Arundhati Roy’s Terrorist Friends

Arundhati Roy’s criminally misplaced and traitorous allegiance to Kashmiri militants and the deadly Maoist is well known. This Naxal sympathizer called the Maoist “Gandhians with guns “. Her shameless support to separatist leaders like Syed Shah Geelani and Yaseen Malik is a matter of record. Anyone who has seen Malik talk, knows that this man is not about compromise or betterment of Kashmiri people. Everything has to be his way or no way. He may have given up active violence i.e. being “Gandhian with a suicide vest” but judging by the company he keeps has not given up his penchant for violence of the worst kind. This murderer was seen with LeT Chief Hafeez Syed. Anyone who does not live in a cave knows that what LeT is and who Syed is. Malik was clearly mocking the entire nation by appearing with the man responsible for so many terrorist attacks. Why does he do that? He clearly knows that as long as Manmohan Singh and Sushilkumar Shide are in charge of India’s security apparatus, he has got nothing to fear. Sab Kuch Theek hai, you see. We are a soft state of the worst kind. We used to have men like Amar Shaheed Udham Singh who avenged the Jallianwalabagh massacre by going to London and shooting Michael O’Dwyer dead. Now we have Manmohan Singh and Sushilkumar Shinde who cannot even say the right thing let alone do it.

Coming back to Roy who gets a heroine treatment by our leftists, this association must have been clear. Yet this pathetic wretch has not lost any opportunity to side with Gilani and Malik. Even now that Malik’s association with Syed is out in the open, she has kept quiet. Maybe the next terrorist attack where one of her loved one gets blown up may change her mind.

This is what she write in one of her Outlook post’s “The slogan that cut through me like a knife and clean broke my heart was this one: Nanga bhookha Hindustan, jaan se pyaara Pakistan (Naked, starving India, More precious than life itself—Pakistan). Why was it so galling, so painful to listen to this? I tried to work it out and settled on three reasons. First, because we all know that the first part of the slogan is the embarrassing and unadorned truth about India, the emerging superpower. Second, because all Indians who are not nanga or bhookha are—and have been—complicit in complex and historical ways with the cruel cultural and economic systems that make Indian society so cruel, so vulgarly unequal.”

What I would like to see is for Yaseen Malik to be tried for treason for associating with known enemies of the state and for Roy to be condemned and boycotted. But that is not going to happen. At least not in Congress raj. Malik will continue to flaunt his hatred and so will Roy. I guess if we elect a government which allows this, then we are the ones to blame.

Modi’s Game Changing Speech

Why do I keep calling the speech a game changer? Why am I using a term often used in American politics to define people like Obama and Sarah Palin (that may have been a mistake)? You see, when a good state level leader makes the move to the national stage, he (or she) has to go through ambitious national leaders in their own party while letting their name known to the entire nation. It is not a mean feat. When Barak Obama made his now famous speech at the John Kerry’s nomination meeting (the biggest meeting for a party in the US), he essentially made his national debut and planted the seed of the first black president in peoples’ mind. In many ways, Modi's speech was like that.While the media was talking of Rahul’s Obama moment on Rahul’s speech which may have been good by Rahul’s standards but by most standards, it was a pedestrian effort. But we will not commit the crime of comparing Modi and Rahul. We will try to analyze Modi’s speech on its own merits.

1. Though not young, Modi is definitely in tune with the needs of young India. After all, how hard it is to empathize with the youth? Today’s youth may text more than write letters but they still have the same concerns as the youth of 30 years ago. The language and the way of addressing, conveys that Modi is really the first youth icon. Congress can claim Rajiv Gandhi as that but the man had limited vision and no leadership or intellect.

2. Modi’s speech amply demonstrated his vision for India. Of course even that is not difficult. We all know what is needed to repair India? Even Rajiv Gandhi showed signs of that but he did not have the leadership capability / background, or the intellect or deeper knowledge on the issues. Just appointing Sam Pitroda as the tech Czar was not enough. It was like buying a laptop for a hungry family. Modi on the other hand has led from the front, is a proven winner and clearly knows how to implement workable policies to suit his vision. No one in Congress has that or can do that.

3. The speech was a real game changer in that; it changed the rules of the debate from here on. Petty, made up and irrelevant topics like saffron terror or communalism will always get trumped by the real issues: corruption, governance, development, poverty, jobs, health to name a few. Even the UPA knows that the voters want more than trumped up issues and a good looking middle aged stuffed shirt which is why they are a worried lot today (read the article below). While Modi promises a vision with a proven ability to implement it, Congress offers Sonia’s tears.

4. Obama who is the first black president of the USA won both the elections using the support of the youth and women. Modi should use the same model because these two sections of the society are relatively impervious to age-old prejudices. The way the liberal students of a liberal college of a liberal megapolis like New Delhi connected with Modi gives you a hint of that possibility. The youth was supposed to be the constituency of Congress' middle aged Rajkumar. Modi rode into Rahul’s town and won over a hitherto unwinnable constituency (BJP has not won New Delhi is a while) by talking about what is of paramount importance to today’s youth. Modi’s economic plans and the existing safety record of women in Gujarat have to resonate with housewives.

5. The road the PM’s seat goes through UP. It also goes through states like Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, AP, TN, WB etc. because of their large number of Loksabha seats. Modi needs to make similar speeches in colleges in those states and tell the youth what his vision is and HOW does he plan to implement it. He needs to provide them with a working solution like the politicians do in the US. The smart Indian youth of today cannot be placated by empty rhetoric.

This was the first step that Bhai Narendra took towards New Delhi. It was like hitting a sixer on the first ball of the match. Let us hope that the march continues, unimpeded. Modi needs to ignore the cacophony and negativity out of the Congress owned media and keep harping on the message. We pray that the party and the Hindus unite behind this man and give him a chance. We all deserve a real leader for once.

Modi’s Speech Equals Frustrated Liberals And Hung Terrorist

After Narendra Modi’s speech in SRCC, the liberals and the pseudo seculars are a frustrated lot. You just have read their reactions. Pro Congress journalists are either ignoring the speech (like The Hindu) or offering very reluctant praise followed by extreme criticism and raising the Hindu extremism bogey. Some idiot has gone ahead and called the SRCC audience right wing students (I have met SRCC students. They are all very liberal people). Someone is saying that Modi has done a Chetan Bhagwat completely ignoring the fact that this speech has been made in one form or the other well before this one.

Of course the Congress supporters and leaders are running from pillar to post trying their best to either discredit the speech or the speaker, labeling him as a state level leader amongst other things.

