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Moral High Ground

In other news, the so called ‘Swami’ Nithyananda has denied his involvement in the scandal. He has appealed to his ‘Followers‘ (No offence meant ) not to panic and that he will come out clean. Ok, this is called Self-Defence. Fine.
But, he goes on to say that LEGALLY HE HAS NOT COMMITTED ANY CRIME!!! Well, this doesn’t make any sense to me. Isn’t this a pathetic excuse? Even if he is legally clean, then on what moral grounds will he preach people to lead a spiritual life? Does that mean he will quit this money-minting profession?
And the word on the street is that his ‘Ashram’ in Bangalore was raided by the officials from the IT dept and the Forest dept. It seems a lot of unaccounted assets have been unearthed and loads of banned animal products were found there. So, if these claims are validated, he will be behind the bars.
My question is why it took this long for those officials to react. They would have known that animals were being poached and money-laundering was going on. But only after he got his name in the wrong news, the action has been taken. WHY? This question will never be answered!!!


You are quite right about the issue of the swami on CD being one of morality. Further, he has asked for some time for him to collect evidence against the falsity of the charges. But why the need to collect evidence against the charges when all he has to do is to say categorically that he has not had sex with anyone. If he is unable to do that, he is going to be suspected of wrong-doing - whether legal or not. Anyway, the last word on the subject has not been said. The swami may still redeem himself.

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Exactly!!! And even though it cannot be ruled out, there is little chance that he can redeem himself, considering the hue and cry surrounding the issue

Siddharth M said this on March 8, 2010 at 2:11 PM Reply

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Recent past has been full of incidents where terrorists have killed or injured ordinary citizens. Some of them were really gruesome and the Mumbai massacre sure has to be one of the scariest. A bunch of terrorists holding a city of 18 millions people to ransom. People from across the world were watching the as the events were unfolding. Innocent people being killed by random shots or shot in the head. I watched the news with anger and helplessness. This should have never happened and should have been stopped. When I try to find out who is responsible for this, it is more than one group of people.1. Islamic terrorists - Being a non-religious guy, I hardly know what Islam preaches. But I am sure no religion will be able to justify killing of innocent people. These guys are filled with anger against anybody who is prospering. They probably want the whole world to live like poor Afghanis. What makes me angry is how these people have access to unlimited funds and weapons. After all these things come from outside.2. Pakistani regime - The government of Pakistan has time and again supported terrorists whose sole aim is to cause harm to India. Dawood lives a king’s life there with full support from the government and ISI. They seem to take pleasure in co-operating with our enemies. Things would have been much easier had our neighbours been more co-operative.3. Indian government - The way Indian govt managed the whole affair was pathetic. It shows how badly we are prepared for a calamity or emergency. All claims of India trying to be a superpower has changed into a joke. 10 people can take a city of 18 million hostage and it takes more than 2 days for us to fix it.4. Indian public - We Indians have seen to have lost the sight of the big picture. All we are worried is about the next meal and not about anything else. How else would one justify voting for politicians of this class. We don’t respect law or law enforcers. We are just scared of law breakers. The public needs to come out and show that they need answers from the ruling government.
posted by Leslie at 08:50 on 03-Dec-2008


Your comment, "We Indians seem to have lost sight of the big picture" is, alas, true. Look at what is happening in Australia. They have shown that we are a people who can be kicked around. If it was some other country, they would have asked the students to return and would have ensured that their educational future is taken care of, even if it means arranging foreign education elsewhere. But our politicians cannot imagine anything bold for the nation's prestige. They know only how to appease.

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Monday, August 25, 2008

'Azaadi' for Kashmir
Arundhathi Roy has created a stir by supporting Azaadi for Kashmir. Some columnists have done likewise. This seems a cute, liberal thing to do. Without pretending to be an expert on Kashmir, let me highlight a few issues:
Would a move to allow Kashmir to secede be without implications for the rest of India? What would it mean for the principle of secularism and for the fate of Muslims spread over India?Partition was followed by a holocaust. Will this not be seen as a partition-like move?
Can an independent Kashmir maintain its independence for long given the interest of every single power in the area? Pakistan would fish in troubled wars; so would Iran, Afghanistan, China, Russia. India and the US would not be able to hold aloof. Kashmiris, who detest India's presence, will find themselves sitting on a veritable tinder-box.
What would be the basis for the economic viability of a an independent, landlocked Kashmir?<>I doubt that western opinion favours the creation of another Muslim state in a highly combustible zone of the world. Because of its location,because of the interest of every power in the area in the state, western opinion would view Kashmir as having the potentialf for becoming another Iraq or Afghanistan- perpetually on the boil thanks to warring factions serving as proxies for various competing powers.Autonomy and self-rule must seem preferable options once you consider the implications of 'azaadi'.
Labels: Indian Politics
posted by T T Ram Mohan at 12:22 PM

5 Comments:
jatinder said...
the only logical argument in favor of so called freedom kashmir would be that the people of the state favor a different country....but then why not for Punjab..majority sikhs would favor it...why not nexalite state..they would favor it..why not a separate tamil nation...they would favor it...surprise is not over such a statement but the source from which it is coming.....
11:16 PM
apurv said...
a seperate state will never be an option.....it can't be.....it surely will not beI am an optimist
1:30 AM
Deepthi C said...
Separate state might seem to be a better option , compared to the politically unstable Pakistan.But may be the separate state would also become an example of unstable democracy!
11:25 AM
shalini said...
Kashmir does not have the resources to become a separate state. Though Kashmiri proudly talk about Azad Kashmir, it will be gobbled up by Pakistan. (or maybe even China)Surely India needs to take a stronger stand here.
10:30 PM
Venu said...
I think we must end the charade of talking about Azaadi for Kashmir. It is only the Muslims in Kashmir who want Azaadi or to become a part of Pakistan. Since they are not the sole residents or inheritors of Kashmir, let us call it what it is - a Muslim secessionist movement. Only then would we be able to see clearly the consequence of such a movement upon the integrity of India.
2:22 PM
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