Rahul's gesture is only symbolic as the author himself says. It is not going to improve the lot of Dalits, which can come about only when the mindset changes.
Caste discrimination is practised not only by Hindus, but by others too. It is a product of warped mentality cultivated over Centuries. Laws alone will not break such a mentality.
RE:Plight of Dalits
by santha ram santharam on May 12, 2008 10:54 PM Permalink
rahul cnnot be compared to mhathma nethier he is comarable nor he done somethingto the country that of mahathma.he is just aselfish elite who wants thier dynasity to have power to themself.Rahul's gesture is only symbolic power greedy
RE:Plight of Dalits
by shashmann on May 12, 2008 10:32 PM Permalink
what astonishes me is that these articles by rediff idots show how much research they do the first headline should how INDIAN lives and then the writing it shows such impedus i cant belive they should write in this article Rahul thinks by going to the POOR he knows well it is the POOR and beause of the POOR and how the food they produce year on year help INDIA GROW on the world stage put food on the plates of the so called momoth middle class and the billionares well to put it bluntly if it wasn't for these hard working people where they be DALITS or any poor INDIAN farmers It is because of them where INDIA is today..... thats who they should write......Rahul the Idot who thinks by going to the Dalits he will do something RUBBISH he will do NOTHING.........
RE:Gandhi a bubbled name and created godman of congress.
by prabhat mohanty on May 12, 2008 11:39 PM Permalink
Since you and VHP/BJP thought British would go anyway after World War, you decided not to participate in "Indian Freedom Struggle". Infact, your Grand Oldman believed to have led British Police to the hide-outs of Indian Freedom fighters.
RE:Gandhi a bubbled name and created godman of congress.
by shashmann on May 12, 2008 10:07 PM Permalink
Rahul and his family just like his mum will always be croupt HE HAS ITALIAN BLOOD in him which just like his mum is corupt just ONE example even after marriage it took her 7 years to convert her Italian passport to a INDIAN passport just shows how much INDIAN SHE IS and thats only happened because they thought congress are coming to power and how they use the GANDHI name like they are like THE GREAT ONE not even close YOU ARE, so grow up Rahul u r not INDIAN and u & r family are just in it for the money....Just like the Italians politicans read about Italians polticains so croupt just like SONIA who is so croupt with her TIES TO VACTIAN the CBI should probe into this and see. ALSO who AGAIN IS NOT INDIAN remember... still ITALIAN by blood..... JUST like HER SON who is HALF ITALIAN NOT INDIAN........and who does not care for the PEOPLE of INDIA let alone the DALITS....so dont be fooled by this article...by another FOOL...
RE:Gandhi a bubbled name and created godman of congress.
by Suddhasheel Ghosh on May 12, 2008 10:28 PM Permalink
Congratulations to shashmann on achieving a great feat ... mugging up the Webster's dictionary ... for the most simple words that is. Your opinion is quite clear ... as a dark cloud. Your intellect matches Winnie the Pooh ... of course on your day ... and I am sorry that it has been a really bad day for you.
Cutting the crap, read your statements twice or thrice before posting .... make sure that you do not make a joker of urself ... shashmann
RE:Gandhi a bubbled name and created godman of congress.
by shashmann on May 12, 2008 10:35 PM Permalink
hey well at least i am putting the some true statments about Rahul and that he will never ever become a Gandhi... On the other note if want to say anything about me no problems send me yahoo ID we can chat and then u can put me down as for the INDIAN cause write about it NOT ME..... STUPID.... and here is my mine shashmann22
RE:Gandhi a bubbled name and created godman of congress.
by Bharat Kr on May 13, 2008 12:15 AM Permalink
Search in google The Raul Vinci Chronicles and get the fact. Rediff removes my message, why? Why not tolerate freedom of expression? You can write what you want, but readers have no freedom of expression. By removing my mesage, you can't get away from truth. Indians have the right to know the background of their politicians.
RE:Gandhi a bubbled name and created godman of congress.
by praveen sabbavarapu on May 12, 2008 10:52 PM Permalink
Yes Ravan...Its not Mahatma Gandhi..but you who got independence for INDIA. Thanks for the info.
Which must be the reason for his/her amazement at rahul dining with dalits. I come from a upper caste family and mingle with dalits many times, play with them, dine with them, chat with them, and friendly to them. Rahul's dining with dalit would have made real symbolic sense 60 years ago. Not anymore.
By visiting a few Harijan colonies, one does not emulate or become a Gandhi. Everyone knows these are political gimmicks. The prince is being groomed to take over the mantle of Congress after Sonia. Indian public has been reduced to mere voters than being genuine and respectable citizens. Sonia, Mulayam and communists vigorously pursue muslim votes. These politicians have even sacrificed national interests to earn Muslim votes. Their conduct is more exposed in more prominent cases like Shah Bano Case, softness on terrorism, promotion of Bangaldeshi infiltration, communalisation of union budget and the more recently the Taslima Nasreen case. These people follow a distorted definition of secularism that is mostly against the genuine interests of Hindus who remain divided and vote on caste lines. Mayawati treats her dalit brethern as taken for granted voters and leads in corruption. So, if Rahul does play his part of politics on the advise of his promoters, one need not react unduly.
RE:Becoming a Gandhi
by shashmann on May 12, 2008 10:05 PM Permalink
Rahul and his family just like his mum will always be croupt HE HAS ITALIAN BLOOD in him which just like his mum is corupt just ONE example even after marriage it took her 7 years to convert her Italian passport to a INDIAN passport just shows how much INDIAN SHE IS and thats only happened because they thought congress are coming to power and how they use the GANDHI name like they are like THE GREAT ONE not even close YOU ARE, so grow up Rahul u r not INDIAN and u & r family are just in it for the money....Just like the Italians politicans read about Italians polticains so croupt just like SONIA who is so croupt with her TIES TO VACTIAN the CBI should probe into this and see. ALSO who AGAIN IS NOT INDIAN remember... still ITALIAN by blood..... JUST like HER SON who is HALF ITALIAN NOT INDIAN........and who does not care for the PEOPLE of INDIA let alone the DALITS....so dont be fooled by this article...by another FOOL...
