Monday, October 5, 2009

What’s in the name?

While there is a huge outcry over Indians being attacked in Oz, why are we forgetting the existing racism in our own Country? The latest issue picked up by MNS chief and his band of hooligans has really pissed me off. “Mumbai la Bombay nahi muhdaycha” (You cannot address Mumbai as Bombay) is what the wannabe ‘Father of the Marathi Manus’ had to say referring to the dialogues in the latest KJo flick. To an extent I can understand Raj’s outburst (as his Party’s ideologies focus on fighting for the so called rights of the Marathi Manus) but then why harm the Aam-Aadmi? Does (CHEAP) publicity call for damaging taxis, interrupting the shows in the theatres, beating up those who don’t agree to their terms, Oh my Holy Lord!!!! In Raj’s interview with Rajdeep Sardesai, he mentioned introducing permits for all those traveling from UP, Bihar to Mumbai. I mean where on earth does one require a permit to travel within his own country? The east has never considered itself as a part of India, Raj is already fighting for Mumbai, Mayawati wants to divide UP into three separate new states as she is finding difficulty handling such a large population/area (didn’t she confess her secret desire of being the PM???) and God only knows who is next in line seeking for a new identity. In this NAME-GAME I think “INDIA” as a whole is losing her identity. Let’s not support racism around us, within us. Let’s support India, let’s support Indians and let’s support Humanity!!