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The misery of us

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The misery of us

If one person makes the rules and one group follow those rules then that group bully everyone and make sure that everybody follows those rules. Here we are not talking about any government or organization. Here we are talking about the fakest liberals those were brainwashed so much that they cannot see the reality, but one thing which makes them stronger is the cowardliness of India.

Jawaharlal Nehru and Nathuram Godse are still alive, we all can see them, and both are getting praise and criticism simultaneously but one thing which makes them different is the bravery of liberals.

In the rule book which they have created, you cannot criticize the great Nehru because he is dead now and we have left that world 50 years back. But But But, you can criticize Godse, you can call him terrorist which he was not even you can justify the thousands of killings with that name only.
The game goes like this:
1. EVERYBODY– 166 people died because of Islamic terrorism in Mumbai attacks.
2. LIBERALS – But but but Nathuram Godse Killed Mahatma Gandhi
3. EVERYBODY – 3000 people died because of Islamic terrorism in Newyork on 9/11.
4. LIBERALS – But but but Nathuram Godse Killed Mahatma Gandhi
5. EVERYBODY – 150 people died because of Islamic terrorism in Paris.
6. LIBERALS – But but but Nathuram Godse Killed Mahatma Gandhi
7. EVERYBODY – 13 journalist died because of Islamic terrorism again in Paris
8. LIBERALS – But but but Nathuram Godse Killed Mahatma Gandhi
9. EVERYBODY – 300 people died because of Islamic terrorism in Sri Lanka on Easter
10. LIBERALS – But but but Nathuram Godse Killed Mahatma Gandhi
11. EVERYBODY – 48 soldiers died because of Islamic terrorism in PuLiberalsama.
12. LIBERALS – But but but Nathuram Godse Killed Mahatma Gandhi
13. EVERYBODY – 30 soldiers died because of Islamic terrorism in URI.
14. LIBERALS – But but but Nathuram Godse Killed Mahatma Gandhi
15. EVERYBODY – 80 people died because of Islamic terrorism in Kabul
16. LIBERALS – But but but Nathuram Godse Killed Mahatma Gandhi
17. EVERYBODY – 200 people died because of Islamic terrorism in Nigeria
18. LIBERALS – But but but Nathuram Godse Killed Mahatma Gandhi.
19. EVERYBODY – Genocide of Yazidis happened because of Islamic terrorism.
20. LIBERALS – But but but Nathuram Godse Killed Mahatma Gandhi

And we who are playing by the rules of that book can’t even figure out how we are losing this debate.

We haven’t done anything wrong, the Nathram Godse was a murderer, not a terrorist. He killed one guy who happens to be a rockstar of that time. The people who killed Dhruv Tyagi recently are murderers, nobody is calling them terrorists.

You have to admit this that they have so much power, our Prime Minister who supposed to be Hindutvawadi has to speak about the murder of Akhlaq he may or may not speak about the Murder of Prashant Pujari and nobody gives a damn about this.

The rule here is, if Modi does not speak in the matter of lynchings then he is supporting them silently, but this rule does not apply on Rahul Gandhi or on any other politicians that why they are not speaking on the issue of killings of BJP/RSS workers are they supporting those killings.

Whoever thinks that Sadhavi is a liability on BJP is stupid or I would say extremely stupid.

Modi was a liability for BJP in 2002 then Yogi was a liability and now Sadhvi is a liability. May be BJP and RSS know how to make a liability an asset but we on social media are stupid.

I belong to the rural part of India. I can confidently say that 99% of people in that part do not think that Mahatma Gandhi was even a good human being but they think that India is great.

The fakest liberals were even successful to make heroes out of Anti- Indians and here we are who are not able to defend a person who is anti-Gandhi, seriously how pathetic we are.

Varanasi: The trajectory of developmental discourse

Arvind Kumar Mishra
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Varanasi: The trajectory of developmental discourse

Varanasi, the cultural capital of India is the spiritual land where people experience the mesmerisation which transcends the duality of inner and outer. People across the globe come here to reinvent their ‘self’ and to find the real meaning of life. Varanasi is the oldest surviving city which makes you free from the bondage of life and death. It gives you salvation. Varanasi witnesses visits of lakhs of foreign as well as Indian tourists every year.

Varanasi has been moving on the path of unprecedented development since 2014. Varanasi just not elected its Member of Parliament but it also elected the visionary Prime Minister of India in 2014. Mr. Narendra Modi successfully attempted to exemplify  a new Model of Development in Varanasi. The city’s developmental discourse was redefined and new narratives of change have taken place since 2014. The developmental change and needs of every field was addressed by Mr. Modi. ‘Swachh Bharat Mission’ started by Modi Government has categorically changed the spatial reality and social psychology of general public and visitors in Varanasi. Swachh Bharat Mission has had an unaccustomed impact in Varanasi. Prior to 2014, Ganga Ghats in Varanasi were almost filthy and unhygienic. Now the Ghats are very clean and hygienic. 27 changing rooms were constructed on various ghats.You can find new dustbins which are set up at every ghat. The task of repairing stairs of 11 ghats were completed. More cleaning personnels were recruited especially for cleaning  up the ghats. LED lights replaced the conventional ones at 84 Ganga Ghats in Varanasi. Prime Minister Modi has been credited for constructing 153 public toilets and 6 Dhobi Ghats in the city.

Infrastructural Development in Varanasi is a major attraction. Crores of Rupees were spent on building new roads and repairing the old ones. Prime Minister inaugurated 17.6 and 16.55 Kilometres long Babatpur Airport Road and Varanasi Ring Road respectively. Such new roads have made our journey very comfortable and less time consuming. Foreign tourists are found praising Mr. Modi for this development. The task of constructing Ramnagar-Samneghat and Balua Ghat Bridge on the river was completed by Mr. Modi. Walls of the city are full of graffiti art conveying  the messages of civilisational glory and protecting the ancient heritage. These graffiti art works are making the city more beautiful and charming. 