RE:Becoming a Gandhi
by MUKUL GARG on May 12, 2008 10:12 PM Permalink
You cannot blame them. They remain what they are. Their acts are well known. It is the insensivity and indifference of the people who keep on electing such people.
RE:Becoming a Gandhi
by Suhas Dwarakanath on May 12, 2008 10:02 PM Permalink
Unfortunately, you are absolutely right. As long as the literacy level confines itself to the so-called urban populace, this kind of atrociy and ridicule will continue to afflict the Indian Republic. Urban citizens just talk in lounge bars and pubs but never vote. This can make quite a difference...
RE:Becoming a Gandhi
by Bharat Kr on May 13, 2008 12:16 AM Permalink
Search in google The Raul Vinci Chronicles and get the fact. Rediff removes my message, why? Why not tolerate freedom of expression? You can write what you want, but readers have no freedom of expression. By removing my mesage, you can't get away from truth. Indians have the right to know the background of their politicians.
It's a pity that a well-meaning columnist like Sunanda K Datta Ray should fall for this peice of gimmickry by the Dynasty brat. I would like to iterate that even Mohandas Gandhi's shows of sympathy for Dalits remained just that - mere gimmicks, as he dared not court direct action. This is in stark contrast to Veer Savarkar, the firebrand Hindu nationalist (and a brahmin) who, without lecturing too much, took a group of so-called untouchables into a Ratnagiri temple. Of course, our media is never going to reprt this, you know why! Savarkar's conviction and genuine commitment moved even Dhananjay Keer, Dr Ambedkar's official biographer. It's going to take much more than photo-ops with Dalits to change their social condition. The Dynasty has fooled us long enough. Let not these columnists join this bandwagon of falsehood. Jaganniwas Iyer
RE:These cheap road shows!
by Krish Karthik on May 12, 2008 10:03 PM Permalink
U r right. All these acts are meant to impress the gullible and are driven by a calculated publicity motive. I can't see Rahul having a genuine concern about the less unfortunate in the country. He has never come across as a socially conscious person in any of his views or pronouncements so far. That goes for the entire family too. Some clever advisor is working overtime to checkmate Mayavati. As a politician, she is quite astute and Rahul is no match for her. Rahul's advantage is of course his birth and nation-wide visibility.Veer Savarkar is an unsung hero of the freedom movement. The Andaman jail where he was put in solitary consignment will send shivers up the spine of any brave hearted. He did not get there because he wanted the PM's gaddi or had his sights set on some Ministerial post. People who would be the first to take to heels were such a sacrifice to be called for in politics today, call him names today only because he happened to support the Hindu cause. Perverted, warped intellectual atmosphere prevails today where charlatans rule the roost.
RE:These cheap road shows!
by dinesh kumar on May 12, 2008 10:05 PM Permalink
the only freedom fighter who ever wrote letters of apology could be savarkar
RE:These cheap road shows!
by Krish Karthik on May 12, 2008 10:29 PM Permalink
One day in the solitary confinement will break the will of any person of the standing of today's leaders.He stood it for he demanded freedom for this country and not self-agrandisement. Even if he had breathed his last in the solitary confinement, will they honour him and remember him now? Sometimes, after enough torture, u see that there's some more that can be done outside than wasting one's life in darkness. He had such calibre to deliver and recognised that it was foolhardy to spend the years in darkness while meaningful contribution can be made outside. The country needed such persons of such outstanding integrity and leadership qualities. I don't think we are even qualified to talk about him in this callous manner for our will and our commitment to the country has not been tested so cruelly. Sometimes wisdom is the better part of valour.
RE:These cheap road shows!
by dinesh kumar on May 12, 2008 11:22 PM Permalink
i think you are a brahmin and are hyping him as he also is a brahmin. when we have numerous leaders and revolutionaries who laid down their lives,why should we be talking about someone who wrote letters of apology?
RE:RE:These cheap road shows!
by shashmann on May 12, 2008 09:53 PM Permalink
Hey i totally agree with ur views This idot seems just like rediff to favour the Congress and its so called propaganda machine have you lived the life of the so called under previaged and for the Rahul he has learned these tricks in the UK where I am where u would see polaticians go to the poor house just to show that he cares well the fact of the MATTER is INDIANS are NOT stupid Rahul and i here in the UK can see this you dont think people in INDIA can ur tricks wake up and smell the fire....
RE:These cheap road shows!
by Grey Cells on May 12, 2008 09:56 PM Permalink
well, u can shut up too....be in UK and let us Indians decide what is best for us!!
RE:RE:RE:These cheap road shows!
by shashmann on May 12, 2008 09:59 PM Permalink
Rahul and his family just like his mum will always be croupt HE HAD ITALIAN BLOOD in him which just like his mum is corupt just ONE example even after marriage it took her 7 years to convert her Italian passport to a INDIAN passport and thats only happened because they thought congress are coming to power and how they use the GANDHI name like they are like no even close so grow up Rahul u r not INDIAN and u & r family are just in it for the money....Just like the Italians politicans read about Italians polticains so croupt just like SONIA who is so croupt who AGAIN IS NOT INDIAN remember... still ITALIAN..... JUST like HER SON who is HALF ITALIAN NO INDIAN........
