Alright for many innocents to be killed to save one guilty of heinous crime

HUJI, Harkat-ul-Jihad-al-Islami, an Islamic Terrorist Organization has claimed responsibility for the Delhi Blast on Wednesday, in which 11 people died and about 80 injured. The note states that unless the sentence of Afzal Guru, the mastermind of the 2001 attack on Parliament House who is currently on death row, is ‘repealed,’ the group will continue to target the courts, including the Supreme Court.

Now, 11 people paid with their lives and many injured just because the Government dragged its feet on hanging Afzal Guru, who is in the Death Row for the past 7 years!!!. Congress party, which plays vote bank politics to appease the minority community, is squarely responsible for this tragedy and cannot wash the blood of these innocents off their hands.

Our justice system goes by the principle that even if many guilty goes unpunished, no innocent should be punished.

But here we have a situation where it is more like 'it is alright for many innocents to be killed to save one guilty of heinous crime'.

What a tragedy!!!!

How long must we suffer such fools like Ghulam Nabi Azad?

How mindless, callous and insensitive the UPA Government is can be deduced from this news report (the highlightings are mine)

Union health minister Ghulam Nabi Azad faced the ire of angry relatives who alleged that there was delay in the handing over of bodies of those killed in the Delhi high court blast. The relatives surrounded Azad at Ram Manohar Lohia Hospital and complained to him that despite a ten-hour wait, they were not handed over the bodies of the victims. N K Gupta, relative of Nalini Aggarwal (55), alleged that the family got a confirmation of her death at 12 noon but the post mortem was not conducted till late night.

Azad told the angry relatives that no one expected such an emergency. He told them that the authorities were doing whatever they could do.

"We are taking every step to ensure that such things don't repeat next time," Azad said.

No one expected such an emergency in the National Capital, which has seen repetitive bomb blasts!!!!!  If the Government had a disaster/terrorist attach management system in place, it would have been ready for ANY emergency. This is the problem with the Government. They know people like to move on after a couple of days of noise (have you heard anything about the investigation on the Mumbai bomb blast?) and will forget about this blast too. Damn emergency preparedness. That is for cows.

 

The real punch line is the one in the tail. Instead of assuring that Government will ensure that there wont be any terror strikes in future, here is the idiot confidently telling that he will ensure bodies of the deceased will be released to the relatives without hassles NEXT TIME when there is a terrorist attack. That means he is expecting many more terror attacks. Why should we suffer such fools?

1000 and still counting.............................................................

My initial plan was to commence blogging on the New Years Day of 2008. But like many other things in my life, on a whim, I decided on October 9th, 2007, to create a blog. I was new to blogging, and had absolutely no clue as to how to go about it. Google came to my assistance and identified blogspot.com for me as my domain. This blog was thus born.

It was called Raja's World for the best part of a year and a half. I was never too comfortable with such a generic name. On the auspicious occassion of Makara Sakranthi, 14th January 2009, I rebranded it as RAJADHARMAM. And it has stayed that way since.

In my first post, I had written,

What can you expect in this blog? A wide range of topics ranging from current affairs to management to music to sports - critically analyzed. Raja's world will make you think.................................. This blog is my Gurudakshina to all those who taught me academically, professionally and in real life. May the Gurushishya parampara endure..............

Nearly 4 long  years down the line, this blog has reached the landmark of 1000 posts. And as promised, I had indeed critically analyzed a wide range of topics. I also hope that I have prodded my readers to think differently, challenged their conventional wisdom and made them view issues from a different angle.

Did I ever think I would be still here writing my 1000th post? Frankly no. Because I never thought, I had in me enough material to write so much about. I have heard that Marathon runners enter into a zone after a few kilometers, which makes them forget their tiredness and propels them forward. I know how they feel now. I have been bloody tired, battered and bruised during this journey lasting 4 years. Many a time, I just wanted to give up blogging, as I found myself short of new ideas, thoughts and feared I was being repetitive. But I persisted. Perseverance was never my virtue during my young years. I used to start new things, but give it up once the novelty wears off. But as I grew older, I just hated to give up anything. Maybe the influence of the powerful Saturn (Saneeswaran) in my horoscope.

My stats show I have readers from all over the world - India, Middle East, Holland, Canada, USA, South Africa and even tiny Portugal. Stats also show that my readers are more interested in blogs related to traditional ancient wisdom , mythology rather than on current affairs. This is a bit surprising.

Despite pressures from my friends and well wishers, I have refused to monitize my blog or link it with blog rolls or other blogs. I have always had a steady readers numbering 3-40 per day. I am thankful to my readers for coming back again and again. I hope at least a few of these posts would have provided stimulation to your brain cells.

I bow my head in pranam to my Gurus and Goddess Saraswathi. This 1000th posting would not have been possible without their blessings.

Let the marathon continue............................................

Moral and Ethical bankruptcy of Politicians

The Anna Hazare movement exposed the ethical and moral bankruptcy of all our political parties.

Here was an issue which is dear to the people of the country, irrespective of the rich, middle class or the poor - Corruption. Here was an issue, which they could have and should have supported whole heartedly, and won the hearts of the people, whom they claim to represent. But all of them missed the big picture. The issue was one of corruption. By turning it into a movement against the parliamentary democracy system, and the need to protect the parliaments integrity, they came across as self preserving unethical bandicoots. Congress was shown up as downright thugs. The BJP was leaderless and did not take a firm position till the end. When they did, it was too little too late. The Yadav clan was vociferously opposed to Anna. So too was Mayavati. The so called moral guardians of the nation, the Left, put up a weak case of supporting the anti corruption drive, but was dead against the Anna mode of protests - but never gave an alternate option. The southern parties blew hot and blew cold. The Shiv senas and Akali Dals were not to be heard at all.

