BEHAVE LIKE HUMAN FIRST

Would someone have the guts to stand out and say this to the new kid in our politics Raj Thackrey, “Behave like Human first?”

The very reason to mention so is his recent statement, “if you want to live in Maharashtra, behave like Maharashtrians!” I am not sure when did Maharashtra become a private property of Raj that he dictates the residents such terms and conditions! Maharashtra is a part of India and Raj has no right to lay down his own terms and conditions. Had he said “behave like Indians” I would have felt proud and hailed Raj as twilight in the Indian politics. Alas! He also proved to be one among the same rotten lot!

I am still at loss to find out what did he mean by saying behave like maharashtrians. Perhaps, his supporters are demonstrating the behavior of Maharashtrians for the past week all over the state. Is this the way Maharashtrians behave? Does a Maharashtrian feel proud to claim that they behave in this barbaric manner?

Would Raj like to demonstrate the world that Maharashtrians behave like barbarians and those choose to live in this state should also behave the same way? Maharashtra is, still, a part of India and one should not forget it. We are all Humans first, then Indians. I don’t see any Maharashtrians, gujjus, tamils etc., All I find is only Indians. When will our politicians realize this? When will they start behaving in this manner?

Raj should not forget the thing that if Mumbai is so developed, it is attributed to the Parsis and Gujjus the most than the Maharashtrians. Successive Governments have failed in developing the requisite infra-structure in this place. The Mumbai I saw in 1987 and after two decades has no major difference but for the crowds. There are more cities in India that has excellent development rates vis-à-vis Mumbai.

If Amitabh decides to build a school in UP, it is his wish. If Raj is so concerned about Maharashtrians why can’t he shell some money out of his pocket to do so in his mother-land?

It is highly unfortunate that India is plagued with such regionalists to the core! It is a curse that no political leader has a will to object this in public. Playing the card of regionalism is the best way to disintegrate India. Did Raj think of the maharshtrians who had settled in other parts our country? If every state start behaving like this, what will happen to India?

Indeed the statement “Unity in Diversity” is hypocritical. If we had Unity, we would not have thought of diversity but we projected that we had unity and in-fought among ourselves. Such regionalism led to the debacle of India and we are not learning from the past. The Moguls invaded, the Brits invaded and still we claim pride while boasting regionalism. This may be the worst case of Jingoism demonstrated ever! The people should now think whether to allow such pests to be in the politics in whose hand we will be handing over the state of a country!

God Save India!