Under the aegis of Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana, 15325 houses were constructed in Varanasi and it has addressed the fundamental human need of housing. Apart from this Mr. Narendra Modi distributed 1000 e-rickshaws and solar power lanterns to needy people in Varanasi. Sewage water treatment plant at Dinapur and sewage pumping stations at 3 places named Saraiya, Chaukaghat and Phulwaria were built. Mr. Modi is quite considering to build effective waste management system in Varanasi and he has been consulting foreign experts in this regard. Thanks to our Prime Minister Modi for facilitating a far better public transportation system in Varanasi. Many new public buses were started on different routes of Varanasi connecting to different cities and places. New trains such as Vande Bharat and Mahamana Express are being run between Varanasi and Delhi. Manduadih Railway Station has ben developed as a model station after the revamping. Varanasi Junction and Manduadih both the stations are very clean and equipped with latest amenities. Under the Integrated Power Development Scheme, underground electricity cabling is being done across the city

Banaras Hindu university’s Institute of Medical Science has been up graded to AIIMS and 2 new cancer hospitals Mahamana Madan Mohan Malaviya and Homi Bhaha Cancer Hospitals  have  been established by Modi Government. New wellness centres under the Ayushman Bharat Yojana are being set up in Varanasi. Regional Institute of Ophthalmology has also been established at Banaras Hindu University. Ayushman Bharat Scheme is a big relief and help to the economically vulnerable people. Government’s emphasis on promoting generic medicines must be highly appreciated. Varanasi, the centre of eastern Uttar Pradesh is now being developed as a medical hub by Modi Government.

Mr. Narendra Modi has done beautification of  many religious places of worshiping like Markandey Mahadev Temple, Dhamek Stupa, Gurudham Temple, Lal Khan Tomb, etc. Prime Minister Modi has been developing Varanasi as India’s first inland waterway multi-modal terminal. Varanasi is also the city of waivers and silk trade. Modi Government has been giving financial assistance, training and power looms to waivers in Varanasi. Mr. Narendra Modi has also built Trade Facilitation Centre and Crafts Museum in Varanasi. Atal Incubation Centre, Super Computer ‘Param Shivay’ and Vaidik Vigyan Kendra were also started by Mr. Narendra Modi.

Varanasi has never witnessed its all round and inclusive development. There is a very strong Modi Wave in Varanasi constituency and Mr. Narendra Modi is garnering support from all the sections of society. Tomorrow, on 19th May, Varanasi is going to re-elect Mr. Modi for a visionary and honest leadership. 

Why there is so much hatred against Shri Ram and Ramayana in the minds of Lutyens Leftist Liberal ecosystem

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Why there is so much hatred against Shri Ram and Ramayana in the minds of Lutyens Leftist Liberal ecosystem

Although we have seen the hatred spewed by the left liberal ecosystem for anything that is Hindu or ancient Indian; whether is the festivals, old traditions, Gods, philosophies, scriptures, symbols, icons, etc.; there seems to be a ‘special love’ reserved for Lord Rama, Ramayana and its characters.

Whether it is the constant shameless attempt to spin the epic and its message by falsely depicting it as a conflict between castes, by portraying Rama as Upper caste and Ravana as a Dalit (who actually was a Brahmin); or to make it a symbol of patriarchy by harping on the episode of Rama leaving Sita after questions were raised by the citizens without understanding the inherent message of the act. Or the latest fad to portray Ram’s most dedicated Bhakt and a God himself, Hanuman as a symbol of Hindu militancy.

They have tried every dirty trick, have used the prism of every dirty ideology to malign the great epic and ‘Marayada Puroshottam’ Ram himself. So this begs the question why there is so much special love reserved for Ram in the hearts of left-liberal gang members, apart from the obvious fact that the revival of Hindutava and the rise of BJP started with Ram Janambhoomi issue and with the words of “Jai Shree Rama”?

If you go and ask any child or any person anywhere in the country about Ram, two things will constantly reverberate – “Maryada Puroshottam” and “Ram Rajya”. Though he was an avatar of God, he was a King on earth in his human form. In fact, he is regarded as the first King of India by many. People of India may not understand the complexities involved in a court case related to corruption matters, but they easily understand the difference between the God and its Human Avatar.

Ram Rajya symbolizes good governance and Maryada Puroshottam signifies the conduct and behavior of those in power. His whole life is an embodiment of the moral dilemmas a King faces in different situations and how to overcome them without compromising your inherent moral values. Also, he is the oldest and the greatest King whose footsteps reached all across the country, making him equally important to every Indian irrespective of the regional or linguistic differences.

All these make him a ‘nightmare’ for those who are still living with a colonial mindset or a leftist one. He can subsume all the great icons from different states within himself, thereby also rendering the card of ‘regional pride’ ineffective, like it is happening in today’s Bengal. How do you fight those who claim to be his followers and believe in his model of governance in a country where Ram is the epitome of governance and his rule being regarded as the benchmark of a ‘paradise’ on earth?

There are only two ways. One, you try to paint the followers as fake and only using the great name for their selfish benefits. And second, to try and cast aspersions on the man himself by using dubious means and questionable arguments. Both these strategies have been employed by the ecosystem since decades in ample amounts.

They try to paint Lord Ram in bad light by trying to cast aspersions on his motive and decisions during some very difficult situations. They try to make fun of him for his ‘Pitra Bhakti’ as he chose to accept Vanvaas instead of Kingship. They try to question his silence on his brother’s act of cutting the nose of a ‘woman’. They question him over the way he chose to kill Bali. They portray him as a male-chauvinist over Sita’s Agnee-Pariksha and her subsequent separation from him later. They question his valor and bravery in the way he fought the war and his killing of Ravana. They even go to the extent of saying that he was a megalomaniac as his name was written on every stone of Ram Setu!

Their hatred and logic have no sanity. They have always been so cut off from the ground and the people that they always looked India from the colonial mindset of ‘A land of uncivilized people with their beastly gods’. They refuse to accept the rich Indian heritage and constantly try to convey that India was born in 1947, thereby cutting all the ties from the oldest surviving civilization that is India. Since 1947, they have always tried to ‘civilize’ India according to their twisted sense of civilization and society, leading to the mess that this region had become which used to the land of knowledge, prosperity and wealth.

They try hard to blacken the icons of our great history but thanks to the mothers and fathers of this great nation who have been able to pass on the true message and values of Lord Ram and the other great figures, to the next generation for decades and centuries. The have not been able to dent this one ancient institution of ‘family’, though not for the lack of trying. They have tried very hard to push individualism and promote selfishness to weaken the institution of family but it has been so entrenched in Indian psyche that they have had very less success.

They don’t hate Lord Ram per say, but they hate the idea that they will become powerless and a forgotten memory, if more and more people start returning to their roots and values embodied by this great figure, after having seen the dastardly results of these poisonous divisive foreign ideologies that have wrecked havoc on India for so many decades. They will be finished politically because their whole politics is based on ‘divide and rule’ whether it is ‘Hindu vs Muslim’, ‘Caste vs Caste’, ‘State vs State’, ‘Class vs Class’, or ‘Men vs Women’.

But Ram is one such uniting figure that even the older generations of Muslim scholars titled him as ‘Imam-e-Hind’. If his name can again lead Indians back to the older era where the divisions were less and love was more, they and their vicious imported ideologies would be erased from the future memories of India. They can’t stand the idea of loosing to an ‘uncivilized mythical figure’.

