Rajeev writes: "The Iraq invasion wasn't a brilliant idea in the first place, but I thought it was on balance a good thing because it opened up another front against Mohammedan fanaticism."
How can you say that Iraq war opened up another front against Mohammedan fanaticism? Saddam Hussein may be a cruel tyrant, but he was NOT an Islamic fundamentalist. Iraq, during Saddam Hussein did not have much links with Al-Qaeda. It was not the hotbed of Islamic extremism either. I want to write more, but I will write later - may be when your comment appears on your blogspot.
RE:here it goes again..
by Bhushan Tiwari on Feb 07, 2007 02:43 PM Permalink
"Rediff is becoming Hindu extremist propaganda machine" dont be sitting duck every media in this world has a right to express views before even you jump to a conclusion just come to think of whats happening around you,"SECULAR" thats what hypocrites like to acknowledge themselves as and spread chaos and confusion when india itself is a psuedosecular/democratic country what else can one expect from people like prashant.
Rajeev is starting a hindu fundamentalist organization and so he's opinionated about it. He is reading everything that has been told over centuries and its nothing new. Are you going to revive hinduism? But I would rather ask him what is hinduism and what it means?
I have a few more questions and would like you answer them for us. Are you supporter of the West or just America and what is WEST according to you? Does the West include South America because if America and Canada and England is WEST, Mexico and South America doesn't figure in that list. Let us be clear here.
Come to think of it, you haven't come out of the shell that was made around you and this is perilous for the kind of audience you are trying to cater to who still believe in literary articles. Sad, we are heading for "Uttarayanam: A time of DESPAIR, of GRIM beginnings".
RE:Hindu Zealot
by S Ramanathan on Feb 07, 2007 12:52 AM Permalink
What are you trying to say? Do you disagree with the facts? Just rambling does not help. I am personally glad that someone can point out to things like India's silence when temples are demolished. If you do not agree with the article disprove it. We are not interested in your questions about political affiliations. If someone is trying to revive interest in Hinduism and it pains you, please do not read this stuff.
RE:RE:Hindu Zealot
by suresh n on Feb 07, 2007 03:34 AM Permalink
Well said. There will be no media/goverment when Hindus are attacked, but the whole media/goverment comes into picture even when the minority get abused verbally. Secular country doesn't mean pleasing minority and opposing the majority. May this is how congress thinks abt secularism. Take Care, nsuresh_rasr
RE:RE:RE:Hindu Zealot
by kumar kumar on Feb 07, 2007 01:04 PM Permalink
But my dear friends that is what happening in this country. Vote bank politics, you see. All the national partys with exception to BJP take the HIndus that vote for them for granted. So these partys only take the side of minorities. A lady mayor of Vijayawada who is muslim was treated badly by the opposition, which is wrong. When she spoke to the press she says with tearful eyes "these guys have treated me badly without even considering that I am a lady and I belong to minority section". I would have accepted if she said that she is a lady and so must be treated with consideration but saying that she belongs to minority section and so must not have been treated like that shows minorities expect special treatment in our country and this is what our selfish politicians have done for long.
RE:RE:RE:RE:Hindu Zealot
by srinivasan mv on Feb 07, 2007 03:17 PM Permalink
The best thing is to erase the word Secular from our Constitution. That itself will bring great respect to our minorities. Ban the Congress from elections. That will bring purity to governance. Minorities will get self respect.
RE:RE:RE:RE:RE:Hindu Zealot
by on Feb 07, 2007 05:46 PM Permalink
This much Rajeev "Bakhthars'.....keep it up...Fanatism world wide really on the rise...
RE:RE:RE:Hindu Zealot
by Kalyan on Feb 07, 2007 12:51 PM Permalink
well said Suresh! people are really getting vexed up with this callous attitude of government, who in a bid to ensure their vote banks are ignoring the basis of their origin. May God save us from a time in future where we (hindus) would have to fight for their basic right of survival.
