It's easy to make a name for yourself, specially in politics.

Very much isn't it? The people standing up to the mike can leave an impression with the people who they address. For some reason unknown to me, people who make hate speeches are spoken with vigor. Its a short cut to fame. You want people to talk about you, their attention diverted to you. what does it matter if its for good or bad? Our country is in love with politicians, business people, movie stars and cricketers. All are seen like gods or are considered demigods.

Ignoring is something that no one can do. Everyone wants to cash-in on the opportunity left behind
by the person who caused it. The matter is debated, yet no conclusion is reached and the process repeats albeit in different forms.

It's not the first time that someone has ignited sentiments of a section of a society mere by his words. Sentiments run high in people. A sense of isolation in its own turf is built in people rather than propagating the idea of humanity. There is an irony to this. The thought of insecurity is built by people who promise to bring legislations or laws to improve security and life.

In spite of all the hulla-gulla on the hate speech, there are people who support the person who incited it in the first place. Of course, it was meant to please them. He did and now he needs to be supported.

Its strange and amusing to see that we tell the world we are a secular nation but interestingly the gaps in many factors continue to be pushed in the background and no heed is given to it and as a result we see increase in the amount of violence and spilling hatred.


PS: A morning article in the TOI supplement says being bitchy and playing politics in reality TV shows is loved by youngsters. Thank you TOI for bringing the fact to public light, like you always do!
Why do i read this paper, precisely for these reasons.

The great indian tamasha gets greater!!!

The trust-vote motion called by the United Progressive Alliance (UPA) led government today had its happy yet sober conclusion. Its perhaps in the history of no-confidence motion of the indian parliament that mind boggling events took place in order to prove a point which otherwise could have taken a more scrupulous dimension in doing so.

MP's being bribed with huge sums of money isn't something new anywhere in the world but throwing heaps of those money on the floor of the parliament in order to bring out individuals who had the audacity to do so, requires a special mention. This goes on to show the thought of sanctity of parliament the members have in their mind (which never does exist in those minds which does anything to get publicity).

The magic number in order to save its chair, the government had to do everything in its power to rope in parties to support them. The CPI had backed off from supporting the government siting differences with it over the Nuclear-deal with the US. The government instead called on other major political parties to support its cause and help save the government from the obvious fall, in case the numbers weren't met. The CPI along with the Bahujan samajwadi party [mayawati led BSP], Janata Dal Secular [deve gowda led JD(S)], Telugu Desam Party (Chandra Baby Naidu led TDP) and other parties joined hands to bring down the govt., to fight against going ahead with the deal which is considered by them as harmful for the nation. The country had seen a great deal of tamasha ever since the trust-vote motion was announced. The tamasha included key members swapping parties giving insipid, bizarre whatever you may call reasons for their leap. People who were least expected to come together, inevitably united by common force, were seen together. The day of reckoning was here

Tuesday, 22nd of july 2008, would go down in the history books as one of the saddest days in the indian parliament. 3 MP's of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) walking down to the floor of the house with a bag, opening it, pulling bundles of indian currency and placing them on the table. The other members of the opposition following to show their face. The unstoppable shouting and disruption flowed through with what seemed to be of fulfilling the oath to unravel the truth ('the truth is out here'). Its sad that such a thing had to take place that so called elected members who show whatsoever, no sign of sense or thought in carrying out such a heinous process. It appeared to be a scene of TV soap where the proof had to be shown in front of the members of the family in trying to get the guilty after 20 mins of dialog. Its a shame they got down to this. Interestingly a point emerged in the brain as to how was it possible to get stack full of money into the house when its been said that a stringent check is made of every member and everything that he/she gets in. strange as it sounds. More misery to add, the prime minister was never allowed to talk which is apparent all the time since the opposition never lets him speak and he had to submit his speech.

The parliament has been hijacked and run by morons who don't know what it stands for, the purpose of they being there, a reason for which they go for proceedings and all they do is adopt resentful means to make a point.

Nonetheless, prime minister, Dr. Manmohan Singh had his last laugh when the votes where counted and the govt. had a convincing victory with 275 votes for them and 256 against. A difference of 19 votes unlike the earlier tryst where the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) had to see downfall by just a vote. The closest that will ever be seen again.