And this is the fear that is driving them to be extra hateful to Lord Ram and Narendra Modi who is leading the charge in his name.

नाकारा पुलिस, निर्लज्ज सरकार और प्रगतिशील मीडिया का मुखर मौन

Kumar Narad
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नाकारा पुलिस, निर्लज्ज सरकार और प्रगतिशील मीडिया का मुखर मौन

थानागाजी दुष्कर्म मामला

अलवर का थानागाजी दुष्कर्म मामला राजस्थान की कांग्रेस सरकार को बदनाम, नाकारा और लापरवाह और पुलिस तंत्र को निर्लज्ज साबित करने के लिए पर्याप्त है। ‘चुनाव जीतने के लिए….सरकार ने मामले को दबाकर रखा…।’ अगर राजस्थान में भारतीय जनता पार्टी के वरिष्ठ नेता राजेंद्र राठौड़ के इस बयान में थोड़ी भी गैर राजनैतिक सच्चाई है, तो किसी भी प्रदेश के राजनैतिक और सामाजिक तंत्र के लिए यह बहुत खतरनाक संकेत है। पुलिस, जैसा उसके बारे में कहा और सुना जाता है, अनेक सुधारों के बावजूद वह राजनीतिक आकाओं की पूंछभर है, जो मक्खियों और राजनैतिक मच्छरों को उड़ाने भर के लिए होती है। क्या अलवर जिले के थानागाजी क्षेत्र में दलित महिला के लिए साथ हुई सामूहिक दुष्कर्म की घटना ने राज्य के राजनैतिक तंत्र के माथे पर हल्की भी सिकन पैदा की। शायद नहीं। अगर होती तो, राज्य के मुख्यमंत्री अशोक गहलोत चुनाव प्रचार पर जाने से पहले पीड़िता का दर्द बांटने और उसे न्याय दिलाने का आश्वासन देने अब तक थानागाजी पहुंच चुके होते। लेकिन सोलह मई आते आते बहुत देर हो गई। घटना के पूरे इक्कीस दिन और इस घटना के सार्वजनिक होने के चौदह दिन बाद मुख्यमंत्री अपने राष्ट्रीय अध्यक्ष के साथ पहुंचे।

अब घटना का पुलिसिया हाल जानते हैं। 26 अप्रेल को दोपहर में अलवर के थानागाजी इलाके में मोटरसाइकल पर अपने घर लौटते दलित दंपती को गुर्जर समुदाय के कुछ आपराधिक मानसिकता के लड़के रोकते हैं। उनसे झगड़ा करते हैं। उन्हें एक सुनसान जगह ले जाकर दलित महिला के साथ उसके पति के सामने ही दुष्कर्म करते हैं। और हंसते हुए उसका वीडियो बनाते हैं। और उसे वायरल भी करते हैं। इस वीडियो में उनका अट्टाहास, कानून व्यवस्था का भद्दा मजाक है। जैसे, वे हंसते हुए पुलिसिया व्यवस्था को चिढ़ा रहे थे- तू मेरा क्या उखाड़ लेगा? अपराधियों में इतना आत्मविश्वास कहां से पैदा हो रहा है। गौरतलब है कि राज्य के मुख्यमंत्री राज्य के गृहमंत्री भी हैं।

इस घटना का मनोवैज्ञानिक पहलु अगर राजनैतिक दल समझ पाएंगे, तो शायद आत्महत्या कर लेंगे। मगर इतनी समझ वे खुद में पैदा ही नहीं होने देते। यह घटना मात्र आपराधिक घटना नहीं है। यह एक मनोवैज्ञानिक अपराध है, जो राजस्थान जैसे आमतौर पर आपराधिक नजर से शांत कहे जाने वाले प्रदेश के लिए गंभीर चेतावनी है। थोड़ी देर के लिए सचित्र कल्पना कीजिए, एक पत्नी का उसके पति के सामने दुष्कर्म। उस पीड़िता पर क्या गुजर रही होगी। और उस असहाय पति की क्या हालत हुई होगी, जब वह उन हवशी दरिंदों की जकड़न में अपनी पत्नी की विवशता को देख रहा होगा। और उसकी पत्नी अपनी पथराई आंखों से पति से मदद की गुहार लगा रही होगी। यह तय है कि वह दंपती जीवनभर अपनी आत्मा पर एक भारी बोझ लेकर जीते रहेंगे। और उनके घर पर राजनैतिक दलों की सियासी यात्राएं उनके इस बोझ को बढ़ाती रहेंगी।

अब बात करते हैं पुलिस की। सौ-डेढ़ सौ साल पुराने कानूनों को ढो रही पुलिस के रुख में बदलाव न के बराबर है। संवेदनशीलता को तो जैसे घर में लुंगी की तरह खूंटी पर टांग कर आना इनकी ड्यूटी की हिस्सा है। हर बार जब पुलिस कोई अच्छा काम कर अखबार में जगह बनाती है, तो लगता है अब खाकी के भी हालात बदलने लगे हैं। पुलिस आम लोगों के साथ फ्रेंडली होने लगी है। लेकिन कठोर धरातल पर यह उतना सच नहीं है, जितना अखबारी दुनिया में लगता है। इस अपमानजनक घटना के बाद जब दलित दंपती से वीडियो वायरल की धमकी देकर दुष्कर्मियों ने लगातार पैसों की मांग की तो उन्होंने अलवर के पुलिस अधीक्षक के पास गुहार लगाई। इस उम्मीद से कि जिला कप्तान हमारे साथ न्याय करेंगे। पूरे बहत्तर घंटे यानी तीन दिन बाद थानागाजी के दारोगा ने एफआईआर दर्ज की।

इसके बावजूद दुष्कर्मियों की ओर से पीड़ित दंपती को लगातार वीडियो वायरल करने की धमकियां दी जाती रही। इन धमकियों के बीच जब पीड़ित दंपती थानागाजी थाने के दारोगा के पास फिर पहुंचे और उन्हें धमकियों के बारे में बताया। इस पर थानेदार का जबाव सुनकर उसकी संवेदनहीनता की पराकाष्ठा का पता चलता है। थाने से पीडित दंपती को जबाव मिला, अगर उन्होंने ऐसा किया तो एफआईआर में एक और धारा लगा देंगे। यानी, उन्हें वायरल करने दीजिए, हम देख लेंगे। कौन से दौर में जी रहा है हमारा तंत्र। गजब की संवेदनशीलता है! असली अपराधी कौन है, यह समझा जा सकता है। किसी दुष्कर्मी से तो अच्छे की उम्मीद नहीं की जा सकती, मगर जिन्हें कानून और व्यवस्था की जिम्मेदारी दे रखी, उसका यह व्यवहार। हम कौनसे पुलिसिया सुधार की बात करते हैं। पहले उन्हें इंसान तो ढंग का बनाएं।

