Wednesday, December 24, 2008

Bringing Revolution!

Evey one heard Mr. Bal Thackerey denouncing the intellectual uprising all over India in the post Mumbai menace - 2008. He says that lighting candles does not bring revolution. He is right. He is very right.
Lighting candles is merely expression of anger of the intelligentia of this country. Revolutions are not brought about by learned people, it is brought about by common people. Educated people are supposed to write, lead, not to come on the road.
Mr. Thackerey, are you upset that the educated Indian, for the first time for a change, felt as an Indian the pinch of our polity? Is it ready to lead a revolution?
For Mr. Thackerey, revolution has to imply violence. Lighting candls does not involve one. Beating helpless students from other states by the great Marathi Manoos is a revolution of course. They are not impotent, unempoyed road-side marauders, you know. They are the revolutionaries.
So, You Educated Indian! Next time you feel like expressing your anguish, anger or ire, light up your politicians. That WILL be the revolution, I guarantee. You have a lot of them arund - the three Thackereys, Antuleys, Naqvis and many more. Just Identify them and light them.
But, there is another question that haunts me. Are the Mumbaikars aroused only when they are in danger? Is only attack on them attack on the Nation? Why did they not come out when non-Marathis were assaulted by the masquraders of Raj Thackerey?
This way also Bal Thackerey is very right.