I agree to your thoughts and all revolutionary ideas are almost opposed untill they are implemented. All these so called "seculars" practising secularisim from the confines of their drawing room should try to look into reality. Lets ask the question again-- who should be minority ? Is a population % = 20% minority? Why should there be different set of laws for different relegion ? If Modi was denied visa , its shame on whole of India ,its shame on Indian democracy. Even if Modi is evil , he is elected representative of Indian democracy. America shouldnt deny him visa on the grounds it did. I think India can prosper only if we wake up and realise who we are , who invaded us , who changed our lives , who were we before , why were we superpower before and why did we decline. The answers are evident and crystal clear. If anyone has any doubt, its time to read history,time to read history.
RE:great thought put in not so great words
by on Feb 07, 2007 05:56 PM Permalink
when were we the super power in the past....dont bluff....We can sure, but first get rid off all the cast mongers amung all...then educate all...defenetly will se the diffrence....
RE:RE:great thought put in not so great words
by brother muralidharan on Feb 08, 2007 09:00 PM Permalink
Education doesn't make any difference to Muslims. The 9/11 suicide bombers were all highly educated.
It feels Mr. Rajeev is too obsessed with fundamentalism which unfortunatley he is not able to cover it properly. I guess Niloy is right you have wrost mentality than Brits, regarding divide and rule. Common on man instead of thinking how the world will be better with out communal tensions, you are trying to intensify it but giving stupid one sided referencees. If you think (may be) you are jounalist stick to the moral code to show both sides of a coin. You are inciting hatred against one section of society toward another. This is pathetic. I wonder how rediff allows these articles to come up?? Or they are paid huge huge bucks?? Hey man you forgot Modi was banned to enter USA. What label you will give to USA, unfortunately USA is not a Muslim country otherwise you would have said "Moha.... country denies visa to Modi" In future be optimistic and give up the communal hatred mentality if you are not able to mend it but please dont incite it.
RE:Grow up Man
by Kalyan on Feb 07, 2007 12:55 PM Permalink
aha... so mr."friend", where is the concept of equality when u are separating off groups under the disguise of "minority". It is the just the way our politicians have framed the constitution that Rajeev is trying to show, and not to make any further biases! u need to grow up man...! and this concept of communal hatred will go off completely, only when the concept of minorities is taken off! in fact, in today's secular India, they are ones who are getting the maximum benefits!
RE:Grow up Man
by Amit Jain on Feb 06, 2007 11:44 PM Permalink
Unless India starts racial/communal profiling like the US does now a days, Sep 11th (or even Dec 13th) on an even grand scale will happen in India and then only all such "Niloy" and "friend full" will be educated about what the entire world is now experiencing ... islamic jihadi terrorism.
Rajeev, You are worse than the colonial British who stroked the sectarian between Hindus and Muslims and divided the Indian Subcontinent into so many nations -and always suspicious of each other. Now that Americans under Bush have started a civil war in US and you are applauding it. Saddam was a brutal and ruthless dictator but atleast he kept the country united. US cronies are ripping Iraq apart. And to top it all if you rejoice it - I can think you are no better than Nero who was playing the harp when Rome was burning. What next - India minus Kashmir, Hyderabad, Kerala and North East? Aren't there too many minorities in these areas?
I feel the RSS-BJP and all the Muslim Fundamentalist organizations should be outright banned in India, otherwise soon there would be no "India" but a Kabarasthan out of a Hindusthan.
RE:You are worse the the colonial british
by knkreddy on Feb 07, 2007 02:39 AM Permalink
Charvaka Acharya.....This is not a poltical speech...Think practically.I totally agree with the RS views.
How can NDF seek ban on N Modi. He is far better CM and has great vision for his state(I am comparing him with Krishna (former Karnataka CM), CB Naidu (former AP CM) and N Patnaik(orissa CM)) all other CMs are Scrap..(exceptions,2 or 3 ))
RE:RE:You are worse the the colonial british
by on Feb 07, 2007 06:01 PM Permalink
Let NDF seek yaar...who cares ...Modi came and went..nothing happend...and Modi's vision...ammoooo....God Save India...
RE:RE:RE:You are worse the the colonial british
by on Feb 07, 2007 10:03 PM Permalink
Modi's vision - that he can bring peace and prosperity to his people. That will certainly strike fear into the hearts of the Congress and the Marxists.
