Monday, December 1, 2008

War On Mumbai - II

I am feeling downright disgusted, appalled, furious and ashamed as I write this letter. I have continuously been seeing the situations unfold in Mumbai and as expected soon after the operation is over, I have also been witnessing the developments in the country’s political scenario. To quote you an example I was watching the BIG FIGHT program on NDTV 24X7 on this Saturday and I was absolutely horrified and angered at the particular reactions of Maharashtra Deputy CM R.R. Patil and Congress Spokesperson Jayanti Natarajan’s reactions on the issue. R.R. Patil actually had the audacity to say that Mumbai was a big city and that such one off things happen at such places! I mean what the bloody hell was he thinking about when he uttered these words? Was he drunk? Similarly Jayanti Natarajan reacted violently to Shobha De’s statements on the show and in the end ended up saying that we should not bicker on such issues and must solve these things peacefully and that we should remain calm. In a span of 2minutes this lady completely contradicted herself and proved what a bunch of ignorant, stupid, blasphemous fools our politicians are. At the same time came a sms from someone from the MNS that such things happened in Mumbai because of the overcrowding of this city and tried to drive in the MNS’s long standing point of view. This message was not only pathetic in the worst sense of the word but I am amazed that this brainless git actually sent this message?
I mean what are these guys thinking? We are not playthings who can be dealt with in any manner possible. I can say that the responsibility of the deaths of so many people in this attack lies in its entirety on these politicians.
This brings me to another set of thoughts. I am proud that channels like NDTV, CNN – IBN, etc showcase such shows where accountability is demanded from the individuals responsible but I have to say that these shows are but effective only to this educated class of people in our country and in them only those who watch these English channels. But what about that other large part of our socio economic strata of society that is illiterate or semi literate? What about people like our drivers, maids etc. who do not see things the way we do, who do not understand these issues the way we do? These arguments on these shows are definitely not seen by them and they are exposed to those irritating, senseless masala dosages of Hindi news channels.
So the point is that all these shows and viewpoints expressed may probably awaken us and perhaps lead us to exercise our constitutional powers that we understand, but about which these people have not the remotest idea. We may in anger perhaps abstain from voting but these individuals do not think in the same way we do and these shameless politicians are smart enough to target them and gain their precious votes. So where really is the efficacy of all the steps that we take when they are so undermined by these individuals? Promise them colour TVs and rice at Rs.1.5/kg and they will readily vote for these morons.
Thus all these issues are of no use, absolutely no use if the communication does not reach and affect these individuals from the lower strata of society. To get to the core of all these issues, these people need to be made to understand all of these issues and bring them to the same plane of thinking that we are at. It is then that we can think of getting things done effectively. So where and how do we start? Think about it. Lemme know.
Jai Hind

Sunday, November 30, 2008

War On Mumbai - I

We Mumbaikars and Indians have ENOUGH. We no longer want to be called resilient and we no longer want to be the proverbial phoenix. We have suffered greatly and have been scarred for life. So many great men and women and innocents lost their lives protecting us and these shameless overgrown politicians can’ t stop bickering even now. We youngsters are probably more mature than these shameless idiots who i am ashamed to say are in their current positions because of us. Its been so long since 1993 and we still haven’t learnt – no sophisticated protection or weaponry for our security personnel to guard themselves and others and the reason can be as abysmal that there are no budgets but there certainly is enough to provide these people with Z - category security? And these are the ones who want to make Mumbai into a Shanghai? Give us a break!
Where were they when all these issues were happening? These leaders should have stood side by side and coordinated these efforts than sitting in their a/c rooms. They should have been there with all the media people who have been there all along.
I am absolutely horrified at our government’s apathy and I am sure that this view is shared by my fellow Indians. Enough is Enough! I cant even tell these people to learn from their mistakes because even an idiot of the highest order would have understood these issues by now. We citizens have had enough and I urge you to please take up all these issues with the government and others.
We only want to be safe and enjoy a happy and peaceful life for what's worth. There are many steps that need to be taken and they must be taken at the highest levels of urgency and priority. At this stage I would like this country to stand up in unity and get what we deserve and we frankly deserve better. I pray for the departed and wish well for the families of the departed.
Thank you
Jai Hind