Tuesday, March 10, 2009

have we indeed been talibanised???

“if any one violates our culture and traditions, we will not hesitate to protest”.
Does this seems to be an open challenge by those who think themselves as the unattended watchdogs of our society???
Wait a sec.. what was the reply to this statement by people actually present on the responsible positions-“ whatever going on is bad and we are just respecting the Centre-State ties”
Now if central government fails to take concrete actions for the horrendous acts being practised on the basis of invalid beliefs of culture & society and the state govt waits for the supreme power to do something,
Then I guess at the deep corner of our hearts we need to believe, that black clouds of talibanisation are hovering over our heads…

Talibanisation is a situation where in all law n order of a state fails with the emergence of extremists group.
The reason that Indian girls can't drink in pubs - or indeed anywhere else, if what they are presuming to drink is even mildly alcoholic in nature - is that such an activity is so subversive of 'Indian culture' that this entity, which has been around for some millennia ever since the Indus Valley civilisation, will immediately curl up its toes and die at the outrage perpetrated against it. 'Indian culture' - as defined by the SRS(sri ram sena), the RHS(rashtriya hindu sena), the Bajrang Dal, the Shiv Sena and other saffronites - is also ill-equipped to withstand such onslaughts as young people sending each other Valentine cards. Or couples holding hands in parks. Or girls wearing 'un-Indian' clothes, like jeans or skirts.

All these things are inimical to Indian culture and the SRS, or one of its sibling organisations, will beat up anyone who dares to transgress these and similar diktats, as happened in the case of the patrons of the Mangalore pub. Beating up people, particularly women, is apparently not at odds with Indian culture, as espoused by hooligans posing as 'Hindu' activists.
To support these saffronites, the government has been at its best doing - “Nothing”.. their weak policy formation, ineffective ways of implementation, n most importantly, searching ways to increasing their vote banks by finding opportunities in these kind of situations. Recently the Yeddyurappa dispensation was using government funds to ‘saffronise’ educational institutions. It was found that the government had released Rs. 5 crore to ABVP-headed committees in all colleges and universities of the State on the pretext of generating anti-terror awareness.
“However, in these meetings, the real message being spread was one of hatred and enmity against minorities,”.’
“It is particularly obnoxious that the entire campaign was being spearheaded by Higher Education Minister Arvind Limbavalli who is himself a former ABVP activist. It is a matter of particular concern that the fight against terror – which is and ought to be a united national effort – is being communalised so blatantly,”.
As for the attack on girls in a pub in Mangalore last month, instead of taking steps to protect women in the area, the Chief Minister had asserted his government’s intent to stamp out the pub culture, “thereby indirectly conveying his support for the actions of the Sri Ram Sene and its leader Pramod Muthalik.”
Its not only the issue of Karnataka being the centre of talibanisation but we have seen its effects in states like Maharashtra and gujrat. Either the government fails to take justified steps or is itself involved to promote these extremist groups in lieu of their support during elections. One day one of the thackrey’s is arrested n put behind the bars, next day Mumbai bandh is declared n third day he is out to again enjoy his illegal powers.
Now if the failure of government at the highest level in our country is the reason for extremists succeeding in saffronising the states n countrymens, den I guess we have no arguments to deny the fact that – “we have indeed been talibanised” or at the max we can say dat we are moving towards being talibanised.......

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