अब और आगे की कहानी। छह मई को राजस्थान में दूसरे चरण की बारह सीटों पर चुनाव होने थे। चुनावी विश्लेषकों के हिसाब से ये सीटें कांग्रेस के मुफीद बताई जा रही थी। अगर यह मामला मीडिया में विस्फोट हो जाता, जो जितना राजनैतिक फायदा नजर आ रहा था, वह सब मटियामेट हो जाता। जाहिर है पुलिस तंत्र अपने राजनैतिक आकाओं के लिए किसी भी तरह का रिस्क नहीं ले सकते थे। लिहाजा एफआईआर पर किसी भी तरह की जांच पड़ताल चुनावी तैयारियों की आड़ में टाल दी गई। मगर उधर सोश्यल मीडिया पर फैलाई गई आग जब चारोँ ओर लपलपाने लगी, तो पुलिसिया तंत्र के हाथ पांव फूल गए।

अब अंदर की कहानी, जिसके सच होने की बहुत ज्यादा संभावना है, मगर उसके तथ्य जांच के विषय हैं। क्या यह संभव नहीं है कि तीस अप्रेल को जब एसपी ने थानागाजी थाने को इस मामले की एफआईआर दर्ज करने के लिए कहा होगा तो बाद में एसपी कार्यालय से इस मामले को किसी तरह दूसरे चरण के चुनाव पूरे होने तक टालने का भी इशारा किया होगा। एसपी कार्यालय को पता था कि मीडिया में मामले की हवा बनते ही सत्तारूढ़ पार्टी की हवा खिसक सकती है। पूर्वी राजस्थान में सियासी समीकरण पलट सकते हैं।

क्योंकि लोगों का आक्रोश ईवीएम मशीनों में अपना गुस्सा भर सकता है। मगर थाने में भी ‘ड्यूटी’ निभाई गई। पूरे तीन दिन तो एफआईआर दर्ज करने में लगाए गए। और इस संवेदनशील मामले को पूरी तरह दबा दिया गया। संवेदनशील इसलिए क्योंकि दुष्कर्मियों के पास उस वाहियात घटना के वीडियो मौजूद थे, जिन्हें वे कभी भी सोश्यल मीडिया के सैलाब में डाल सकते थे। पीड़ित दंपती डरे हुए थे। अपनी बेइज्जती से और दुष्कर्मियों द्वारा लगातार धमकाने और पैसा मांगने से। मगर पुलिस से जुबान लड़ाने का मतलब…सब समझते हैं। संभव है इस मामले में एसपी कार्यालय ने राजधानी स्थित बड़े दफ्तरों से राय मांगी हो, बड़े दफ्तरों ने राजनैतिक दफ्तरों से। मगर, यह तथ्य कभी भी मुख्यधारा में नहीं आएगा।

आम तौर पर ऐसे संवेदनशील मामलों में पीड़ितों की पहचान को छिपाकर रखा जाता है। मगर सहानुभूति दिखाने में कोई कसर नहीं छोड़ना चाहता। राजनैतिक संवेदनशीलता को परिभाषित करना बहुत मुश्किल है। इसके बावजूद राज्य के राजनैतिक मुखिया घटना के पूरे इक्कीस दिन अपने राष्ट्रीय अध्यक्ष के साथ सहानुभूति का प्रदर्शन करने पीड़ित दंपती के घर पहुंचे। और उन्हें न्याय दिलाने का आश्वासन दिया। यह न्याय भी कहीं कांग्रेस का कथित ‘न्याय’ साबित न हो जाए। मगर इससे भी बड़ी बात यह है कि राजनैतिक दलों के पीड़िता के घर पहुंचने से पीड़िता का जीवन सार्वजनिक हो जाता है। मगर किसी भी राजनैतिक दल या नेता ने इस बात की चिंता नहीं की। उनमें पीड़िता के साथ संवेदनशीलता प्रदर्शित करने की होड़ थी। आईपीसी की धारा 228 क और सर्वोच्च न्यायालय के एक आदेश के अनुसार धारा 376 के मामले में पीड़ित पक्ष की पहचान किसी भी रूप में करना अपराध है। और इस मामले में दो साल की कैद का भी प्रावधान है। क्या इस तरह के संवेदनशील मामलों में सहानुभूति जताने का कोई और तरीका नहीं हो सकता? संवेदनशीलता के दिखाने के मामले में राज्य सरकार की मंत्री ममता भूपेश बहुत आगे निकल गईं। उन्होंने अपने फेसबुक अकाउंट पर पीड़िता का फोटो अपलोड कर दिया। कानून के अनुसार ऐसे मामलों में पीड़ित पक्ष की पहचान उजागर करने वालों को दो साल की कैद का प्रावधान है। क्या ममता भूपेश और सोश्यल मीडिया पर वायरल करने वालों को कानून सजा दिला पाएगा। क्योंकि ये लोग भी इस दुष्कर्त्य में उतने ही भागीदारी हैं।

अब असल जिम्मेदारी है न्याय तंत्र की। आम तौर पर हमारे यहां यहां न्याय तंत्र को उसके ढीलेपन के लिए कोसा जाता है। हालांकि कई बार ऐसे मामलों में न्याय तंत्र ने गजब की तत्परता दिखाते हुए पीड़ित पक्षों को न्याय दिलाया है। लेकिन सवाल यह है कि ऐसे मामलों में पुलिस और प्रशासन कितनी फुर्ती दिखा पाता है। पुलिस, प्रशासन और राजनैतिक उलझनों से निकलकर जब यह मामला न्याय तंत्र के हाथों में आएगा, तो उम्मीद करनी चाहिए कि पीड़ित पक्ष को मानसिक न्याय जरूर मिलेगा और दुष्कर्मियों को उनके पापों की ऐसी कड़ी सजा मिलेगी, कि किसी भी अपराधी की रूह कांप उठेगी।

दुर्भाग्य से स्थानीय मीडिया भी चुनावों में इतना व्यस्त रहा कि जिले में चुनाव के अलावा समाज में क्या हो रहा है, इस पर उसका ध्यान ही नहीं गया। अन्यथा क्या यह संभव है कि चार मई को सोश्यल मीडिया पर अपलोड किया वीडियो उनके मोबाइल तक नहीं पहुंचा हो। न जाने मीडिया कौनसे धर्म का पालन कर रहा था।

