| | | | | and give them awards by organising |
| As I remained hooked on to Times Now (which, by | | | | pseudo-intellectual seminars and gatherings. Of |
| far, gave the best coverage possible and reminded | | | | course, for those media houses that refuse to tow |
| me of CNN’s Iraq war coverage way back in | | | | the government’s line of press release |
| 1991), and without sleeping for a moment for the | | | | campaigns, the government would put tens of |
| first twelve hours, saw the mockery of our | | | | income tax, foreign exchange management, MRTP |
| democracy, I really felt sad for our brave policemen | | | | cases, etc., against them, so that to save their |
| who gave up their lives – just like the many | | | | backsides, they start falling in line. |
| innocent people who also paid the price – for a | | | | And pampering and useless tolerance of the wrongs |
| non-committed, spineless, political class ruling this | | | | of any community, when it comes to the |
| great country. Every time a political leader spoke, it | | | | nation’s security, is what is the sure recipe of 26 |
| was a feeling of shame that I felt somewhere deep | | | | 11s and the reason behind India’s fate today. |
| within, and couldn’t help but wonder when we | | | | This is exactly what doesn’t let governments in |
| would see the end of this rotten, old and decaying | | | | India take rightful actions. Because their fear all the |
| lot who can sell this country to the dogs for a few | | | | time is that if a Muslim bomber is hanged, a Muslim |
| hundred crores. It was indeed sad to see the nation | | | | terrorist is interrogated, a Muslim-majority locality is |
| pay the price for their uncommitted, visionless | | | | searched, either they will lose their vote banks or |
| leadership. Haven’t we had enough of disgusting | | | | – according to their illiterate definitions of |
| and shameless statements like ‘we are planning | | | | secularism – not remain ultra secular. And that is |
| to modernize our equipments and increase budgets | | | | the difference between the USA and India. The |
| for our intelligence departments...’ etc? Forget | | | | Americans know how to differentiate facts from |
| having any kind of moral responsibility to resign | | | | pseudo intellectualism. They have nothing against the |
| instantly from ministerial posts after their sheer failure | | | | Muslim world as such – nor have we ever had or |
| to protect the country time and again, they are such | | | | should have – but they have decided not to |
| a bunch of illiterate and shameful individuals that they | | | | tolerate Al Qaeda type of extremism. And once |
| don’t even feel ashamed and embarrassed to | | | | decided, they have the courage to go all out behind |
| come up and give those sickening and predictably | | | | destroying the very roots of such organizations. And |
| stale, dated statements again and again. | | | | that’s the difference between a strong nation |
| And as I thought of the whys of 26/11, I | | | | and a weak spineless nation full of opportunist |
| couldn’t help but put the blame on our | | | | politicians. A strong nation takes the right decisions |
| government’s virtual anti-Hindu sentiments, for all | | | | and goes all out to implement it. A weak spineless |
| practical purposes not just today, but over years and | | | | nation just says ‘we will take strong action’, |
| years. Of course, I had been feeling this especially | | | | then does nothing; and given the first opportunity, |
| during the last fortnight and almost everyday, as I | | | | creates new farcical terms like “Hindu |
| saw newspaper after newspaper devote endless | | | | bombs” through slavish media houses, in order to |
| newsprint to “Hindu terrorists” and | | | | show how ‘secular’ their outlook is and to |
| “Hindu bombs”. In my entire life, I don’t | | | | create a false air of alarm that even Hindus are |
| remember reading even once any media house in | | | | creating similar terrorism... How utterly shameful! |
| India calling anyone a “Muslim terrorist” or | | | | How will a nation take strong action when no one |
| any bomb a “Muslim bomb”; and rightly so... | | | | has the courage to come out in the open and say |
| But the true or false revelation (of course, I believe | | | | the problem categorically and clearly? And every |
| that whether Hindu or Muslim, the guilty should be | | | | “Indian Muslim” will agree that every |
| brought to law) of one rare exception of finding a | | | | non-Indian and terrorism-believing anti-Indian (Muslim |
| Hindu behind an act of terrorism gave our entire ruling | | | | or Hindu) should be given the most ruthless |
| political class the freedom to instantly coin a new | | | | punishment and should be pulled out from every |
| word called the Hindu bomb to malign Hinduism (and, | | | | hideout of theirs and thrown into jails, for |
| but obviously, the BJP too with the elections round | | | | “believing in democracy and secularism |
| the corner). Well, it’s very easy to do so in India. | | | | doesn’t mean compromising with the discipline |
| That’s because Hindus are the people who, | | | | and security of a nation.” No nation does it; and |
| despite being the majority in Hindustan, are the | | | | we should stop doing it right away. At The Sunday |
| people who can be abused in India and gotten away | | | | Indian, we have always believed in being logical and |
| with. Because Hindus, in reality, aren’t terrorists | | | | fair. If George Bush was wrong on Iraq, we |
| or bomb makers and are supposed to be tolerant, | | | | repeatedly went behind him through all our |
| patient and – dare I repeat what Gandhi said | | | | magazines; and if we thought that there was logic in |
| – even cowards! So Hindus can be abused in this | | | | ‘Azaadi for Kashmir’, we went ahead and |
| country by every scheming political class wanting to | | | | did a cover story on it... and with the same belief, |
| garner the Muslim vote bank during elections. It’s | | | | today we assert that democracy and secularism |
| not just that they can be tortured brutally (even | | | | cannot be maintained by starting a campaign branding |
| women) by investigating agencies, but the fact is | | | | a bomb made by some Hindu terrorist as a Hindu |
| that for Hindu arrests, there aren’t even any | | | | bomb. The pillars of democracy and secularism are |
| human rights groups jumping in and creating farcical | | | | about identifying ruthlessly – and without looking |
| noises. | | | | at religion – who are those who are time and |
| But that’s not all. Assisting the political class | | | | again threatening this country’s security, and |
| mostly willingly (and, at rare times, due to no | | | | going behind them ruthlessly. And that’s when in |
| alternative choice) in this conspiracy is almost the | | | | peace we will know how to love people of all |
| entire Indian media and its lot of fake and mostly | | | | religions; and just like Dr. Zakir Hussain and Abdul |
| half-educated journalist fraternity. Pampering Muslims | | | | Kalam in India, and Barack “Hussein” Obama |
| blindly – even terrorists caught red handed – | | | | in USA, one day we will proudly also have a Muslim |
| or their extremism all the time gives most media | | | | prime minister and not even realise what his religion is |
| houses and journalists an illusion of large hearted | | | | – because, above everything, we all need to be |
| (farcical) secularism. Some media houses have made | | | | Indians, and we all need to do everything possible to |
| it their business to support Muslim terrorists et al | | | | give that sense of Indianness pride and respectability. |
| because then, there are crappy human rights groups | | | | If 26/11 does not make us realise the need to do it, |
| around the world who fund them and praise them | | | | nothing ever will! |