Some RJ in Delhi says something the why should one burn vehicles and shops in Siliguri ??
How can the action of burning sombody's shops or vehicles Siliguri resolve a problem when he has nothing to do with RJ who is happily sleeping in Delhi?
My sympathies are now with the RJ now. tommorrow I can say or write something stupid at a distant someplace , and people in Siliguri or Darjeeling will burn someones vehicles and shops..!!! Isnt that dumb??? Who is dumber? the RJ or the stupid mob who burns vehicles and shops of unconnected people???
RE:What is the sense in this?
by Neil on Sep 28, 2007 11:32 PM Permalink
%u201Cshopkeepers will now have to make their own security arrangements as Gorkhas have taken to singing.%u201D This is what was said about the indians of nepali origin.....It might not matter to you but it does matter to our community......and let me make myself clear.....The protest was supposed to be a peaceful one....and was going as planned....before the stones were thrown at the protestors......and then the violence broke out....which was communal.....and if you have ever been to siliguri....you would understand the racial discrimination...over there
RE:What is the sense in this?
by Gururaj S on Sep 28, 2007 11:55 PM Permalink
Hi Neil, I really loved and enjoyed the performance of Prashant Tamang. Not for once did we think about his origin. All that you need is that golden voice, proper training, and the love of people and some amount of luck in life. We wish Prashant Tamang a bright future.
All I request the people to consider is this. There is space for humour in life. One makes fun of Laloo Yadav and others. Do Yadavs then have to be on the road carrying out such violent reactions? Same is the case with Sardarjis. Do they have to violently react everytime someone makes fun of them? There are n number of such jokes about Sindhis, Mallus, Madrasis, etc. Should we all take to violence then?
We need to take such things in a lighter vein.
I agree that it can be treated as a racist comment if its made in a one-to-one interaction. But one should learn to laugh at such things and move on.
RE:What is the sense in this?
by Neil on Sep 29, 2007 12:37 AM Permalink
Hi Gururaj, I agree with what you say....and on what you Say...but if you are talking about the people who have been treated as foreigners for over 50 years...just because the language they speak is also spoken by a different country.....and considering the fact that the part of India that speaks that language (Nepali) was either different country (Sikkim) or was part of different country (Darjeeling), the remark doesn't remain a joke (Darjeeling was a part of India before independence)....And the remark could hardly be considered a joke anyways