थोड़ी चर्चा देश के कथित प्रगतिशील मीडिया की। जो खुद को मुख्यधारा के मीडिया से अलग मानता है। द वायर, स्क्रॉल, द प्रिंट, द क्विंट, सत्यहिंदी। किसी की भी नजर में यह उतना बड़ा अपराध नहीं था कि इस पर कलम को घिसा जाए। उनकी लिखी रिपोर्टों के अनुसार यह एक सामान्य आपराधिक घटना थी, जिसमें ‘उछालने’ जैसा कुछ भी तत्व नहीं था। मगर, सच यह कि यह वही अलवर जिला है जहां मॉब लिंचिंग की कथित घटना को जमकर मसाले लगाकर दुनियाभर में परोसा गया। गुजरात के ऊना में दलितों को साथ कथित अत्याचार की घटना पर कई दिनों तक रिपोर्टें दिखाई गई। सरकार, कानून व्यवस्था, पुलिस तंत्र को खूब कोसा गया। तो क्या यह समझा जाए कि कब, क्या, कहां, और किस तरह ‘उछाला’ जाए, यह इस बात पर निर्भर करता है कि वहां सत्ता में कौन है?

It is good Sadhvi Pragya apologised

G Indira
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It is good Sadhvi Pragya apologised

It is apparent that Prime minister Narendra Modi is an ardent fan of Mahatma Gandhi. Time and again, he mentioned how much he was inspired by Gandhiji. In the initial years of his tenure, the PM started his pet project ‘Swatch Bharat Abhiyan’ with the inspiration of Mahatma Gandhi. Gandhi ji is revered not only in India but also all over the world as an icon of peace and non-violence. All humans are fallible but what Gandhiji said or did is infallible to many in India specially to most of the intellectuals. Sadhvi Pragya calling Godse a patriot: he was, is and will remain as a patriot and Kamal Hassan (actor, politician and head of a political party) calling Godse, a Hindu terrorist – both are reprehensible.

Terrorist is a ‘boo’ word in any case. Could the same be used for Tamil guerrillas of LTTE by Kamal Hassan? No. They’re freedom fighters and Liberation Tigers. They are also driven by ideology and eliminated people on their way. So, the word terrorist leaves plenty of room for argument, given that its interpretation will depend on the hearers’ ideological position on the one side or other of the conflict.

Even in the textbooks of students Nathuram Godse’s excessive love for his country is mentioned. Anything beyond the limit goes astray. It’s also mentioned that he did his Pranams to Mahatma before shooting him for the kind of service Gandhiji had rendered to the country. Godse recognised Gandhiji to be highly patriotic, however he differed with Gandhiji’s ideology of appeasing Muslim minority. Godse’s assassination of Gandhiji vilified Godse so much so that he became a villain in the minds of people. Extremism is never tolerated in this country whatever the motive behind it arguably.

Kamal Hassan has a fad to bash Hindus. He has no qualms in making a terrorist out of them. A number of FIRs are readily waiting to be registered on him and he is seeking for an anticipatory bail. The United Nations (the biggest international body for bringing peace among nations in the world) has not been able to give a definition of “terrorist “. But Kamal Hassan so easily mouths and names Godse with the term without knowing the repercussions. In the public perception Kamal Hassan is a known Hindu baiter. However, Sadhvi Pragya should have chosen her words carefully. Of course, she said coolly and clearly that ‘Godse is Deshbhakt’. That begs the question – as to why he killed another Deshbhakt Gandhiji?

Hindus in India would not condone violence. Buddhism and Jainism of extreme non-violence kind originated in India. Hence in the light of most peace loving religions both Kamal Hassan and Sadhvi Pragya’s statements are under snide, suspicion and scanner by the people. In Sadhvi Pragya’s case which is related to Gandhiji, who is the father of this nation, she should have been more careful. As far as Gandhiji is concerned, he is the most venerated figure in India.
By any means, the press would like to drag the politicians out.

For them, right now, the most vulnerable and susceptible one seemed to be Sadhvi Pragya with her uncouth and unbridled statements. They asked Sadhvi Pragya’s reaction on what Kamal Hassan had said somewhere in south India in his election campaign. She reacted to it in the manner she thought to be right, by totally forgetting that she belonged to a responsible political party. Imagining what the rippling effect of her statements could be on the on- going elections, the party went into a damage control mode. In the humdrum, hectic violent campaign of West Bengal, hopefully the murky statements of these two politicians go into dust.

All told, Mahatma Gandhi was an epitome of all Hindu values which the Hindutva proponents yearn for viz. vegetarianism, prohibition of liquor, Gau-Raksha, eating of Satvic food, punctuality, honesty, integrity, morality and austerity in one’s personal life. It’s said that Gandhiji is remembered in the early morning prayers of RSS Shakhas for being the greatest leader of this country.

As far as in Indian intellectual circles and with well-meaning citizens, to criticise or a make a comment on Gandhiji is deplorable. Anything regarding Gandhiji is a ‘no-go’ area. Having entered into that terrain of ‘no-go’, Sadhvi Pragya’s apology should put to rest the topic and the likely fall-out.

Your Karma awaits you

Anant Chetan
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Your Karma awaits you

Indeed Mr. Modi’s karma awaits him. And so does Mr. Rahul Gandhi’s and mine and yours and every one else’s.

Maybe Rahul Gandhi is just overwhelmed by the “laws of Karma”. He might have just come across this Hindu laws during this festival of elections which Indians have been not only aware of but also have been living these laws generations after generations.

Indira Gandhi and Rajiv Gandhi were Martyrs; says who? Was it their Karma? Did the people who like to call them martyrs take out some time to see if any of their actions caused their unfortunate demise?

Since, obviously Mr. Rahul Gandhi is more interested in keeping a track of PM Modi’s karma, I could at least highlight some of the actions  (karamas) taken by Mrs. Indira Gandhi and later by Mr. Rajiv Gandhi which straight away lead to their sad demise. This particular article is based on a book “The Kaoboys of R&AW: Down memory lane” by B. Raman, a former R&AW officer who was also a one time head of counter terrorism division of India’s external intelligence agency i.e.  Research and Analysis Wing (R&AW). So at any point in time you feel it is a propaganda and feel like hurling abuses towards me, do some “karma“, read the book and verify the facts.

Back in 1968, R&AW was carved out of Intelligence Bureau, making R&AW an explicit external agency. This was an excellent ‘karma‘ by Indira Gandhi. A good karma. The world saw the fruits of this in 1971, during the Bangladesh’s (former East Pakistan) Liberation War. The author of the book spoke highly about Indira Gandhi at this point in time, he considered this as both Indira Gandhi’s and R&AW’s success. And indeed it was.