The angrier and more frustrated these pseudo-seculars become the more I am convinced that Modi is doing the right thing. The liberal responses betray their unease and a fear of what is to come. That is certainly comforting to the conservatives

Before the Gujarat elections, Ajmal Kasab was hung. We had contended that it was a political ploy to win brownie points from the voters on security matters. Afzal Guru’s crimes were much older than Kasab’s and even then he was kept alive. How many of you think that even though it was the right thing to do and way overdue, the timing betrays the real reason behind it? Congress wants to divert the public / media attention from Modi’s game changing speech. When Modi takes the next big step on the national stage, whom is the Congress going to hang? Poor terrorists must really hate Modi right now.

Anyway, this was just one speech and that too in New Delhi. The speech Modi is going to make or should make in a big college in UP (Allahabad University or Lucknow University) will be the most important speech of his life. It is because the road to center goes through UP. Also, the response to Modi’s speech will become more virulent (thanks to SP and BSP). Modi like an elephant will have to leave these yapping dogs behind and soldier on in the name of the good fight.

Rahul Gandhi’s Obama Moment: A Media Creation

In all the hubbub of the coronation of Rajkumar Rahul at Jaipur, I forgot that he got compared to Barak Obama. I thought that the comparison needed some close examination. We will try to compare them point-by-point.

Barak Obama was fathered by an African student in the US and never really was a father to him. His mother who essentially was a single parent brought up Obama. She moved from place to place with him. By all the available information she was not exactly a rich person. Not exactly a charmed or a privileged life. On the other hand, Rahul Gandhi was born into royalty. DO NOT KID YOURSELF. Gandhi family is royalty without the title. They are filthy rich and extremely powerful. Do not get fooled by his so-called sad story of playing badminton with guards. This guy had a privileged life and did not have to work for anything.

Obama went to Harvard Law School and graduated with a J.D. magna cum laude (which is the highest way to graduate from one of the best Universities in the world). He was also Editor of the Harvard Law Review. On the other hand, Rahul Gandhi went to some non-descript University in Florida. Do not believe all that crap about him being at Oxford or Harvard. Investigations into his being at those universities have come up with nothing.

After Graduating, Obama worked at the University of Chicago (another great University) as a visiting Professor and then worked in a law firm specializing as in Civil Rights litigation. On the other hand Rahul Gandhi worked in Consultancies, which are not answerable to anyone and thus can hire people as a favor. A consultancy wanting to get close to a powerful family in India could easily hire the family’s son. After all, the family son in law made hay during the family rule.

Obama became a state senator and then a US senator from a Midwestern State (the kind which do not easily elect a black man). On the other hand Rahul became an MP from Amethi, which is a Congress safe seat. He then went on to become a bigwig while his mommy was the grand wizard of the party.

Obama’s big moment came at a speech, which he made at the 2004 party meeting where they nominated John Kerry. I am told that this is the biggest forum in the US to address the party machinery. Obama’s speech was so good that people started to predict that he would be a great nominee in 2016 elections. You can watch his speeches on Youtube. He can handle the press very well. On the other hand, you can watch Rahul Gandhi speak and come to the conclusion that when it comes to public oratory, Obama and Rahul Gandhi are like Sachin Tendulkar and a High School Cricketer.

Instead of waiting till 2016, Obama then went on to become the President of the United States of America. He did it again in 2012. On the other hand, Rahul Gandhi took a long time to decide what he wanted to become. Even then the post was forced on him because the Gandhi family could not hide him anymore.

Obama won the elections by courting the young voters who are less beholden to the matters of race. In that, he is a true youth leader. On the other hand, the youth leader title on Rahul is either imposed (by the party or the media) or self assumed for self promotion. Failure to win anything in UP or Bihar or WB or anywhere tells you that he has no base with the regular non-Congress youth.

Obama overcame the racial barrier to get where he is. Black people were being discriminated against in the worst possible way until 50 years ago. Breaking that wall and becoming the first black president would have been unthinkable before his 2004 speech. That way he is a pioneer. On the other hand, Rahul Gandhi has further raised and strengthened the barrier. Think about it. In many ways, we are still trying to break the shackles of our servile attitudes i.e. awe of English language and inferiority complex vis a vis white skin. Indians with means are beholden to fluent English which is why they send their kids to missionary Christian Schools or insist on fair skin in matters of personal relationships. Now what do Sonia and Rahul bring to the table other than their Dynasty Rule and white skin? Do not kid yourself by the power she holds. It is not her ability but our slave attitude which bestows that upon her. Yes. Rahul is bringing back the wall.

Comparing Obama and Rahul is a disservice to one of the greatest personalities of our time. You may not like Obama’s policies but no one can deny his achievements. The two names should not be even spoken in the same sentence.

We do have a person who is an OBC and thus like Obama, comes from a very modest background. He may not have the fancy degree of Obama but he shown to possess the ability and the intellect (one example is his use of the latest media technologies). Like Obama, he has come up through the ranks on his own. Like Obama, he has won on performance and political acumen even in the face of extreme negative campaign. Like Obama, he has the pulse of the youth of the nation even though he is no longer young. Just like Obama, this man is also a tremendous orator who can inspire and instill confidence in people. Who is he? I will give you a hint. He is the three time chief minister of a major Indian state. With any luck the voters will give him a chance to lead India. I am sure you can figure this one out on your own.

A Wake Up Call To All Hindus

THE FOLLOWING ARTICLE IS NOT OUR'S. WE ARE POSTING WITHOUT PERMISSION BECAUSE WE DO NOT KNOW WHOM TO CONTACT FOR THIS. The article is actually a letter by someone who uses the same nom de plume as us. Clearly he is an extremely frustrated Hindu and thus a kindred spirit. He is also a brother from the south which is why it grabbed my attention. It is my fervent belief that our South Indian Hindu brothers got crushed by the pseudo-secular brigade by a number of reasons and under devilish pretenses. Leaders like Karunanidhi used a fear of Hindi to unite people of TN and rebel against anyone who wanted to oppose them even on other matters. Under their leadership, Hindus got sidelined using Congress / Communist / British tricks of guilt, Macaulayite education (and booze in Kerala) to control Hindus especially the middle class, OBC and dalit Hindus. Our brother questions a lot of established beliefs and raises many fantastic points as a wake up call to all the Hindus. We can unite, vote right and survive or stay divided continue to elect the same demagogues and get destroyed. Please read: 

aam aadmi • 12 hours ago −
Why Muslims and Christians always win in India?

Take a look all of you.

1. Why did the Imperial British Government deal ruthlessly with Tilak, Aurobindo and Savarkar - all of whom had their minds, bodies, spirits broken.

