RE:BJP is not communal party
by Govardhan Brown on Jul 23, 2008 07:28 PM
At the end of the day, Shaan, we are just individuals, not even pawns who can make some difference in a chess game. Once upon a time, when newspapers used to print letters to editors, the privilege of getting published was tightly controlled by the editors. Today, we can use these net forums to unload our views, fair or prejudiced, positive or positively jaundiced, well-argued or vituperative. At the end of the day you and I might feel very nice about having written here--and to a certain extent it does become addictive--but that's the end of it. Neither you, nor I are empowered to bring about any change in our lives. We are all taken for a ride. We all know that, and yet we continue to do what we do. You, as an Indian Muslim, might choose to vote for the Congress, over and over again. I, as an Indian Hindu, have a simple precept: anyone but the Congress. A long time ago, I tried to work for VP Singh, when he was riding a wave. My suggestions for an advertising and promotion campaign were appreciated by him, par woh becharay ke paas ek chhotasa leaflet chhapne ke liye bhi paisa nahin tha. I even took the campaign to Mr. L K Advani, but there, too, they didn't have any money. The campaign was: "In 1984 they played the Sikh Card. In 1986 they played the Muslim Card (Shah Bano) Which card will they play now?"