What the heck is ammooo? Is that the sound of you braying?
RE:You are worse the the colonial british
by K K on Feb 06, 2007 11:11 PM Permalink
The communists have totally screwed up Bengal. The Bangladeshi muslims consider W Bengal to be their own country and have occupied large portions of it. Soon it will be asking for merger with Bangladesh. Fools residing in W Bengal continue to support the communists. Shame! Shame! The anti-Hindu secularism practised by communists and congress has failed India. Remember, that only Hindutva can save India. Otherwise, in 50 years Bengal, Assam, and Kerala and the north east will be outside India. That will be followed by Bihar and UP. Without Hindutva, India will eventually disintegrate.
RE:RE:You are worse the the colonial british
by Ashwin Reddy on Feb 07, 2007 10:21 AM Permalink
No ways man. The Congress is too engrossed in boot-licking the Muslims for power.And as always its the common Hindu who suffers.Not the Gandhis or Singhs.But the common Hindu. As for the article, the author did go far but hey, if u r dealing with Muslim Fundamentalists, u will need to think like them.Remember guys, to kill an animal, it sometimes becomes necessary to become an animal urself.
Look at the Posters along the walls in some major cities. All advertisements, on your face. My Lod says this My lord says that..BTW, that's not the Malappuram folks:)
RE:SECULAR KERALA? HAAA
by Kalyan on Feb 07, 2007 12:57 PM Permalink
all over the walls all over the country, if u find 10 sentences, of them 9 would be telling "jesus this, my lod that..." and now, speak of a secular state! this is the right time all hindus all over the country get united, or else it would be them who would become minorities in their own motherland!
RE:RE:SECULAR KERALA? HAAA
by Vijay B on Feb 08, 2007 10:22 AM Permalink
Hi Kalyan, what to do? There will come a day when Hinduism will be all but reduced to a minority. Talking about your own religion is superb as long as you are Muslim, but is a crime if you're a Hindu!
At the risk of being branded a Hindu fundamentalist (even though we don't bomb out people who dislike us), I'll ramble on..
The process of Hindu eradication began a millenium ago when Ghazni came, but now its really on an ascendant - we see divisions created by politicians flourishing everywhere, vilification of certain sections of Hindu society, rampant vote bank reservations, politics, pandering of the uncouth and damning of the good. Even the national census was changed by our great Congress govt. We now have even the Sachar committee's recommendations to boot.
Its over Kalyan. We may pretty well be the last generation to see Hinduism. I guess the ancient Hindus were very wise when they said "If 3 successive generations of varnas (any caste) don't follow their duties, following generations will cease to belong to that varna." I guess some politician got to know this and has used it to destroy our society. Why, the word "caste" has become outlawed, even though we all know its fundamentally a system of division of labour and it got corrupted down the lane due to lack of education (oh but just how could Hinduism survive if all its great universities like Thaksashila, Nalanda, Hampi and so on were completely razed to the ground by Muslims). The caste system defines and nourishes us and our skills. Truly Lord Krishna said in the Geeta, "When the varnas are demolished, adharma will prevail". He said He'd have to come back and setup the whole thing again. Lord! Really, waiting for you.
I don't care about the comments to my thoughts. Too many anti-Hindus and nonsense people out there. Too much noise. All you critics - note one thing - never do we praise ourselves AND scold others - we just would like to have some pride and dignity - unlike Muslims who love scolding other religions and calling themselves the best. Sorry folks, in such a scenario, your comments wouldn't hold much water if they were simply a tirade against the obvious truth that I've stated. Thank you.
RE:RE:RE:SECULAR KERALA? HAAA
by Mani Ratnam on Feb 08, 2007 10:49 PM Permalink
Bull Crap! Manusmiti was written by idiots! Added later to the whole thing. VedVyasji was black, and no way in Gita or Katopanishad you can have that one verse that Krishna says. Could be added? just like they added in bible that "it's ok for a master to be above a slave":) RigVeda Rishis, start from there and you see your fu%%in nonsense varna theory goin out the window!