But things changed.
“Somebody” started controlling the recruitment process of the officers. Union Public Service Commission, UPSC was sidelined, recommendations and references took the front seat. Promotions were awarded at “somebody’s” whim. Sons and daughters of some of the senior officers got recruited. Nepotism started killing the quality of the agency. Not only this, the agency which was supposed to be an external agency, was doing a heavy lifting within the country. All of a sudden there were offices in every other city in the country. The officers were used to keep a track on certain politicians. The author himself when posted in Paris got an instruction from the headquarter to digout/track the where about of Mrs Leila Kabir, wife of late Mr. George Fernandes.

You could make a guess who that “somebody” was.
The intelligence quality deteriorated to such an extent that they lost their strong hold in Bangladesh, where people were actually pro India till then. The Pakistan sponsored terror factories in Chittagong Hill Tract, which were almost shut down after 1971, resuscitated. The ones who were terrorizing Mizoram and Nagaland had now started moving inwards towards, Tripura, Assam along with Mizoram and Nagaland. And R&AW had no clue. They were busy somewhere else or the officers promoted or recruited were not upto the mark.

R&AW’s first official embarrassment was Sheikh Mujibur Rahman’s assassination in 1975. The intelligence agency had no clue whatsoever. R&AW’s predictions about different election outcomes based on intelligence also started deviating with a huge variance. They were failing to keep a track of things.

Even though, Morarji Desai’s government tried to clean up the agency, made it lean by shutting a lot of offices within the country. But the condition did not improve. It might have, but Indira Gandhi came again in 1980. Pakistan had been supporting Khalistanis, providing them with the necessary training and weapons. Khalistanis had started using IEDs and hijacking airplanes. In fact the author claims that the fifth hijacking the Khalistanis did in 1984 was a bummer. They did not have a real gun, they used a toy gun to hijack a plane. ISI later provided them with a gun when the plane landed in Pakistan, one of the passengers saw the gun exchange and later informed the authorities.

The biggest blow came when the Khalistanis captured the Golden Temple. Although, Rameshwar Nath Kao, the then R&AW chief categorically asked Indira Gandhi to not employ army. But she ignored his advice and sent the army any how. The author of the book did not understand why. A week long mess named Operation Blue star worsened the already tensed situation. Moreover, the author claims that R&AW had incorrect information about who was inside the temple. As per them there were Pakistani terrorists also.

Two of her security guards shot her. Intelligence agency had no clue. In fact till today (as per book) it is not certain if Khalistanis were involved or ISI was involved or someone else.

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So, now you or Mr. Gandhi should decide whose karma was involved in destroying the intelligence agency which was supposed to protect Indians from threats. It is very easy to blame an institution for the failures, but it is relatively difficult to gauge the effects of poor or rather selfish leadership decisions imposed on the institutions which lead to the failures.

I think it was her, her arrogance, her hunger of power and need to control that destroyed a fairly successful institution which in turn lead to the unfortunate incident. It is of utter shame that the head of the state was not protected.

If you think sending Army was the only option, you are wrong. Some terrorists re-captured Golden Temple few years later under Rajiv Gandhi’s rule. He took the advice of agency and employed a very different tactic; Operation Black Thunder. As per the author of the book, the terrorists were trapped in the temple for more than a week, nothing going in or coming out, they desecrated the temple by defecating inside the temple. The place was stinking when the NSG commandos went inside. This hurt the sentiments of the majority and they started disassociating themselves from the Khalistanis.A good karma indeed. A win-win solution.

He was very different from Indira Gandhi. He was not so interested in politics and so was not power hungry. He was more into material pleasures, holidaying, flying, fast cars etc. The author claims that Rajiv Gandhi received a brand new Mercedes from a royal prince as a “gift“. Unfortunately he had to give it up when the Bofors Scandal was highlighted.

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Bofors scam was not highlighted by the opposition parties in India. The issue was raised by a Swedish Journalist and a Swedish NGO. The complain was against the company who had illegally sold weapons by bribing to several countries. India happened to be one of them.

The author also tell that the Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC) that Rajiv Gadhi authorized, did not do its job properly. They spoke to people who had negligible information about the case. They willingly ignored the ones who knew more. For example, the authors says that the JPC members did not speak to the Swedish lady journalist who was following the case since day one. They did not speak to Prakash Hinduja (who was alleged beneficiary of the deals), however, they spoke to his brother, who was not involved in this case. Moreover, the JPC had five days for these interactions, but they wound up their interactions in less than four days and instead of returning to India, they went holidaying in London. Giving an impression that they were working for all five days.

A recently de-classified CIA document titled “Sweden’S Bofors Arms Scandal” (available online as a pdf) dated March 4, 1988 fills in a lot of gaps regarding Bofors Scandal. The report gives the exact amount given to different middlemen and the names of countries involved in the scandal. One of the quite interesting statements made in the report is that “Stockholm terminated the bribery investigation in 1988 when Rajiv Gandhi made a  trip to Stockholm. Stockholm wanted to save PM Gandhi from the domestic troubles caused because of the Swedish Leaks.” As per the document, “Bofors certainly made payments (bribed) — either straight to the Indian officials or to the middleman who in turn paid off the officials. Word of the Pay-Offs leaked causing domestic difficulties for Mr. Rajiv Gandhi”

However, the most interesting thing was that in India’s case the middle men happened to be Rajiv Gandhi’s close relatives or contacts. As per the author, Rajiv Gandhi used R&AW officers to cover up. The author was upset because the officers were more than happy to do that. Just a thought!!! with Nehru ji long gone, Indira Gandhi and Sanjay Gandhi assassinated, who was left in his close family who had contacts with Italian Businessmen? Quite tricky! huh. One more thought, if he was Mr. Clean, what was he trying to cover up? Or who was he trying to protect?

Once again, he was walking on his mother’s footprints. He was controlling the institutions like her. If you do the same thing the same way you get the same results. Too many Yes Sirs, Yes Ma’ams and bootlickers in the team are dangerous. He sent Indian Peace Keeping Force, IPKF (peak size 100,000) to Sri Lanka without discussing it with the cabinet. Indian intelligence agencies provided with flawed intels. More than 1200 Indian soldiers died because of no mistake of their own. They were sent without preparation, in an unknown terrain. Gandhis and Nehru-Gandhi have undoubtedly sacrificed more soldiers than any one else. Be it Mahatma Gandhi, sending a 100,000 soldiers in WWI or 2 million in WWII to fight for some one else’s war or the Nehru-Gandhis.

