Being non-partisan and sane is difficult. Either you must be a supporter of Modi or Rahul Gandhi. One’s posts are seen merely as to whether they are supportive of one or the other, or attacking either of the duos.
My post captioned comedy, of Rahul equating Coca-Cola owners as Shikanji sellers and many famous car company founders as mechanics promptly was met with snide remarks, and a respected friend wondered why I have not reacted to PM Modi’s comment on Ganesha’s as being the first head transplant on earth. I had promptly responded in my usual way, expressing my anguish at the absurdities, including those of a CSIR lab spending much of their resources on finding gold in cow’s urine, or Baba Ramdev trying to generate power from buffaloes. I have also severely criticised our bizarre claims of being the first to invent aeroplanes and that the Pushpak Viman mentioned in our epics being clear proof of same.
Idiosyncrasies are abounding in our country, where science is questioned, and myths are cherished. It’s not uncommon when religion plays a prominent role in guiding lifestyles of the citizens.
Be that as it may, my reprimanding the many embarrassing and avoidable statements of the BJP leaders, does not change my stand on Rahul Gandhi a bit. He is a comedian and dreams of being the Prime Minister of India. It is sycophancy at its best display when congress supporters refuse to realise the steep downfall of the party under the Gandhis. Congress had and now too, has many able leaders beyond Gandhi, that’s only if the supporters decide to revive the party.
The like of Dig Vijay Singh, Ashok Gehlot (who in an address states that rivers lose their power as electricity is extracted from it!), the incorrigible Mani Shankar Iyer, or the long list of corrupt elements headed by P Chidambaram Chettiar have all become the liability to the party. As long the party cannot look beyond Gandhi’s, BJP could by default, win the elections.
I wrote earlier, I do not hold the brief for BJP, but elect a comedian, and you can watch a circus, free!
Sampath Kumar
Intrépide voix
pic courtesy: times of india
