Just 10 days ago, we Indians achieved our independence – according to our media and of course, Mr. Shah Rukh Khan the self-proclaimed king of Hindi Cinema. Yes, in case you all missed it, I am talking about the greatest of all freedoms that the Indians achieved. That of watching “My Name is Khan” in theatres… The media was hailing the common man and the Aamchi Mumbaikar’s indomitable spirit in turning up in droves to watch the movie. How the Maharashtra police, provided full and total security to moviegoers in Mumbai. Thus fully risking a blast in German bakery in Pune is a different story altogether!!! How the future of India looked great at that time -- simply because SRK and the common public didn’t bow to pressure tactics.
The pressure groups simply asked SRK to apologize for his blatant act of hypocrisy -- in siding with the fellow IPL owners in not selecting a single Pakistani player for Kolkata Knight Riders team, but the very next day apologized to the Pakistani media professing ignorance about why Pakistani players were missed !!! Due to the tactics of the pressure groups the real issue was forgotten – MNIK became the issue and “secular” government, media and intellectuals swung into action. Thus “common man” got to watch the movie MNIK in Mumbai, without fear of persecution etc….
Now, SRK’s team the KKR and SRK himself backed out of a very lucrative commercial deal they had signed with Lux Cozy Company. Why -- due to protests by pressure groups which threatened boycott of IPL matches in Kolkata. What was the issue? Apparently the owner of the Lux Cozy company’s family is involved in the murder of one Mr. Rizwanur Rahman with whom their daughter had eloped and married. Now respecting the “sentiments” of these (pressure) groups Mr. SRK has apologized and has initiated measures to cancel the deal. Thereby ensuring that KKR matches happen without any hitch!!!
Is it just me, or does anyone else smell a rat in this whole recent episode. If SRK were such a principled man and didn’t bow to pressure groups, which were against signing deals with players from a terrorist nation that routinely kills thousands of Indians every year, what made him rethink that philosophy or conclude that a single Rizwanur Rahman’s life was worth more than the thousands of other Indians who died. He immediately cancelled the deal in the latter but refused to even apologize for the former!!!
It is another matter of shame that (pseudo) secular crowd (that goes for intelligentsia in India now a days) didn’t organize or galvanize the common man in Kolkata to come out or show solidarity with Mr. Khan in this deal as well. Similarly the media didn’t see anything wrong as well.
So, my nomination for the award for top hypocrisy --
Hmm… tough choice between NDTV and SRK.
Take your pick !!!!!
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