2. How did Gandhi become a Mahatma in 1914 itself and how did he ascend to leadership position in 1917 when Tilak was still alive? What had Gandhi done until 1914 to deserve to be called Mahatma?

3. What was Gandhi's views about Tilak?

4. Why did the British government not see Gandhi as a threat to their rule when they saw Savarkar, Tilak and Auriobindo as immediate threats?

5. How did the Muslim League gather more and more strength in the polity with their explicit Muslim agenda?

6. Did Hindus have an explicit Hindu agenda?

7. Who spoke for the Hindus during the so-called freedom struggle while we all know who spoke for the Muslims?

8. Why was the RSS incapable of providing an aggressive political leadership to the Hindus when they knew well what Gandhi was doing and what the Muslim League was doing?

9. Why was the Sapru Committee report not taken up by Gandhi with the same enthusiasm with which he welcomed the Cabinet Mission proposals which concealed the ticking bomb of partition in its enticing proposals?

10. Why did Gandhi ask Hindu women to bite their tongues and kill themselves and not ask the Hindu men to pick up the sword to protect their women and their land?

11. What did Gandhi tell the men of Punjab when he jheard that they were forced to crawl along Kuccha Kurrichan because of the orders of Brigadier-General Dyer? And then what was Gandhi's reaction to Jalinawala Bagh (and dont pl give me the bullshit of Attenborough's Gandhi and its apocryphal depiction) Did Gandhi even react to Jalainwala Bagh? If yes, what did he say?

12. Why did Gandhi ask Rajajai and KM Munshi to get out of the Congress and why did he accept parition of the country to Jinnah and say he was ok with partition of the Hindu Bhumi as between brothers?

13. What is partition between brothers? Was Gandhi saying Jinnah was his brother? Is India Gandhi's baap ka maal that he will decide the basis for partition?

14. Even if Jinnah was Gandhi's brother and all muslims are hindus' brothers because like someone in the Hindutva fold said - everyone in this land is a hindu or was a hindu, which sounds as soothing as accoing lullaby, dis Jinnah or the Muslim League think they were our brothers?

15. But they still got Pakistan didn't they? And Kashmir because Gandhi told Nehru Kashmir was Nehru's baap ka maal.

16. And the Muslims continue to get everything they want even in the territory which remains after they amputated the Hindu Bhumi, after they took away Pakistan and Bangladesh. And scum Hindus in govenment and every pillar of democracy tremble at the first mulsim threat of unleashing violence.

17. The then state government and the police succumbed to threats of unleashing violence against the FACT exhibition on Aurangazeb and after damaging priceless exhibits the police violated every rule governing arresting women and arrested 3 harmless women - one young, one middle aged and one old - after permitted hours. The old so and so sarkari Nawab of Arcot who continues to enjoy government recognition when all hindu kings have been dereognized, actually issued a public threat - he knew exactly how to dismantle the exhibition.

18. Blooming villains in the media continue to equate Hindus taking objection to MF Hussein - for the media Hussein's Durga copulating with the bull, a naked saraswati, a naked Bharatmata is the same as depicting Al Qaeda and other terrorists in a film.

19. The current acting chief of the Madras High Court told me it is easy to remove fish stalls but not hindu temples will today decide whether Kamala Hasan's Vishwaroopam will be released for public viewing or not.

20. The same Elipe Dharma Rao came to the rescue of a church which was built illegally on TN government land and told the state government not to demolish the church but to accept compensation.

21. The supreme court which has pordered all religious encroachments to be removed or off with your heads, and Jayalaithaa and Karunanidhi and Narendra Modi and Yeddiurappa went on a temple demolishing spree, no one in TN seems to have noticed that there are 476 Jesus and Mary shrines in a small locality called Nungambakkam - in Susaipiuram, Vaikuntapuram and Kamarajapuram. 476 street Jesus and Marys.

22. And how many Hindu street temples were destroyed?

23. Four days ago a 100 strong cancerous Christian group went screaming their Jesus songs in front of the Nungambakkam Shiva temple on Thai Poosam day handing out christian leaflets to Hindu bhaktas coming to the temple on that sacred day.

24. The local police told Uma Anandan that by objecting to Christian prosepytising in front of a hindu temple, she was causing communal disturbance.

25. So communal harmony is always maintained only when Hindus remain silent, do not object, do not react violently. Communal harmony is disturbed when Hindus pick up arms and raise their voices to protect their way of life.

26. Look at TN all of you - there is a insidious pandering to the Church if you have the nose to smell it. In every important government appointed position if there is one hindu at the top, there is a Christian immediately by his side breathing down his neck.

27. Hindu temples can be violated, hindu sensibilites can be abused, Brahmins continue to be the target of Dravidianists because every hindu who has ascended to high leadership positions has consciously de-Hinduised himself when in power.

28. Every Muslim and Christian, no matter where he is located, will do two things proactively - he will serve his religion, he will refuse to play secular and act in the disservice of his religion.
Hindus not only actively do great injustice to Hinduism, temples and hindus, but also serve secularism and the Constitutiion which serves the Abrahamic religions.

Every Hindu organization, every Hindu leader by their inaction, their silence has facilitated the ascendance again of the abrahamic adherents.

Given Hindu leadership failure on all fronts Muslims and Christians will win always, always. What has any Hindu MLA, MP, Minister , judge, lawyer, political party, done to protect the cow, temples, hindus? Can we get 100 people to protest when Hindu sensibilities are harmed?

We are grateful to our brother  and his letter can be read in response to Venky Vembu's article at this url: http://www.firstpost.com/politics/hindutva-card-is-a-losing-proposition-for-bjp-today-611309.html?utm_source=frontpagepicks&utm_medium=hp

Hindus Should Boycott Shah Rukh Khan

Sonia Gandhi has enjoyed all the trappings of power: Fame, power and most of all money. Yet she cried (or so her son claims) when she handed over the reins to him. It is a classic example of people playing the sympathy card even at height of their power. We have yet another glaring example with Shahrukh Khan. This guy is possibly the most popular star after Amitabh Bachchan in India. This guy has everything that most Indians cannot even dream of. Riding the coattails of Yash Chopra and Karan Johar, this guy has risen to the top with limited ability and screen presence. But we will not begrudge his success. After all we live in a free democracy where a person can make his fortune without any fear of retribution rather than an Islamic Republic where one is at the mercy of the Mullahs. Think about it. Most of his movies will get banned in theocratic Pakistan.

What he said in the interview with Outlook Turning Point Magazine clearly indicates a victim’s mindset. What he said there is pretty flabbergasting. Read some of his quotes:

"It is the box that contains an image of my religion in millions of minds. I encounter this tightening of definition every time moderation is required to be publicly expressed by the Muslim community in my country."

