Somehow in all columns & posts the main point has been missed out. There could be multiple reasons behind this. One, very few people (outside Maharashtra) have understood the context of the original comments from Raj Thakrey. And reason behind that is poor journalism standards. Since I understand Marathi, I had fully heard what Raj T had said. At the same time I watched major hindi/english news channels and most of the channels covered the story in skewed fashion, more from making it sensational & inflamatory. Second reason is we Indians are psuedo-nationalists. Our nationalist stand is not consistent at different occasions. When we are not in thick of things, we teach others of nationalistic values, but we seldom practice it. When Raj bashing is going on, one is hardly inclined to read between the lines or understand the true story. Otherwise we would not have given the communal colour to the issue. Issue is not against Bengali, Gujrati or Asamese people of even UP/Bihari people in general. It is about strength show against the natives, it is also about threatening local culture. One has every right to go & work in any part of the country. But at the same time we have to take care of the responsibilities that comes with this right. The way we don't dictate terms when we visit our friend's or relative house, but we try to mix & behave like them. The same concept is true on macro level. Because of the same reason, we asked British to leave India. Their culture was invading our
RE:misleading coverage
by sanjay kadam on Feb 13, 2008 05:33 PM Permalink
....Continued....Their culture was invading ours and they became ruling class as well. No native Indian could accept that, hence the freedom struggle. So the actual undelying issue is about culture & power invasion. As long as we are not interfering or affecting with the local values & cultures, we are free to be anywhere in India (or world in future) and live happily. No Raj Thakrey can come in your way.
