Now, the second question Mr Shenoy raised: whether Buddha is in wrong party.
Here is a piece by noted Journalist Rudranshu Mukherjee, editor of the Telegraph, who was a big supporter of Buddha! But alas, even he was forced to write:
Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee was once a Stalinist. Many of his new-found admirers believe that since he is pro-capital, he is no longer a Stalinist. Actually, there is no contradiction between the mindset of a Stalinist and the wooer of investment. If Stalin were to meet Buddhadeb Bhattacherjee, he would greet him with the cry, mon semblable, mon frère %u2014 my twin, my brother. A Stalinist does not change his mindset, just as a leo- pard in the forest does not change its spots.
Fact is, CPIM always used violence to further its political cause. That was true 5 years, 30 years back. Or even today.
They used to suppress those earlier, but now people are seeing trickling down of information thanks to proliferation of media in India, Indian democracy.
RE:RE:Is Buddha a Stalinist? Yes, most definitely.
by ABC XYZ on Mar 29, 2007 09:05 AM Permalink
Hee Hee Bhaskar Chatu replies to his own messages. No takers I guess. Hee Hee.