"the inadvertent object of political leaders" who choose to make him "a symbol of all that they think is wrong and unpatriotic about Muslims in India".

"I gave my son and daughter names that could pass for generic (pan-Indian and pan-religious) ones: Aryan and Suhana. The Khan has been bequeathed by me so they can't really escape it. I pronounce it from my epiglottis when asked by Muslims and throw the Aryan as evidence of their race when non-Muslims enquire,"

He also seems to relentlessly bring up his brief detention at Newark Airport in the US. In fact the whole interview is filled with this kind of crap. Does he really think of himself as a victim or this is a ploy to gain sympathy of Hindus into paying for his movies? What we do know is that he is a master manipulator of the media. His movies run on publicity and an image rather than substance. He has won all the awards that can be bought. No, this man knows exactly what he is doing. His popularity is on its way down. He is losing the box office battle to the other Khans. He needs a boost. Even bad publicity is publicity nonetheless.

But the way he has chosen to achieve this publicity betrays a sick mindset. It is almost like biting the hand that feeds you. His words in the interview clearly show the mistrust and disdain for non-Muslims, which is very typical of men of his faith. And yet he is perfectly fine exploiting the free society we have and love and money ignorant Hindus have showered on him.

The one thing that he really likes to harp on was the questioning he underwent at Newark airport in the US. What Khan clearly ignores is that the US does not subscribe to the VIP culture that India has. When arrested, a superstar like Mel Gibson was detained and put through the process. What Shahrukh Khan and his people do not want you to know is the reason why he was detained. It seems that the organizer for his stage shows were involved in hawala transactions with people in Pakistan and Afghanistan. Even if Khan did not know about his hosts’ unsavory connections, he still has to go through the process and establish his innocence. Of course we all know the Bollywood and Dawood Ibrahim connections so who knows who is innocent or guilty.

What really burns me is that thanks to our esteemed Home Minister’s statements, a murderer like Hafeez Syed can now point his filthy, blood stained fingers at us. Now thanks to Shahrukh Khan, a Hindu hating moron like Rehman Malik can now accuse us of incompetence. THANK YOU SHAHRUKH BHAI.

The only thing that keeps me from completely losing it is that I have never paid to see Khan’s movies. People around me have painfully put me through them. However, if I were a ticket buying Hindu fan of Shahrukh Khan, I would be really upset. This man’s words would be like spit in my face. What can someone like that do? The answer is simple. Boycott this man’s movies and everything that he peddles. Deny him the money and the fame he so desperately needs and he will whither away.

But will the Hindus do that? I don’t think so. The ever-forgiving Hindu population has a tremendous capacity to take abuse and punishment. Salman Khan can kill people while driving drunk and still become a bigger star than a law-abiding actor like Akshay Kumar or even Amitabh Bachchan.

Maybe we Hindus deserve every bit of it.

The picture is from: http://ibnlive.in.com/news/no-shah-rukh-khan-you-are-a-movie-star-not-a-victim/318139-8-66.html

David Coleman Headley: We Have No Right To Complain

First of all, the name is Dawood Gilani and not David Coleman Headley. The man was given 35 years of jail for his role in Mumbai bombings. The punishment seems light compared to his crimes. Needless to say there is outrage. A lot of people are angry at the USA for not handing over Gilani to us. I can understand the outrage but the Indian anger is totally misplaced. I will try to build my case here.

In a personal friendship you can make sacrifices; sometimes big ones. It is because it is a personal choice with only your interests at stake. However, the nature of friendship between countries is an entirely different beast. The decision makers are responsible for the interests of the entire nation. Their personal feelings and honor cannot and should not be part of any decision-making. It would seem that we do not understand that. This is what leads to a lot of problems.

Friendship between nations is based on overlap mutual interests – tactical or strategic, commercial or ideological. However, even in the best of such friendships, it is the national interests that override any other concerns. The US will help India as long as their own interests are not involved. They will also try to do the right thing as long as their security is not at risk. Israel, whose security is totally dependent on their proximity to the US, bombed an American warship near Sinai Peninsula during the Yom Kippur War. The Israelis thought that the US was spying on them. There are numerous incidents the US spying on the British even though the Brits are American lapdogs. The point is that the national interests trump all other concerns.

It is clear that Dawood Gilani was working for the US Drug Enforcement Administration and came in contact with the Paki terrorists. He clearly was double-crossing the US outfits. I am quite sure that the US government did not know about Gilani’s involvement with the Mumbai bombings. It is one thing to destroy a couple of lives or some property on friendly territory and entirely different thing to be responsible for over 160 deaths. However, once they found out about Gilani’s complicity in the matter, then the choice they had was to either punish him in the US and keep him under their control or they could have extradited him to India. The former option enabled them to hide their own stupidity and access to intelligence that Gilani has. That is a huge incentive to keep him in the US, which overrode any Indian concerns. Moreover, with UPA in power, the US has no reason to fear any adverse Indian reaction (not that we can do much). Moreover, what right do we have of calling Gilani's punishment light when we have not even charged let alone punish anyone in India who helped Gilani or the paki terrorists (don’t fool yourself by saying that the pakis did all that in Mumbai without any local help).

The point is that the US took care of their interest. WHAT THE HELL HAVE WE DONE TO TAKE CARE OF OURS?

Our foreign policy is dictated by the “mere dushman, mere bhai” and hope and other such warm and fuzzy feelings rather than hard-nosed pragmatism. We cannot even deal with pakis at our terms. How the hell can we demand anything from the US? Blaming the US in this matter clearly tells me that we are trying to blame them for our inability. Hell, we personally delivered Hafeez Syed and Omar Sheikh to the pakis. Shinde cannot even refer to Syed the way he should be. We invested money in Afghanistan in hopes that the US will take care of our interests. That was a big mistake. The US may help us if it does not cost them anything. We should have foreseen that any Afghan resolution would NEVER be possible without Pakistani help. The US needs to get out of Afghanistan and for that they will appease the pakis even at the cost of Indian interests. And why shouldn’t they? What can we do to them other than yell and scream and call them names.

We have to accept that we are a soft state. We are sheep and sheep get slaughtered. That is the status quo. Even the pakis know that. They can behead our boys. They can inflict terror on us and yet get us to play nice with them. Their policy is winning / hurting us at all costs. Our policy is peace at all costs. If we want people to pay attention to our interests then WE HAVE TO PAY ATTENTION TO OUR INTERESTS. Until then, we need to shut up and accept our weaknesses and limitations. We have no right to complain.

