moving to a privately funded university?

2. The supporters of the festival say that “The organizers claimed that beef is the part of their cultural identity and an affordable source of nutrition. They said the festival was to oppose 'food fascism' in university hostels”. Well this is where the Muslim participation is exposed. Dalits and Hindu leftists cannot claim that beef is part of their cultural identity. That argument does not hold any water.

3. If the organizers claim that beef is an affordable source of nutrition then I would like to point out that beef is the most uneconomical meat. The amount of meat obtained per unit amount of food is very low for cows. However, that ratio is extremely high for pigs. They eat a lot less and produce the most meat. That is why, pork is the most popular meat in the world. May I suggest that this group, if they claim to be dalits and leftists, eat pork?

4. It is clear that this is a simple case of Muslim muscle flexing. They know that while they have a pliant pseudo-secular government at the center and at the state, they can get away with any anti Hindu activity. I am sure that if the meat eating Hindus wanted to have a Pork festival then the ensuing protests would have been a lot more violent.

My appeal to my brothers in the ABVP is that continue to protest. But refrain from violence. Do not cause injuries to anyone or destroy any property. Use whatever limited media support we have. Get the BJP and RSS involved. Take out processions but eschew violence in any or all forms. Peaceful protest is the only way. It is the Hindu way. After all, we are not leftists and we certainly are not Muslims.

Of course immediately after this, reports are coming up as this being part of a political plot to weaken the Telangana movement. But the fact still remains that over two hundred students and more importantly faculty members participated in this debauchery willingly and that speaks of their malicious intent. That is what bothers me.

The TOI report can be read at:http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/hyderabad/Beef-festival-turns-Osmania-University-into-battlefield-student-stabbed/articleshow/12687608.cms

Our blogpost can be read at:http://thenethindu.blogspot.com/2011/07/telangana-nation-needs-unity-not.html

The Problems and Inevitability of Narendra Modi

Bhai Narendra Modi has problems. He is an honest man and expects the same from everyone in his government. He does not suffer fools or incompetence. He also realizes that soft peddling does not work which gives him dictatorial look albeit incorrectly. He takes his position seriously and does not deflect responsibility, which gives the incorrect impression that he is managing some sort of a personality cult (a correct example of that would be Mamta Bannerjee or Jayalalitha or Mayawati). For these and other reasons he is hated by a lot of people.

That the leftists and the pseudo seculars hate him would be an understatement. We have written volumes about the relentless campaign against the man but would still like to quote the following statement by Mr. Jaithmalani on the matter.
No politician in independent India has been demonised in such a relentless, Goebbelsian manner as Narendra Modi, and no politician has withstood it with as much resilience and courage as him, notwithstanding the entire Central government, influential sections of the media machinery and civil society arraigned against him.
The extreme factions in the Hindu population also hate him. The VHP hates him because he has not come to the aid of Hindus guilty of revenge killings in the aftermath of Godhra station massacre. Bhai Narendra has done the right thing by letting the courts do their work.

The RSS dislikes him because they think that Modi is becoming bigger than them. They are wrong at many levels. Modi is an ex RSS worker and in that he embodies the best of the RSS. However, he also has a responsibility to all the people of Gujarat and thus cannot toe the RSS line all the time. Moreover, Modi is not trying to establish his name cult because that would only be useful if he were trying to establish a family dynasty. His own brother stands opposed to him indicating the kind of impartial man he is. It is entirely possible that the RSS hatred for Modi is because Modi has redefined Hindutva. RSS brand of Hindutva is rooted in extreme nationalism and protectionism. It often seems to be an inward looking philosophy, which is no longer in sync with the modern day India. On the other hand Bhai Narendra Modi’s brand of Hindutva is nationalistic and yet is forward looking and all encompassing which appeals to Hindus and others.

The top tier leaders of the BJP hate him because he threatens their power. Most of the post Atalji leaders in the BJP are bereft of any real achievement and thus probably do not command as much respect in the party and with the aam aadmi as Modi does. This is why we see them trying to scuttle Modi at every step.

