Kevin Ruud used to adopt a very hard-line sanctimonious attitude when it came to India. He criticized our policies on Nuclear issues and human rights. Yet, when it came to China, he was a different man even though the Chinese are the worst proliferators of nuclear technology and are not aware of the concept of human rights. If the Chinese put shit on a plate, Kevin Ruud would call it pudding and eat it. You see, the Chinese are the largest consumer of Australian natural resources. Australians are the descendents of the criminal rejects from England. They have all of the worst English traits but are yet to master the British art of masking their hatred for the “lesser” races. So if some shock-jock radio host like Kyle Sandilands calls India a shithole and Ganga a garbage dump we should not be surprised. We should ignore this orifice of the posterior and deny him the cheap publicity he so desperately seeks.As I have suggested many times before, we should boycott products from nations who do not treat us with respect or are inimical to our interests. Buying Chinese made stuff is equal to treason in my opinion. We should also treat stuff from Australia with similar disdain. They need to be punished for this and completely failing to protect Indian students.
That said, let us examine the statement made by that puddle of vomit Sandilands about India and Ganga. If an ignorant and heartless buffoon especially of European descent travels India, what is the most likely impression of the country? It will be that aside from prosperous pockets, it is a very dirty country. What about taking a boat ride in Ganga? They will see industrial and human waste being dumped unfettered into what we deem as a holy river. Sandilands may be a crude bastard but he has struck a very raw nerve here. Our reaction to it is also genuine and expected. It is one thing for me to yell and scream at my son for any mistakes he may make but entirely another if someone else does that. I will pick a huge fight with the other person. But our reaction, however genuine it may be, does not and should not end the story.
We have written many articles on this blog about the sorry state of our rivers especially Gangaji. As per WHO standards, the water in Hardwar is not fit to be used for agriculture. Think about how bad it must be downstream in Kanpur and Prayag. Please read the articles mention below for exact details. The worst culprits are unscrupulous industrialists who treat the river as a waste disposal unit. The worst of this criminal lot, of course are the tanneries in UP. Since most of them are owned by Muslims, it may be worth examining if they are getting away with it because the pseudo-secular parties in UP treat Muslims with kid gloves. Be that as it may, a zealot like ex Environment Minister Jairam Ramesh is needed to clean up our rivers. It is a pity that he has been shunted off to another portfolio while his portfolio has been given to Congress mouth piece Jayanti Natrajan who is battling accusations of land scams in TN. The central government and our religious leaders need to get involved in this. Mayawati cannot do this work. The city administrations also need to be pulled up for laxity in human waste disposal into the rivers. Someone needs to light up a fire under all the IAS babus along the banks of Gangaji.
As far as the country being dirty is concerned, we are all guilty. Amazingly, we Hindus clean our houses, light up an agarbatti in front of our “eesht-devta or devi” and throw the garbage out. We need to be very scrupulous about where and what we throw. Of course, the Municipalities also need to be held responsible for the filthy condition of our urban and rural areas. We need to do all this so we can shut up worms like Sandilands forever. Otherwise, we should be prepared to listed to hurtful jibes from every jerk in the world.
Australian radio host says 'India is a shit hole'
Melbourne: An Australian radio show host is facing criticism from the Indian community over his reportedly derogatory comments on India and Hinduism, in which he called river Ganga a 'junkyard'. A Sydney-based Indian group is seeking an apology from the radio station following a report that host Kyle Sandilands made anti-India comments on his "Kyle and Jacky O" show. According to a report by a local ethnic TV programme 'Desi Kangaroos', Sandilands said "India is a shit hole" and went further to describe river Ganga as a 'junkyard'. The Council of Indian Australians (CIA) lashed out on Sandilands for the "insulting" remarks, and has said it would take up the issue with Australia's media regulatory body if it was not amicably resolved.
The article can be read at: http://ibnlive.in.com/news/aus-radio-host-says-india-is-a-shit-hole/172044-2.html
Other articles on state of our rivers is below.
compere to china on international stage why we Indian are treated differently? I always ask this question to my self and only answer is our political leadership which has lets us down. Congress ruled India most of the time with dived and rule strategy on Hindu majority country so whom we blame? Definitely the Indian middle class who did not go for voting or they are divided for their short term gain. Our history told us the same thing why India was ruled by Muslim and British minority people more then thousand year? and answer is the same. If we need the respect then we have to take action and fight for it other wise......................:
ReplyDeleteWe are all guilty, top to toe. We need a strong lesson in moral conduct and preserving public places and national assets.
ReplyDeleteIn my opinion, worship in public places should be banned. Indians have a stupid habit of turning up with coconuts and flowers where ever they see small water body. Polluting the wonderful gifts nature, all in the name of God. Simply beats my understanding!
Jarring loud speakers from temples and mosques are another nuisance, in this already decibel rich neighborhood.
"On one hand I don't want to bad-mouth my country and shrug the responsibility; on the other hand I don't want to defend something blindly, irrespective of how I feel about it." Read more about it in this thought engaging article. Here is the link: http://bit.ly/rseJuH
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