Congress Labeling Hindus as Terrorist for Muslim Votes

This was an old post titled “Is Hindu Terror Real? “ of Feb 2012 which has suddenly become relevant because of the Home Minister Mr. Sushilkumar Shinde's comments.

Is Hindu Terror Real?

Vicky Nanjappa fancies himself as a crack reporter on terror and security matters. In his latest he tries to figure out why National Investigation Agency (NIA) remains clueless while probing “Hindu Terror” cases. This is what this man says in his article:

The National Investigation Agency has ascertained that the ammunition for the blasts in Nanded, Modasa, Samjautha Express, Ajmer, Malegaon and Mecca Masjid in Hyderabad were all procured from Mhow in Madhya Pradesh.

The NIA has many suspects in custody; but there are others who are absconding. It has been almost a year since the NIA was handed over the charge for the above mentioned cases, but there appears to be something wrong with the manner in which the probe is taking place as there is no concrete breakthrough yet.

The NIA probe into cases involving 'Hindu extremists' went wrong from day one. The Nanded blasts, which is considered to be the mother of these acts of terror, was badly investigated, making it tough for NIA sleuths to make a start.

Today the NIA faces the herculean task of cracking all these cases which are inter-linked. Sources in the agency told rediff.com that the foundation of the case itself is extremely weak, which is why they are finding it hard to give it closure

He considers the Nanded blast as the fount of these terror acts. Nanded is in Maharashtra which is ruled by Congress. No one can blame the BJP of impeding the investigations. In fact with UPA government at the center and secular P Chidambaran in charge of Home no one can blame lack of political will and support in all these cases. Is it incompetence? If one or two cases were bungled due to incompetence then PC would have stepped in and ensured better investigators. Then what is the reason? Nanjappa does a lot of hand waving and tries to show that somehow he has managed an answer but he has come up with a huge ZERO. I would like to remind Nanjappa of a saying by Arthur Conan Doyle who through is creation, Sherlock Holmes says the following: How often have I said to you that when you have eliminated the impossible, whatever remains, however improbable, must be the truth?

So what is the possibility that Nanjappa and others seem to be hell bent on ignoring? Maybe there is no case. Maybe Hindus did not commit any of these blasts and the UPA government to bolster their secular credentials, want to create this specter where it is possible that Hindus are as likely to indulge in terror as Muslims. When it comes to brutality and treason, Hindus have demonstrated a remarkable propensity. But terror? From the evidence or lack thereof, it seems improbable. On the other hand the evidence to the contrary does exist.

In the most celebrated of these cases, the one that the Pakistanis do not tire of quoting was the Samjhauta Express bombing, Swami Aseemanand was arrested. The UPA government tried their best to tie him to the RSS. They thought that they would get away with blaming some hapless Hindu for this dastardly act until an American investigation and report showed otherwise. In an eye-opening article, Mr. B Raman who has stayed politically neutral says:

Thus, according to American investigators the LET and Al Qaeda were responsible for the Samjauta Express blast and the HUJI for the Mecca Masjid blast. If the American investigators, who have better sources in Pakistan, are correct, how can our investigators claim that some arrested Hindus were responsible for these incidents? Justice and fairplay demand a thorough investigation into the two different versions that have emerged from Indian and American investigators. While the American investigators have blamed the LET, Al Qaeda and the HUJI, Indian investigators have blamed the Abhinav Bharat. Both cannot be correct.

There you have it. The real reason for lack of progress in the Hindu terror cases is that the concept of Hindu terror only exists in the diseased imagination of our pseudo secular politicians who in attempts to secure their votebank and divert the attention of Hindus in the matters of extreme corruption have victimized innocent Hindus. The Hindu voters need to stop being defensive for political correctness and lay the blame where it really belongs: On the UPA government.

The Nanjappa article can be read at:http://www.rediff.com/news/slide-show/slide-show-1-probing-hindu-terror-cases-why-nia-remains-clueless/20120203.htm

The Raman article can be read at: http://www.southasiaanalysis.org/papers40/paper3971.html

Our blogposts on the topic can be read at: http://thenethindu.blogspot.com/2011/01/terrorism-product-of-system.html
http://thenethindu.blogspot.com/2010/08/hindu-terrorism-accusations-and.html
http://thenethindu.blogspot.com/2011/02/pakistani-lies-and-how-we-embolden-them.html

Let Us Thank The Pakistanis

At a gathering this Saturday, I was asked what can we do in face of Paki attacks under the nuclear umbrella? It is not a simple question to answer because the answer will make you feel angry and impotent. I will try to explain what I mean by that.

We have been at war with Pakistan four times. Even they agree that they were the aggressors each time. They got beat badly each of those times. However, we fought the battles on our own turf i.e. defensive battles. We are good at defending because after we have been attacked, the decision to defend does not rest upon the politicians. Even our biggest victory against them when we split them in two was probably taken by Sam Maneckshaw with Indira Gandhi having the good sense to go along. But after the pakis went nuclear, any open war is not going to happen. Pakis know that. They also know that despite of all our might, we are essentially a soft state. They know that after all the tough talk; our response is going to be NOTHING. In fact, if you are an enemy of India it makes sense to attack us the way the pakis have so far. Think about it:

1. Good and strong Indian army with the decision-making left to Manmohan Singh / AK Antony. “Theek Hai” and a spotless lungi are their strong points. The beheading / torture has already been buried under the noise of Rahul Gandhi’s speech. To be fair, the decision making by the Vajpayee government was no better even though the army was mobilized. But for the UPA it is all “Theek Hai”.

2. The domestic protection in the last decade was led by an Iron Man wannabe Advani who took a long time to ban SIMI. However he was far far better than Shivraj Patil and Chidambaram who spent their tenures looking for Hindu bogeymen to ensure the appeasement of Muslim voters. But even they were better than the current guy who may be the Home Minister but behaves like a Constable, which he used to be.

3. Every party in India other than the BJP is beholden to the Muslim votes. You want to attack Mumbai, use Dawood Ibrahim’s contacts. You want to attack South India, you have the Madani group or the Saudi Arabian branch of the LeT. Do not worry about local help. The followers of Akbaruddin Owaisi and Zakir Naik will be too happy to oblige. And why not? The local police are too busy hunting Hindu terrorists therefore no one is going to look for local Muslim supporters of paki terror. You want to attack the Northern India then the options exponentially increase with pliant Bangla Deshis on the side and Nepali Muslim legislators willing to lend a helping hand.