Also read: The only way to get rid of terrorism!!!
This IPKF was the sole reason for his assassination. A civil war in a different country costed us one of our prime ministers.

So, Mr. Rahul Gandhi is absolutely correct. Karma awaits everyone. The laws of karma talks not only about  the relationship between actions and consequences, but also the moral reasons or intentions behind actions.

You could take international examples and see the consequence of Karma.

Indians kept on asking the Canadian government and the UK governments to not entertain Khalistanis, but they didn’t pay heed. They did not do their karma. They paid the price when the Khalistanis blew up the Kanishk in 1985 killing more than 300 passengers out of which majority were Candian citizens.

Pakistan sponsored terror in India, they under estimated the consequence of their karma. Look what they got, more than 70,000 civilians (as per Pakistan’s claims) and a state on the verge of bankruptcy.

Also read: Mumbai’s Black Friday to Lanka’s Ester Sunday: The Appeasement Journey
9/11 was a consequence of CIA’s karma. They created Al Queda and Bin Laden to counter Soviet in Afghanistan and under estimated the consequences of their actions. It costed them more than 2500 civilians.

The author of the book says “I do not wish ill for the US, but if some day terrorists originating from Pakistan end up using a weapon of mass destruction (WMD) on the US soil, it would be the result of state department’s previous karma”

The author of the book rated R&AW on several parameters but one of the parameters interested me “Strong in investigation but weak in prevention, strong in crisis management but weak in crisis prevention“.

I think after five years of a nationalist government these two have definitely changed. Otherwise, we would have definitely seen something like  1993 or 2001 or 2008 after 2014, but we didn’t.

It does not matter who you are, which caste, creed, color, race, gender, religion, party, country you belong to, you will bear the fruits of your Karma.

Karma never fails.

Thanks for reading!

Please stay tuned to my blog: Infinite Sea of Opportunities for my next article: Why we can not or rather should not trust Pakistan!

Gandhi and Godse

Anurag Singh
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Gandhi and Godse

Godse-The man can  still trends on the social media platforms on any day while Gandhi has his days reserved (birthday, assassination,independence day or republic) just like the history books. On a statement of Sadhvi Pragya the secular got the nitro booster for their agenda car. After independence all the credit has been given to Gandhi, Nathuram godse was portrayed as a villain by the communist historian and the Congress ruled government .What was the fear that the court proceedings which took form of a book called as why I killed Gandhi (Maine Gandhi Kyu mara) was banned for many years.

Just like in Pakistan the kids have been taught Pakistan was founded by Mohammad Ghaznavi (who invaded India), Boundaries of Pakistan extended to the current Bengal of independent India, Pakistan won all war against India. The same framed history and the same story being conveyed to every generation make it believe to be real for a person in Pakistan. If you will give a statement opposite of this you will be cornered in Pakistan and treated as a traitor. The same conclusion has been made for today’s Gandhi and Godse debate. The history of India in today textbook start from Ghaznavi and ends with British Raj.

For the newly born intellectual India was born on August 15,1947. India has been there for time immemorial. Many people have took birth on this holy land and changed the thought process of the world and India. Gandhi was one of them. The concept of nation above all is taught,then how can Gandhi be called father of nation? How a person can become the creator of the nation, the same nation he was born. From current Prime Minister Narendra Modi to Atalji, either it be Nehru or Lord Ram no one has get away from criticism. It is in public knowledge that  Baba Sahab Ambedkar was a critic of Gandhi. The historians has depicted one sided story of the same.

Questions has to be asked on Gandhi’s support to British during the world war 1 even though he was claimed as non violence preacher, for paying to Pakistan, removing Netaji from Congress president post, initiating Khilafat movement which was a clear and cut case of Muslim appeassment. The list can increase,but the question is why can Gandhi’s action can not be questioned?

The act of  Godse can’t be justified but if had he hatred for Gandhi he would not have touched his feet before assassination. He also didn’t tried to escape from the  place. Nathuram took part in civil disobedience movement, was a follower of Gandhi initially but what happened later is due to pain and grief he saw the Sikhs and Hindus were suffering due to partition. He  was running his own publication,spreading the thought of freedom, working towards social reform.

Gandhi in spite of many wrong doings  will be called a torch bearer of freedom, in the same way Godse’s contribution as a freedom fighter can’t be set aside.

Jai Maa Bharati

Naturam Godse – Not our weight to carry

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Naturam Godse – Not our weight to carry

For 70 years, the powers that be brushed everything under the carpet. Rahul’s incompetency. Lift the carpet, sweep the dust. Rajiv’s corruption. Lift, sweep. Nehru’s short-sightedness. Lift, sweep. Gandhi’s lunacy. Lift, sweep. But, truth has a way of coming out. The chronology was reversed but we finally got talking about our history. If there is one word that would describe history, it is that it is often uncomfortable which is why it was never taught to us. And, when we do stumble on the mound of garbage flimsily covered under the carpet, some begin to question the rot, some try to cover up the stench and some others continue to ignore it.

The outcry over the Nathuram Godse episode is the outcome of such cover-up. We’ve been forced alienation from our own history for so long that when we discover inconvenient truths like these, we no longer have the context of that period.

Godse’s last speech is available for everyone to read on the internet. His actions cannot be justified. Contextualized, sure. He appears to be a victim of aspiration whose dreams of seeing our country and its men as part of a thriving, independent nation were crushed in the aftermath of partition where India had to amputate its arm. He felt that the Congress and Gandhi were not perturbed by the anguish of the Hindus. Disillusioned with how things turned out, he assassinated the ‘greatest Hindu’ there ever was.

Are you feeling nauseous yet reading how this article is trying to paint Godse as being misguided? Well, isn’t that what the media personnel have been doing since long, providing context to violence and deaths of Hindus. Why should accurate reportage only be the RW’s virtue? Ask the media what they are really condemning. Are Godse’s motives being critiqued or his actions? There is a difference.

Barkha Dutt in Washington Post writes that BJP is constructing a fabricated sense of injustice in India’s Hindu community. In this day and age when information is available freely and widely, for a veteran journalist to say the systematic discrimination that Hindus have been witnessing and raising their voice against is but a fabrication, imagine Godse’s righteous anger at being treated as second class citizen in his own country. We have been gas-lighted from the time of independence. We can condemn Godse all we want. We can disown him all we want. But, don’t write off the anguish that led him to perpetrate his act.

Godse committed a crime and he paid the price for it. He was ready for it. He knew he wouldn’t be judged kindly. I will support you in condemning his actions but I will not mourn the loss of Gandhi’s life.

