Thursday, November 17, 2011

(pseudo) Secular sympathy from the media...

How to investigate and how not to investigate…

Folks, consider the situation and answer the questions below…
1. A blast happens in a religious place
2. The state anti-terror squad immediately arrests few youth “solving” the case
3. Political pressure mounts and CBI and the NIA all start investigations
4. The folks who gave confessions allege torture and retract
5. There is a not a shred of additional evidence
6. Investigations are unprofessional and totally botched up.


Now tell me whether the government should be releasing youth ?
Should your release depend on whether you are a Hindu or Muslim ?

Well, if you answered Yes to the first one and No to the second you are fair. Now tell me while I am glad that the muslim youth have been released with prolific apologies from the government, media etc. why there is not a peep on the other set who are going through the same thing ? No one to fight for their cause. Is it because their names are Joshi, Sadhvi Thakur & Swami Aseemanand ?

You can bet you will not be reading about these in the media. Not even the human rights commission will be interested. No NGOs, No Teesta Setlavaad or Arundathi Roy et al. What are you talking about, they are Hindus and it is election time in UP… Is the general feeling in intellectual media circles… as well.

Now do you understand the sympathy from the Union government ? I bet, Digvijay Singh will launch a crusade in Azamgarh UP for apologies from all and sundry. I can’t wait for that comedy show to unfold....

The media is doing a great dis-service to the country by highlighting only one side of the issue. The Italian Maatha should be very happy though, maybe that is all that matters to our Home Minister.

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