Despite of it all, Modi is the tallest leader in India. His achievements have caught the eye of the world and examples of his achievements are sighted all over. In fact in moments of weakness, Congress leaders have suffered lapsus linguae and praised Modi. This lends credence to the theory that the idea of Modi as the next PM has an aura of inevitability. Shashi Shekhar has written an excellent article on the topic.
Two aspects of this collective wisdom of the voters are relevant to this current debate.
The first is that the voters almost always have made a choice in favour of the option that is perceived to be relatively more credible. This 'perceived credibility differential' and not some abstract 'acceptability' is what we need to pay close attention to.
The second aspect is that the voters have almost always given thumbs down to any kind of ganging up by political parties in Parliament to make someone an untouchable.
It is this propensity of parties to once again practice untouchability in Parliament that we need to pay close attention to rather than some mythical 'unacceptability.'
Ultimately it will be these two factors -- the 'perceived credibility differential' and the 'propensity to practice untouchability in Parliament' that will determine the contours of the next government in Parliament, its longevity and the candidate likely to emerge as prime minister after its premature death.
Either way, the idea of Narendra Modi is inevitable. It is about time New Delhi's punditry and the thinking classes got used to it.
As big a fan of Modi as I am, I do not subscribe to that theory. Maybe I am too cynical. Winston Churchill said the following about Americans:
"Americans can always be counted on to do the right thing...after they have exhausted all other possibilities."
That seems to go doubly for the Indian voters. Our ability to take punishment is extraordinary. Look at the voters of Poschim Bongo. You will not find a more informed set of voters in the country save the voters of Kerala. After suffering at the hands of Communists for almost 35 years, they have voted for a rabble-rouser whose latest decision to arrest a Jadavpur Univ. professor betrays her authoritarian streak and an abject disrespect for freedom of speech. Voters of Kerala seem to have decided that they can still take some more punishment and are continuing with the same old demagogues. People of UP have voted out Mayawati and brought into power a group of ministers, the majority of whom have grave criminal cases against them. Only the voters of Bihar have shown the requisite level of electoral maturity. Of course we all know how the people of Bihar are thought of in the other parts of the country.

Our voters have not yet suffered enough. They can suffer a lot more and will continue to make bad electoral decisions. In almost all other countries, the voters would have carried a capable leader like Modi on their shoulders to the Capital. However for the Indian voter who has been brainwashed by the liberal establishment (read Congress), who often masks his or her intellectual and physical laziness with fatalism, who votes always votes against his interests and for casteism and regionalism, making a decision like voting for Modi will mean going against the tide (a tsunami of falsehoods perpetuated by the media and other sources of information including education). That is too tall a task.

The Jaithmalani article can be read at: http://www.sunday-guardian.com/analysis/the-rise-and-rise-of-tomorrows-prime-minister-narendra-modi
The Shashi Shekhar article can be read at: http://www.rediff.com/news/column/prime-minister-modi-the-idea-is-inevitable/20120411.htm
A related article can be read at: http://newsinsight.net/archivedebates/nat2.asp?recno=2281

A Muslim prespective on the topic can be read at: http://www.anindianmuslim.com/2011/09/can-narendra-modi-become-prime-minister.html

Indian Army: Another Hero Under Attack

And I believe we need heroes, I believe we need certain people who we can measure our own shortcomings by - Richard Attenborough


To have no heroes is to have no aspiration, to live on the momentum of the past, to be thrown back upon routine, sensuality, and the narrow self - Charles Horton Cooley


In modern day India, there are very few heroes. I am talking about real heroes not the kind who scores runs. In a country where the politicians have the credibility lower than drug dealers and pedophiles, where our protectors in Police are often more corrupt that the ones they chase, where education has become a business and a lot of teachers are just traders selling their wares, where most walks of life reek of dishonesty and despair, we only had our army to look up to. I remember the bravery of our boys during the Kargil war. I have read stories and written on this blog about battles and wars won by these true sons of Mother India. Unfortunately for the Army and for us, they have to report to Netas and deal with babus. That happens in all democracies and there should be and are ways to maintain the balance where the army serves the nation and in turn, the nation takes care of them.