When we say that he undid the cause of Hindus and that he is a beating stick with which the entire community has been maligned, we are effectively enabling the leftists into guilting us by association. It is our ineptitude that we failed to counter their defamation, it is our fault that we let the media and the leftist’s attempt at stigmatizing us Hindus stick, it is our readiness in accepting Godse as a liability that has us still playing by their rules.

Has anybody seen the other side do the same? They are quick to blame the entire community when a Hindu even so much as tries to protect his cattle from smugglers. They write op-eds in foreign publications on what an intolerant nation India has become. When they actively paint us mild Hindus as evil, I don’t see why I should voluntarily raise my hand and be paraded for shaming.

We have been breaking our backs with the burden of Godse’s actions but it was never our weight to carry.

India should thank Modi while congratulating on May 23 2019

S Ranganathan
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India should thank Modi while congratulating on May 23 2019

May 23, 2019 is not far away. For the millions of India, things would go as per their wish and aspiration i.e., Modi would continue as Prime Minister of India. The heartbreak and disappointment for the dynast and other tukde tukde gangs will be delivered to their door step by packers and movers at the behest of people of India. One important point people of India must remember is that they must thank Modi while congratulating him on 23 May for the massive victory of BJP under the leadership of Modi and Shaw.

People must thank Modi because the victory of Modi is extremely important for India than for Modi. Modi lives more for India and Indians than for himself or his family. Modi does not have a dynasty or big family to support by misusing the power, engage in scams and divert all ill-gotten money to their accounts like how many political parties have done.

Modi is honest, incorrupt and incorruptible. He believes in honesty, development, sab ka vikas and national security.

The abuses heaped on him by several tukde tukde gangs and the ‘UN-TEACHABLE DYNAST hasn’t weakened or defeated the confidence and determination of Modi because he lives for India and millions and millions of Indians are his strength.

The agenda of development, sab ka vikas, corruption free governance, governance free of nepotism, dynastic politics, governance full of accountability and responsibility, governance fully dedicated for India are possible by Modi only because of the support of millions of people who stood with Modi and supported all his missions to make India a great land to live and be proud of.

Congress party of the dynast-naamdaar not only left India in an irreparable state in 2014 but also defamed the reputation of India through waves of corruption and scam allegations such as 2G, Adarsh, CWG, Coal allocation scam, Air-Cell Maxis scam……… is there anything congress has left.

In the history of India since independence, the UPA 2 has brought heaviest scam shame to India along with its other partner-in-scam –DMK. Modi, brick by brick repaired the economic disaster of UPA2, brought reforms in several frontiers, developed the nation, took several firm measures to bring down corruption, brought accountability, responsibility and punctuality among Babus, knocked off middlemen from leaching the government schemes meant for poor people by transferring all such benefits directly into the account of the beneficiaries.

Such a glorious governance Modi could deliver because of the massive support rendered by people. For Modi, power and position of Prime Minister is meant more for India than for himself or his family. Finding an honest leader like Modi even in world politics is impossible.  Indians own a lot to Modi and BJP for gifting such a great leader to India. Look at the contrast with opposition parties. None are worth to be called as a leader or are honest, dedicated, merit based and have vision for India. All they want is, defeat Modi. Why they want to defeat Modi because, for them, India should not develop, corruption should not end, politics of corruption and nepotism should not disappear, governance should be like a bazaar for these looters to loot at their will. 

Indians while congratulating Modi on May 23 2019 also must profusely thank Modi for saving India. Indians also must wish long and healthy life for Modi to lead India to prosperity and glory for several years.

Modi as Prime Minister of India is more needed for India than for Modi. Therefore let us thank Modi profusely and lavishly while congratulating him on May 23 2019 for his massive victory to lead India to glory and success.

Chowkidar Ranganathan

Amazon withdraws offensive products against Hindu gods

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Amazon withdraws offensive products against Hindu gods

The US-based e-commerce global giant, Amazon was forced to withdraw online sale of products with offensive images of Hindu gods after it received a severe backlash from the Hindu community worldwide. Amazon was the platform on which Hindu-haters were selling toilet seats, toilet papers and various other offensive products with imprints of Hindu gods on it.

The images of Lord Shiva on toilet seat, cover and a mat caused a worldwide horror. In one of Amazon’s display, a person was shown standing over the image of much revered Lord Ganesha and the tag-line unabashedly  goes on like this, “Kitchen rugs and Runner set..”

What apparently has forced Amazon’s hands is the uproar on social media platforms as well as the news that tens of hundreds of users were un-installing their App from their mobile phones/ desktop/ laptops etc. The fact that India’s External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj had also been approached by Netizens left them with no option.

Hindus took to twitter with the hashtag #BoycottAmazon which zoomed up as one of the top trends worldwide in no time with over 24,000 tweets outpouring their anger and disgust.

Protests was reportedly lodged against Amazon on different planks of social media, including twitter. A feeling of hurt, anguish and insult to the Hindu gods revered by more than a billion people, swiftly made its point.  Spearheading the movement at social media, twitteratti Anshul Saxena @AskAnshul tweeted, “How many times you will hurt the sentiments of Hindus? Why do you do this every year, every time? Till when will this continue? Will it ever stop?”

Not commenting on why the controversial products got clearance for online trading in the first place, the Amazon spokesperson said, “The products in question are being removed from our store. All the sellers must follow the company’s selling guidelines and those who do not comply, will be subject to action, including potential removal of their account.”. Though the controversial products are traded and sold in Amazon.com, which is mostly confined to USA markets, the company’s Indian arm Amazon.in also faced the brunt of ire.

Rajan Zed, President of Universal Society of Hinduism, based in Reno, Nevada, USA,  had set the pitch for a massive Hindu protest against Amazon.com in USA. Zed urged Hindus worldwide to lodge their protests urging Amazon.com to immediately withdraw the product from its list of products. Calling it highly inappropriate Rajan Zed said, “Lord Shiva is highly revered in Hinduism and was meant to be worshipped in temples or home temples and not to adorn a toilet cover or put your feet on. Inappropriate usage of Hindu deities or symbols or concepts for commercial or other agenda was not okay as it hurt the faithful.”

Zed, who is credited with as a first Hindu to conduct an official (Hindu) prayer in the Senate on July 12, 2007, urged Amazon.com and its President Jeffrey P. Bezos to offer a formal apology, besides withdrawing the Lord Shiva toilet cover set.

However, Amazon.com is not a first time offender.

A few years back, Amazon.com tried to trivialize the Sikh religious sentiments with  doormats, rugs and toilet seat covers with the image of one the most historically significant Sikh sites, the Golden Temple, being sold on its platform.

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