4. If you are worried about Indian public then do not worry. We are the most forgiving people in the world. The biggest Indian movie star who should have been in jail for vehicular manslaughter in any civilized country has not only been forgiven by Hindu supporters but has gone from strength to more strength. You can attack the Indian parliament and still get kid glove treatment in jail. You can talk of committing genocide on Hindus and still be allowed to travel around freely. You can do whatever you want as a Muslim in India without any repercussion from the Hindus. How many Hindus are boycotting the Biryani sellers in old Hyderabad or putting up even token protests anywhere in the country?

5. You do not have to worry about the media and the liberals. They are in the paki bags willing to light up candles and support Aman ki asha or Cricket matches. If you are worried about your pseudo-secular politicians who are proponents of peace at all costs not getting votes in the elections then not to worry. Our fractured polity, selfish regional parties, divided voters will always ensure that we never have a strong nationalistic government at the center. In fact you do not even have to worry about the conservatives in India who are still nursing hurt egos, willing to reward fat buffoons and sacrifice able leaders.

I could go on and on but you get the point. I say that we all thank the Pakistanis for not attacking us more often. I thank them for only beheading two of our boys this year. They did not carry out any terrorist attack last year and only carried out proxy attacks via the Maoists. Thank you my Pakistani brothers for that as well. We need to thank the Pakistani terrorists for keeping the Pakistanis busy with their own problems. That way they do not have as much time and focus to attack us.

Of course we should thank all the gods for saving us because we are definitely not capable of doing so.

Theek Hai Na?

Chintan Shivir Or Rahul's Coronation?

When Congress was in trouble after the disastrous tenure of Sitaram Kesri, the party faithful went to the Gandhi family for help instead of electing a good and a capable leader. They knew that for the entire party, the Gandhi family is like catnip and will fix their problems quickly. For Sonia Gandhi it was a chance to increase her family fortunes and ensure her son’s “rightful” place in the Indian politics. As most quick fixes are, it worked and the party was resuscitated. That combined with a disastrous “India Shining” campaign by Advani/Mahajan and the rest of the BJP brought the Congress to power. Sonia decided to rule by proxy and clever machinations by her chamchas made her look like a martyr who sacrificed her ambitions for the good of the nation. The entire nation fell for that trick hook, line and sinker. A combination of BJP’s ineptness, Manmohan Singh / Sonia Gandhi’s ’s carefully crafted image; the divided Indian voter gave Congress the keys to the throne once again despite no achievements. Now Congress, which is trouble again for extreme incompetence and corruption is looking to the Gandhi family again. The recent Chintan Shivir was actually a coronation for the Rajkumar. The Party faithful are thinking that for the 2014 campaign, they will need their biggest weapon and that is Rahul Gandhi. At least this is what the Sonia inner circle will have us believe.

We have written many times on this topic and it is clear to all but the blind that the image of Rahul Gandhi as a youth leader with a mass appeal is completely false. He is not even young anymore. The two Indian American leaders in the US, Bobby Jindal and Nikki Randhawa Haley are younger than Rahul and have won elections in states which are historically hostile to non whites. We are also aware of Rahul’s record as a grassroots level campaigner. Under him, the Congress has badly lost every state election. He has been termed as un-teachable by senior Congressmen. The most recent example of a total lack of political sense was evident when a youth movement in protest against the brutal rape was on and the Rajkumar was vacationing in Europe. Instead of firming up his status as a youth leader and leading the youth, he was absent leaving the unenviable task to other bumbling Congressmen. We have not heard from him on the recent beheading of an Indian soldier. And yet here he is, promoted to the PM wannabe. It is dynastic politics at its shamelessly best.

However, I am glad that he is now the leader of Congress. Clearly, he got pushed into this corner by political forces where he does not have the deniability. It is his race to win or lose. It is time to live up to the hype or disappear for good. It is time for him to live up to the bloated expectations of the Congress worker or shatter their hopes. Yes. The bluff has been called. Perform or perish.

I think this is good for Congress. Whether the BJP/RSS will let Modi become the PM or not, we know one thing for sure. The Congress will flop under Rahul’s leadership because as the main leader, the Sonia inner circle will not be able to control his appearances and speeches. The sooner the Congressmen realize Rahul’s ineptitude the sooner they can start to wean themselves away from the Gandhi family. That is better for them and the nation. We do need Congress as a responsible party but that is not possible with the current crop of leaders. The current party structure needs to be destroyed so that the Congress can be reconstructed as a viable national option. Ultimately, we WILL need two major parties for a functional democracy. The status quo with multiple regional parties has proven to be a complete disaster.

Yes. I am happy that Rahul has become the Congress’ top man.

Pakistani Depravity And The Response Of Our PMs

Finally the PM spoke. After days of the beheadings. No passion of any kind whatsoever. People were expecting him to say “Theek Hai” even this time. It is not because he is a pragmatic tough guy. Obama spoke the day of the primary school massacre. He had tears in his eyes. It is not because he is a helpless weakling. That is the difference between the US and our unfortunate country.

I do not care why the pakis did it. I do not care about the big game being played on the western border and the tactical diversion this beheading was supposed to be. None of that really matters because the pakis are doing what they know – deception, depravity and destruction. We have come to expect nothing less from those people. I do not know why anyone other than the “jhola-brigade” and the pseudo-secular politicians are surprised.

What also does not surprise is the Indian response. So far all our PMs have been men with ties to pre-partition India. They all have some fond memories of Lahore or whichever corner of that country. It is either that or their bloated ego, which tells them that it is they who can bring peace between India and its neighbor. What else can explain their all-forgiving nature when it comes to the pakis? Mr. R Jagannathan writes the following in his excellent piece:

In 1948, Nehru agreed to a ceasefire in Kashmir when we were just about to drive the Pakistanis out of the state. In 1965, India vacated some of the most strategic conquests during the war (Haji Pir pass, for example) after the Tashkent peace agreement signed by Shastri. In 1971, even with 90,000 Pakistani soldiers held as prisoners of war, Iron Lady Indira Gandhi melted and failed to press home the advantage in the Shimla talks. In 1998-2001, Pakistan first reciprocated Vajpayee’s Lahore bus trip with Kargil. And then followed it up with an attack on Parliament. But after rushing troops to the border, Vajpayee meekly withdrew them in 2003 and resumed the peace process without conditions.

Today, Sushmaji is talking tough but who can forget that she was part of the government, which personally escorted two terrorists to Kandahar after completely mismanaging the hijacking. It was because of some pissing match between the Indian army decision makers and the PMO which let the plane fly out of Amritsar. Had the place stayed there, that could have been resolved in our favor with some effort.

