Puerile Politics
Lal Kishenchand Advani - Born in Karachi, primarily a Law Graduate turned a journalist. Made it to the headlines for the first time in 1947 when he was given the position of the General Secretary, Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh. Evolved from member to President of Bharatiya Jana Sangh from 1950 to 1970. Stepped into the Parliament for the first time in 1970. Then, there was no looking back! For the last 35 years, he has adorned several titles and occupied many positions ranging from a party President to Deputy PM. Written a couple of books too!
Makes for a genius, doesn't he? Sorrowfully, he is nowhere near it. Not stooping to the levels of revealing the traumas of the truth, let me just state that he has been the apple of the eyes of the frontpage editors for the past week.
When he embarked on his trip to Pakistan, probably he decided to be a paragon and went on a spree of quotes that made Pakistanis love him and the saffron brigade back home loathe him! He first said, "Dec 6, 1992 was the saddest day of my life!" and pat came the reply from one Mr. Togadia, "Shut Up!"(ofcourse the statements are not replecated verbatim). Probably the fear of Pakistani terrorists turning paranoid or the hell breaking loose, he went on to write in the guest book at a museum that "Jinnah is Secular!" (not that I don't agree. What I am trying to stress is that he doesn't really agree that). This unveiled the curtains for the Saffron Sonata!
From dharnas and rasta rokos nation wide to demands from the RSS chief himself asking LKA to resign! Voila, that must have been a pulsating ride!
Pondering upon the thinking and motivation that went into it, I probably think Advani made these statements because he was feeling insecure in Pakistan or probably he took the proverb 'Be a Roman in ROme' pretty damn seriously! He somehow made the statements and stood by them, all while in Pakistan. Politics!
Then, VHP Chief Ashok Singhal comments that Advani-Vajpayee era is over! An old man who can't even stand properly on his own feet comments on two persons who helped the country stand on its feet, properly or improperly, and no one has the guts to shut him up! Are we living in Hindu-chauvinistic state or Hindustan? Who gives these saffron sadhus the right to shout at people so respectable? Is it our chauvinistic love for Hinduism! No. Politics!
A seer is arrested in some town down south on charges of murder and the nation erupts. Did people really feel bad at that? No. It was only political parties that made all the noise. I pity all those people, especially the big shots and politicians, who once went to that seer and bowed to him! Ofcourse there have been considerable efforts from many politicians to put the seer where he was when he was arrested! Politics!
Today, when India and Pak are at least trying to attempt peace, the Advani row that enraged some section of politicians and their accomplices looks all set to eat the half baked cake thats still being made. Musharraf was beginning to lose sheen in Pakistan and Advani stormed up the name of Jinnah. Probably, he wanted to play safe! This could lead to wide spread resentment in Pakistan. After all will Indians keep quiet if someone accuses Gandhi?
Suppose, god forbid not, the Delhi-Lahore bus is attacked by an angry Pakistani mob and people killed, the reason being VHP and RSS criticizing Advani for complementing Jinnah, will the saffron brigade or the grand old man whose era is set to start as he thinks come forward and take the blame? Just to satiate their political hunger and just to feel sanguine of their fortune the next election, some people talk, rather bark and itz a nation that has to suffer!
It's not them but politics that is to be blamed, puerile politics!
posted by Naresh at 8:30 PM
5 Comments:
Wonderfully written and lemme add, i am with the masses. he had wronged bcoz as far as I remember seeing the videos, he was leading the mob on 6th dec and today, he sayz that it was the saddest day of his life. isn't he the biggest fool thence. he took the proverb a lot to seriously but he didn't see what flawed sttements he gave, atleast he shouldn't have talked about the day. BJP has fought with hinduism as their armor and that Incident their stronghold, demanding that Babri should never exist and The Hindu temple be made but now he sayz, demolition was painful. WTF?
@prasoon: it isnt any person i am condemning! just the politics!
Well, you gave a timely call I should say. Today the Sangh gave strong statements without naming anybody and said that politics is as prostitution where the Politicians have been very frequent at changing stands. this was rightly aimed at you know who and the world knows who and I guess this voices what's already told in ur post.
i think that there is more to this than that meets the eye. i mean, this guy has single handedly made the fukin party. no one and i mean no one in the 50 years of india's independence has ever been able to make a party which could defeat the congress. not even in coalation. some people tried it in late 70s(JPN's Janata Party) but that was wid coalation and it was due to national opposition to the emergency of indira. but this advani created a national party wid a non secular agenda(national being the key since no one else could do it). he is no fool to go around making such statements, but he did. so somethin is cookin or was cookin. whatever, its all politics.
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