However, one look at the recent headlines tell a story which is depressing at many levels. One on hand one expects the pseudo secular establishment to continue the demonization of Hindu heroes. Bhai Narendra Modi is cannot catch a break despite of being given a clean chit for the umpteenth time. Netas and Babus connected with the establishment continue their tirade against the anti corruption campaigners in the Anna camp. It now seems that improper photo-shopped pictures of Baba Ramdev are doing rounds on the social media sites. All this is expected as they are deemed as threat to the politicians. However the reports where the entire establishment has declared an open season on the last of our heroes, our Army. We have seen that there are corrupt people in the army. It shouldn’t surprise anyone. However the rest of it seems to be a battle of turf between the Army, netas and babus.


Gen VK Singh got into a mess about his age and that spilled over into the other areas he was trying to fix. We all know how deeply rotten is our army procurement system. Gen. Singh’s suggestion of introducing active and retired military officers as part of the defence secretary’s team when decisions are made on arms purchases. If implemented, this would have seriously curtailed the power of the IAS officers. Needless to say the blow back from the babu lobby has be vicious. A report at rediff says the following:

Government sources claim a group consisting of retired diplomats and civil servants have opposed the inclusion of army officers in the MoD.
Rahul Bedi, the well-known defence expert and correspondent for Jane's Defence Weekly, says, "Since the last 20, 30 years experts have given advice to the government to induct uniformed men in the MoD. It's frightening to see delays in taking such decisions. The way this situation can escalate is very frightening. I am not saying that there is going to be a military takeover, but the morale of the soldiers is likely to be adversely affected."
"As it is," he added, "the Indian soldier looks upon the babus (civilian bureaucrats) and politicians as chors, and this is not going to change. This (the opposition to induct military officers at the MoD) is only going to reinforce his belief and his dislike of the MoD and the babus of the MoD and the political class."
When officers of India's armed forces sit along with the babus, Bedi says a certain responsibility and accountability will be imposed upon this newly formed establishment to make change come about.

Then there was the leaked report about how our military is extremely low on crucial supplies. Anyone could have leaked this report. Netas and babus would leak it to make the army look bad. The army would leak it to force the issue and hope that under the pressure of public opinion, the defence ministry would do the right thing. Meanwhile, our enemies are probably licking their chops. I hope that the right thing is being done right now without and heavy-handedness.
Of course the cherry on the parfait was the report in Indian Express, which implied that a coup by the army might have been in progress when two small army units were mobilized without informing the GoI. By use of simple logic, a coup has been ruled out. The GoI and the army chief have joined hands and declared the whole even as a routine mission. A report by Sudha Ramachandran says the following:

Many have responded angrily to the Indian Express report, describing it as an insult, even a slur that does a "great disservice" to the armed forces. Indeed, the Indian army has a fine reputation of being apolitical and professional. India, unlike most other post-colonial states has never had a military coup nor has a coup been attempted.
But did something less than a coup happen on the night of January 16? Were units moved just to spook the government, rather than overthrow it? Was Singh flexing his muscles to scare his political bosses?

It does not matter who did what and for what reasons. What is of paramount importance is that a much-admired nay revered institution stands slighted. The aam aadmi must feel like a boy who discovers that Superman is not real. Loss of heroes hurts badly. In their war for turfs netas, babus and the corrupt soldiers (a few that we have) they have ignored the safety of the nation and feelings of the entire population which already has very few things to look forward to and fewer people to look up to.

The rediff report can be read at: http://www.rediff.com/news/special/babus-now-oppose-general-singhs-vision-for-mod/20120405.htm

The Sudha Ramachandran report can be read at: http://www.atimes.com/atimes/South_Asia/ND11Df03.html

Our own post on the topic can be read at: http://thenethindu.blogspot.com/2010/06/is-indian-army-being-deliberately.html

Militant Secularism and Activism

Congress practices a militant form of secularism. It is the kind, which gets shoved down the throat of the Indian populace by hook or crook. We all know the role of Indian education system, which has brainwashed generations of Indians into abandoning their faith and submit to a pseudo-British system practiced by Congress. Whenever the Congress comes to power they start positioning their pawns into places of decision making so that they always get decisions favorable to their evil interests. One such appointment was that of Justice Katju as the chief of Press Council of India. As per Wikipedia, this is what is said about the PCI:

The Press Council Of India is a statutory body in India that governs the conduct of the print media.