The one way we used to raise the cost of terrorism for the pakis was RAW capabilities, which was dismantled by IK Gujral who was a delusional fool. However, the current PM seems to have outdone all his cowardly predecessors. This man wants peace with Pakistan no matter what the cost. We have recently found out that more of our soldiers were beheaded by the pakis but those were brushed under the carpet at the insistence of the UPA government. The current foreign minister is talking about “proportionate response”. This is the guy who was threatening Arvind Kejriwal with death when the latter brought up corruption charges against Khursheed. Was that proportionate, Mr. Khursheed?

Here are a couple of statements made by our PM in front of paki leaders:

“We both recognise that if there is another attack like Mumbai, it will be a setback to the normalisation of relations.”

“India-Pakistan relations are prone to accidents.”

Beheadings and terrorist attacks on India are setbacks and accidents for this guy blinded by his desire to see his name in the history books. The only time our leadership showed any spine was in 1971. Of course how much of that was the decision of our politicians would always be a mystery.

The day we get a PM who will have a pragmatic strategy based on reality rather than some romantic notion of the past is the day we would solve this problem. Until then we should be ready to cremate more of headless soldiers.

The Jagannnathan article can be read at: http://www.firstpost.com/world/does-manmohan-want-to-be-seen-as-paks-appeaser-in-chief-583213.html

Modi Has Guts. Manmohan Does Not.

Congress spokesperson Manish Tiwari who replaced Manu Singhvi (who had to resign for receiving oral sex in his office from a prospective Judge) has said the following:

"The German corporate sector had a similar fascination with a gentleman who was at the helm of affairs there. The implications for the world at large were disastrous. I think even corporate India would be well-served to draw lessons. Wise people do learn from history and do draw appropriate lessons "

Tiwari, Digvijay and the rest of Congress never tire up of bringing Nazis. I know why they do it. It is because they are true followers of Joseph Goebbels who was Hitler’s propaganda minister. Think about it. The Congress has NO ACHIEVEMENTS to show for. The only reason they are surviving is because of the propaganda carried out by a pliant English Language Media and the gullible liberals / NGOs in the country. The real fact is that the Hindu nationalists have always been unwavering supporters of Israel. If it were up to the Gandhi family and their chamchas, we would still be opposed to the Jewish state in favor of sucking on the Muslim teats for votes. What Tiwari ignores to tell the Indian voters is that the Congress is the biggest beneficiary of Indian Corporate largesse (campaign donations). Of course one kind word for Modi has converted the same industrialists into delusional Nazi sympathizers.

What Tiwari and his masters favor is a complete surrender to the Muslims for their votes. Amazingly, they do not differentiate between Indian Muslims and Pakistanis. Why else would they cow down in front of them and show no backbone? The Home Minister’s way of referring to the terrorists was a sad display for a country of our size and means. Even a sign of meaningful protest or a tangible gesture would be refreshing display of guts. However none seems to be coming from these guys.

On the other hand, Bhai Narendra Modi who has invited and feted Pakistani businessmen in the past, sent the current delegation packing from the Vibrant Gujarat Summit. A true Hindu, Modi went against the “Atithi devo bhav” maxim. However, this rule was never meant for guests from a land which is hell bent of inflicting barbarity on the host. Seeing that other than platitudes, the UPA government is unable to offer anything, Modi took this extreme step.

After 9/11 attacks, US President George Bush told the country that justice would be done. Other that couple of incidents, the population trusted their government and did not do anything rash to vent their anger. In our case, the terrorists are never brought to justice. A bastard like Owaisi repeatedly threatens to kill Hindus and gets away with it. Indian terrorists who actually carry out attacks or the ones who support the Paki terrorists are not even touched. If angry Hindus demanding justice, take matters in their hands then who SHOULD be held responsible?

Leaders have a certain responsibility. Assuaging the fears and guarantying security and justice goes a long way towards keeping peace. But that needs guts and backbones. The current PM and his cronies are apparently waiting for a spine transplants. This is why it is so refreshing to see a leader like Bhai Narendra Modi take a concrete step. This token protest suggests that he is not afraid of taking a possibly unpopular step to convey his message. The speed of the decision suggests that he is very decisive. Moreover, it tells people of his state that their leaders are doing whatever they can to convey a strong message to a terrorist country. I know that the liberal press would be all over this decision but I am also sure that in their hearts, they wish that the leaders they support had even a fraction of Modi’s abilities.

The Modi's decision article can be read at: http://www.firstpost.com/business/modi-asks-pak-delegation-to-leave-vibrant-gujarat-summit-586406.html

Who Is Afraid Of The Owaisi Speech?

Am I afraid of the Owaisi speech? I am not afraid but concerned. There are a lot of criminal elements who are also unemployed who can take this kind of message to heart and do real damage to the nation. Why am I not afraid? It is because I know the truth and as the Bible says – the truth shall set you free. What is the truth about Owaisi’s speech? Even a cursory knowledge of History will tell you what is the nature of religions which espouse conversion. Those are violent religions. Christianity has come out of it and now they spread their religion by using soft power. Muslims are caught in a time warp. The reason is not important. What is important is that they think of non Muslims as lesser and thus disposable people especially the non-Semitic kind (Muslims refer to Christians and Jews as “hum-kitab” which means they all refer to the Old Testament). We all know about the oppressive Mughal rule, liberal lies about Akbar’s secularism notwithstanding. Of course during the British rule and after independence, the Muslims found themselves in the minority which has forced them to conceal. But that feeling gets exposed from time to time. When I threw colored water on a Muslim (without know so) during Holi, I got hit in the head with a brick. I was four years old. I have some personal experience in the matter.

I may be worried or even scared a bit by such venom flowing freely the country but I am NOT surprised. I would expect nothing less from an Islamic party. What do I do about it? I vote for the only Hindu Nationalist party that we have. I cannot use violence so I use the other weapon I have. Money. I boycott Muslims businesses to the best of my abilities (can’t tell the difference all the time). Boycotting Muslim owned businesses until they disown this Owaisi bastard will be a good start. Believe me. When they feel the pinch in their pocket they will sing the right tune. Boycotts of this kind are very powerful tools especially when the Hindu middle class has an enormous spending power. All we have to do is to unite.
 

Coming back to the original question i.e. who is scared of the Owaisi speech? It is the liberals who are really scared. We know who Muslims truly are. The liberals want you to think otherwise. Who do you think Owaisi is proving wrong? Owaisi’s speech flies in the face of every self-righteous, pseudo-secular buffoon out there and mocks their carefully created charade that Muslims are a peace-loving people and Islam has something else to do other than complete submission. That is who is truly scared.