This could be the beginning of the end of our current parliamentary system. The disillusionment with our politicians is complete now. And for the second time, a leader from outside of the political spectrum has come up.

Though the gains of the Anna crusade was minimal, this could yet result in some long term structural changes in the polity.

And that couldnt be too bad either

Idiot Inside

Brace yourself!!!

If you thought you have had enough of a bumbling, incompetent Manmohan Singh, you are in for a shock.

The PM-in-waiting Rahul Gandhi is proving to be a disaster.

The anti corruption crusade of Anna Hazare was the ideal opportunity for Rahul Gandhi to exploit what he thinks is his core constituency - the middle class and the youth. Apart from of course the poor, who are affected most by corruption. But he was nowhere to be seen for the first 10 days. 

Then on the 11th day he came out to voice 'his' opinion(!!!) in the Parliament, reading from a prepared speech, violating zero hour rules. Instead of taking a statesman like stance, he attacked the Anna movement, tried to come out with what he called a game changing solution (tom tommed by his chamcha media cronies) of bringing Lokpal as a Constitutional Authority. Idiotic, to put it mildly. But then what else can you expect from someone who has lived in ivory tower throughout his life, and who has no idea about the popular sentiments. His proposal, despite Congress making all efforts to get support using paid cronies speaking in TV studios, was dismissed with the contempt it deserved. 

And to compound the shame ( a la M S Dhoni team in England ), he gave a miss to the Parliament on Saturday, when the Lokpal issue was being debated, and was not to be seen at all. He also shirked his duty as an elected member of Loksabha by not voting on the resolution. He was taking an insurance in advance. Should anything go wrong in the future, he can claim that he did not support the resolution. Should it go right, no one will remember that he did not vote. So much for his leadership (sic) qualities!!!

After this, do you want to have anything to do with him playing an active role in the country in the future?

The balance of power has shifted

For long, the politicians had the upper hand. They dictated policy making, most of which benefitted them and their parties, rather than the people. They, who dont miss an opportunity to claim the primacy of Parliament, did everything in their capacity to ensure Parliament didnt work, lawy making held hostage to petty party politics. In a way, the cart was before the horse.

Now, the horse is firmly in front of the cart. The agitation for Jan Lok Pal bill has shaken the politicians out of complacency, made them debate issues of national importance in Parliament, and made them  understand that in a democracy, it is the people who comes first and foremost. The politicians and parliament are only a means to achieve an end.

Anna Hazare's crusade may have many drawbacks, but we have to thank him for putting the power back where it should be - with the PEOPLE.

And that is no mean achievement. We owe him a great debt.

The Shikhandi of Indian Politics

The PM said he was "hurt" by charges levelled against him and although he had made mistakes, he was not guilty of misdemeanor. "In the course of seven years as prime minister, I may have made mistakes. Who is above making mistakes? To err is human but to accuse me of evil intentions, of conniving at corruption is a charge I firmly repudiate," he said.

This has been the problem during the past few years. Manmohan Singh has adopted the stand that he is uncorrupt, assuming that corruption begins and ends with Financial Corruption. This is not true.

I am reminded of a discussion with a very senior Advocate long time back. We were discussing corruption in the judiciary.He said that while financial corruption was rampant in the lower levels of the judiciary, as one goes up the ladder to the Supreme Court, the corruption is more moral in nature. The SC judges could be, and were influenced by appealing to their political ideology, personal beliefs and exploiting their lack of ethics. For example some of the Judges believed in capitalism, and this resulted in them giving judgements against the common people, in favour of the big business. He opined that this corruption was more dangerous than the financial one (of course,this dialogue took place  Pre-CJI Balakrishnan days!!. Balakrishnan took financial and moral corruption as CJI of India to abysmal levels).

Manmohan Singh, likewise is morally and ethically the most corrupt Prime Minister India has seen, and we have had some really rotten ones. His only interest has been to protect his, his masters (that includes Sonia Gandhi, big business houses and the USA) interests. And he has totally disregarded the common man. Why should he, when he has not been elected once by them, and do not have any intention of going back to them?. He has not just stood passively, but as is being revealed, actively facilitated many scams, including the 2G and CWG, that resulted in the systemmatic loot of the country. He has shown absolute moral and ethical bankruptcy.

The UPA, in general, and Congress, in particular, has put him and his financial integrity, as a front, while going berserk with looting India.

Can you think of an analogy from our scriptures? I can.

In Mahabharatha, on the 10th day of Kurukshetra War, Bheeshma was the General of Kauravas, marshalling the troops brilliantly. The Pandavas were flagging. It was then Krishna advised to have Shikhandi in Arjuna's chariot, with Arjuna hiding behind Shikhandi. Shikhandi was a Eunuch (no disrespect to Eunuch's here). Krishna knew that Bheeshma will not fight Shikhandi, which is precisely what happened. Using the opportunity, Arjuna attacked Bheeshma, now weaponless, and incapacitated him, thus taking him out of the equation. Those days what was being fought was Dharma yudha, with both parties following strict rules and fighting ethically. It is said that Dharmam died  that day, and the last 8 days Adharmam ruled roost in the battle fileld.

Manmohan's situation is similar. He is the Eunuch in the Congress/UPA chariot.

P.S: This post should not, in any way, be taken as disrespectful to the unfortunate Eunuch Community. The term is used only to explain the concept of a person who is neither this or that. I have great respect and empathise with the Eunuch community, who are ostracized by the society, and are forced to tackle immense physiological and psychological problems on their own. May god bless them.