The press council of India is protected by the constitution and its actions may not be questioned unless it is proved to be in violation of the constitution, which makes it exceedingly powerful a body.

As we all know that other than a couple of newspapers and TV stations, most of them are shameless mouthpieces for the Congress and other pseudo-secular demagogues. Therefore the PCI has a responsibility for being neutral in their actions rather than taking decisions based on partisan lines. Recent statements by Katju remind us of the stranglehold that the Congress has on establishments. This is one of his statements:

In its present state, the Bill can create a parallel bureaucracy that could turn into a "Frankenstein monster" and double or triple corruption, he said in a statement.

Justice Katju said that implications of creating a Lokpal had not been rationally thought out and "some people thought that all problems of corruption will be solved by shouting 'Bharat Mata Ki Jai' or 'Inquilaab Zindadbad' from Jantar Mantar or Ramlila Ground.

Here is another one:

Press Council of India chairperson Markandey Katju on Sunday said the media should restrain itself in criticising the newly formed Akhilesh Yadav government for two years.

Talking to reporters here, Katju said even before Akhilesh had taken oath as chief minister, the media started terming the criminal incidents in the state as return of goondaraj, which is not appropriate. “Akhilesh is a young and foreign-educated chief minister. He himself is taking action. He is suspending (workers). Do not demoralise him now. Let him settle down,” he said, adding that the media should say something about him after one or two years.

First of all, Katju’s job is to see if the Indian media is staying within the boundaries drawn by the Constitution. But it is clear that he is using his bully pulpit to pass judgments and manipulate policies and HE HAS NO BUSINESS DOING THAT! His job is to protection of rules and laws. But it is clear that he is trying to do more than that. Who the hell is he to criticize Anna Hazare’s popular movement. By criticizing the ways of anti-corruption movement he is mocking the aam aadmi who is clearly helpless is the face of extreme corruption and compliant / supine bureaucracy, which he shamelessly represents.

Who the hell he is to tell the press to give a pass to Akhilesh Yadav who rule so far has represented the return to the goondaraj. Katju has never ever given anyone from the conservative side such a pass (in fact he has never left a chance to berate non Congress state governments). The reason is all too clear. Congress needs the SP. SP needs a clean image. Katju is helping the SP. Do you see what is at work here?

Press Council of India chairperson Markandey Katju on Sunday said the media should restrain itself in criticising the newly formed Akhilesh Yadav government for two years.

Talking to reporters here, Katju said even before Akhilesh had taken oath as chief minister, the media started terming the criminal incidents in the state as return of goondaraj, which is not appropriate. “Akhilesh is a young and foreign-educated chief minister. He himself is taking action. He is suspending (workers). Do not demoralise him now. Let him settle down,” he said, adding that the media should say something about him after one or two years.

Who the hell he is to tell the press to give a pass to Akhilesh Yadav who rule so far has represented the return to the goondaraj. Katju has never ever given anyone from the conservative side such a pass (in fact he has never left a chance to berate non Congress state governments). The reason is all too clear. Congress needs the SP. SP needs a clean image. Katju is helping the SP. Do you see what is at work here?

Katju represents the worst of Indian polity and establishment. Even as a judge, he was a secular activist rather than keeper of the law. Someone needs to tell these guys the definition of “job description” and the need to stick to it for the sake of a functioning and fair bureaucracy. Of course I may as well be asking for the moon.

Reports on Katju's statements on Hazare and Yadav can be read at:
http://www.rediff.com/news/report/frankenstein-monster-lokpal-may-increase-corruption-says-katju/20120331.htm

http://www.indianexpress.com/news/Katjus-latest-diktat-to-media-dont-criticise-akhilesh-for-a-year-or-2/928484/

The following will reveal the secularist activism of Katju during his Supreme Court days:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Markandey_Katju