But what I don’t know is if the liberals are scared because of a possible damage to the country or because they being proven wrong. Since Arundhati Roy described the Maoists as Gandhians with guns, I don’t think they are afraid of possible damage to the nation. That is why all we have seen are carefully made statements / platitudes from the liberals and the English language media. They still are tiptoeing around the issue while Owaisi and his supporters are professing their hatred in no uncertain terms.
 

The Hindus need to wake up form their stupor and smell the fear. We need to shun violence at all cost but take every necessary step possible. Whether it is peaceful protests or boycotting Muslims businesses or pseudo-secular politicians, we need to make ourselves heard. If we do not prevail then we will be perished. It is as simple as that.

Akbaruddin Owaisi Is An Honest Man

Muslims love to talk in hyperboles. That is the beauty of Urdu poetry. However, that practice when applied to demagogic speeches has a different impact. We get “mother of all battles”, “one Pakistani soldier is equal to five Indian soldier”, “khoon ki nadiyaan bahaa denge” kind of crap. Which is why, when MIM leader Owaisi spoke the way he did, it was not surprising. I have three things to say about his speech.

All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (MIM) MLA Akbaruddin Owaisi is an extremely honest man. He does not lie and speaks his mind. He wears his heart on his sleeves. So when he was speaking of killing Hindus, he was speaking the truth. Judging the applause from the crowd, his sentiments seem to have a lot of support. The rousing welcome he received on his return from England only confirms it.

Why do I call this man Honest? It is more of a corollary. I will try to prove it. I am going to make a rather sweeping statement but the words and actions of Muslims in Muslim majority countries confirm my statement. I think a majority of Muslims feel the way Owaisi does but do not speak for the fear of reprisals. They are the liars. Which makes Owaisi an honest man.

India is a democratic country. We have freedom of speech. We are not an Islamic theocracy or communist dictatorship. People should be allowed to say whatever they want to without fear of a reprisal. Of course even in the US which is the most free society in the world people are not allowed to threaten another with death. By that standard, Owaisi would be in trouble even in the US. He would have been arrested by their domestic policing outfit, the FBI by now. However, in India he is still free. That would imply that India has even a better standard of freedom of speech. But that is not true. Speak against Congress or the Gandhi family, empathize with Nathuram Godse, raise anti Hindu atrocities of the times past by Muslims and other things and then find out how free you really are. The liberal Congress leaders were hell bent on censoring facebook and twitter. What that tells you is that this is liberal hypocrisy at work. If they are going soft on Owaisi then why wasn’t Varun Gandhi given a similar treatment. Someone from VHP could never ever get away with a similar anti Muslim speech.

The lack of action and outrage against this guy’s speech in the media and political circles is really flabbergasting. Where are the stalwarts or secularism? Where are Lalloo, Mullayam, Mayawati, Digvijay, and other secular leaders? Why are they keeping quiet? The answer to that is obvious to all but the liberal blind. Congress needs to win big in Andhra to have any hope of coming back to the central government. How can they antagonize their Muslim base? Their lack of action only confirms my theory. If the Congress thought that Muslims do not think like Owaisi and are truly secular then they should not fear and electoral reprisal from their Muslim base. But their lack of action against Owaisi betrays that which tells me that they also think that Muslims are in agreement with Owaisi. Sounds convoluted but you get my point.

Satyamev Jayate

My friend Swami Thambi wrote to me about his pet peeves. I would like to share those with you along with my responses to them.

1.How India has deviated for the Ram Rajya / the welfare state that even Mahatma Gandhi dreamt of having. Ram Rajya is impossible to attain. Selfish rulers and imperfect citizens make that a pipe dream of sorts. About the welfare state of Gandhi’s dreams, it is hard to judge success or failure. A welfare state usually implies a socialist set up. We have a mixed economy, not by design but by accident. While this has protected us from time to time, it has led to muddled policies depending upon who is in charge. Thoughts of public welfare are bourne out of desire to win the next election rather than a desire to implement a long term strategy.

2.How our nation is divided and entangled in this big ignorant Lie that the Hindutva philosophy of "Ekam Sat vipra bahudha vadanti" meaning “God is one but there are different way to attain Him” is Communal. Swami is on the money with this one. Secularism is the most misunderstood term in the nation. The term Communalism has become a weapon in the hand of liberals across the land. Look at the hight of Hypocrisy, MIM leader Akbaruddin Owaisi is considered a secular leader where as Varun Gandhi of the BJP is considered communal.
An erudite thinker, Mr. MJ Akbar has admitted that India is a secular country because of Hindus. QED!

3.How it's not the India First or Nation First anymore. Was it ever? I have a feeling that only in time of war or cricket matches against Pakistan, do we show unity. The “common enemy factor” is not a good enough reason for us to exist as a country. On this blog we pride ourselves in being India first nationalists. We divide ourselves on the basis of region, language, caste, social standings and religion. If that is not enough, we find sub-castes, dialects and other ridiculous reasons. What we do not find are ways to unite. We also ignore the importance of our religion as a uniting force.

4.How we have crafted a new untouchable category of an Elite class from the politics, government, media, industry and entertainment. That is more of a human folly. Elitism, deplorable as it is, is a human foible and not an Indian one.

5.How our people are undisturbed / unshaken by the mega scams / scandals to loot the nation’s wealth. This probably is because all of us are involved in corruption either by directly participating in it or enabling it. Every time you go and use someone’s influence or your money to get work done, you are enabling corruption. That said, the government has to start the clean up from the top. Once that happens, the honesty will get forced down the throat of people at lower levels.

6.How we tolerate mediocrity and reward failure. Reservation in education, jobs and now promotions is a testament to the bankruptcy of our ideas. Forcing equality does not create it. On the contrary, it exacerbates it. We do need to help Indians who are poor irrespective of castes. Of course most of the dalits and OBC’s will still benefit from the poverty-based help. Of course our leaders who practice vote bank politics will never agree to a need based help program.

7.How cruelly we treat our women. All you need to do is look at the countries where women are treated as sub-human beings and you will realize that we are on a slippery slope to hell. Countries like Saudi Arabia can never progress. We can either be sensible Hindus (unlike misguided ones like Mohan Bhagwat) and treat women like equals or we can be like Muslims.

We are all sensible people and know the problems and solutions to some extent as well. Sometimes it takes an impetus to break that inertial barrier and get into a “can and will do” mindset. Every year makes us experience new things. It is up to us to learn from them.

A couple of well written article on the topic can be read at:
http://www.rediff.com/news/column/be-the-story-you-want-to-tell-column/20121231.htm

http://www.rediff.com/news/column/make-2013-the-year-of-angst-revolt-and-a-new-order/20121231.htm