No longer are we Indians. At the least this is the perception one gets as we scroll through news reports. Taking law into one’s hands is no longer a surprise however; it gets legitimacy if the tag named regionalism is added to it.
I am not here to write about the misdeeds of Raj or Bal Thackrey. They do not deserve a space in this blogsite. All of us are aware that these are cheap tactics applied by the goondas dressed as politicians. All I want to do is to record my protest on the Government both State & Central who turned a blind eye to all these happenings.
Here is a man, who sets a deadline to all the vendors across the state to change the name-boards to Marathi. He also gives an implicit threat that if they did not oblige they will meet dire consequences created by his army-men! I understand that a common man cannot risk himself to question them on who is he to make such statements. But the common man is let down by the Government, who was elected by him, when they preferred to keep silent instead of assuring vendors of protection from such an unruly act!
The same man preferred to forgive (or forget) Priyanka Chopra when she said she would like to speak in Hindi but his marathi ego was challenged when Jaya Bachan said the same thing. Perhaps, because she is a member of SP, a party that can wrest seats from these Senas! He gave an open challenge on damaging every business even pertained to them. Still, my Government preferred to keep silent as they did not want to antagonize Marathi ego that can cost votes in the forth coming elections. Is speaking in Hindi, our national language anti-Marathi? If so, will these Thackreys reject Indian currency?
This man had the audacity to challenge the Police in a typical filmy fashion (he copied Amitabh style while opposing him in & out). An ordinary, decent citizen would think twice before uttering such words but these words were uttered by a leader of a political party! Still, my Government instead of appreciating and supporting this servant who did his duty kept silent & de-moralized the officer from doing his duty!
Mumbai, for its geographical location, would have been a popular city even if it falls under any State. The contribution of non-Marathis on the development of Mumbai cannot be ignored. By such deeds and inaction both the Thackreys and the Government are ensuring businessmen moving away from Mumbai. Already most of the industries are out of it. Now, they are desperate on driving out Bollywood. (They are selective again, why don’t they target Kapoors, Khans)
If the Senas proved that they are no different from the likes of Dawood Ibrahim, the inactive Government proves that they are hand in glove to these anti-national elements! Are not they both harmful to our nation?
