[Reader-list] Election Forecast

[anupam chakravartty]

Dear Rajendra,

I think you live in constant paranoia which makes you say stuff like this.
But please do not impose it on other readers here at least. Why do hindus
have to get united to battle communalism? would that not be a contradiction?
We already have an existing set to contain such evils such as fanactism. in
this united stand, there are people who are working towards it from all the
faiths, castes and colours. by simply getting on to this minority-majority
discourse, you are not solving this issue. you are making all of us
uncomfortable. i didnt even want to say anything to vedavati jee for posting
such a ridiculous comment about hindus being united. my religion is personal
and i want it that way. you guys have really gone overboard.

india is a multi-racial, multi-ethnic country. you can keep problematising,
you will only find more discontent. its a prayer that please stop this
hindu-muslim thing on this reader's list. please be more objective in our
approach.

thanks anupam

On 5/21/09, Rajendra Bhat Uppinangadi <rajen786uppinangady at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> Rakesh jee,
>   it is not the fear that is at work, but sad feeling that the hindu is
> divided lot, unable to even defend himself/herself if fanatism takes over
> by
> any other follower of faith.I surely think that you have not seen the
> effect
> of the such in places where the "minorities" are not even majority, but are
> in sufficient in numbers like Bhatkal in Karnataka, Kannur, Mallapuram in
> Kerala, where the percentage of minority is not 17 % but around 40 %,
> divided hindu society is in fear as divided hindu sees a theeya being
> attacked or a brahmin being attacked or a nair being attacked, not a hindu
> being attacked, rule of laws also take no steps as the police is scared to
> go into such ghettos as false cases of molestation, harassment of minority
> get immediate attention of all by "secular" media.
>
>   When rule of laws is applied without fear or favour, none need to be
> having fear of united communities of faith, as they only make the society
> stronger, but the strength if used for mischief and avoidance of the course
> and process of  laws , it is indeed sad. Society as such does not have
> faith
> in revenge, avenging the wrongsfor such acts of violence only breeds more
> violence and more revenge and misery, thus society lives in hope for better
> tomorrow, in good system of governance, but when judicial process is
> delayed,  justice is taken over by mobs to deliver the justice as such mobs
> feel fit, which is unacceptable in civil society.
>
> Regards,
>
> Rajen.
>
> On Thu, May 21, 2009 at 12:11 PM, subhrodip sengupta <
> sub_sengupta at yahoo.co.in> wrote:
>
> > Is the strong unity of sikhs and Muslims the reason for distrust?
> Communal
> > behaviour can at times be hazardous and has to be permiable to outside
> for
> > more trust(crimes against women or people are less reported or
> recognised,
> > leave alone approach outside world), there are good aspects of brother
> > feelings. This is visible if there is positive and humane treatment
> meeted
> > out to everybody. As regards suspicion many classes of Hindus too stay
> > together and some used to claim at a certain peiod of time that they were
> > not Hindus at all! Let us chalk a long list of such Marwaris, and other
> > sects which give preference to own clan, Biharis, Baniyas, Brmhins etc
> and
> > then the components and limits of exclusion. It would be fun, and then we
> > can make more precise attacks, though generalised and made of suspicion
> > alone, but more effective! They raped our sisters. We raped theirs as
> well!
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > ________________________________
> > From: Rakesh Iyer <rakesh.rnbdj at gmail.com>
> > To: Vedavati Jogi <vedavati_jogi at yahoo.com>
> > Cc: reader-list at sarai.net
> > Sent: Wednesday, 20 May, 2009 10:36:27 AM
> > Subject: Re: [Reader-list] Election Forecast
> >
> > Dear Vedavati
> >
> > You are already so scared of Muslims....I wonder what your plight would
> be
> > if you were passing through the old areas of any city which are generally
> > Muslim dominated. If you are already so afraid of Muslims (who are also
> > Indians), I sometimes feel what would a 'nationalist' do for the country
> if
> > sent to the border. Probably you would run away seeing Pakistani soldiers
> > as
> > they too would be mainly Muslims.
> >
> > This mistrust is not going to help you sir, nor is it going to help
> India,
> > even from the nationalist perspective. Therefore, for India's sake (if
> not
> > yours), get rid of this disease called mistrust.
> >
> > Get well soon.
> >
> > Regards
> >
> > Rakesh
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