DB: Modiji, who was mockingly called “pakodiwala” by some opposition party members, made history by inaugurating the New Sansad Bhavan. To celebrate the event, I made crispy, tasty South Indian pakoras this morning.
Wow… looks delicious!! Even an anti-BJP person like me celebrates Modi ji at least twice a day by having tea!!
Anti Modi
Db: Good. Somehow, we need to celebrate our democracy the Indian way by preparing and serving food. Do you or your wife make it, like Sonia’s family gets all the credit without toiling much?
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Anti Modi: I try making it, but my wife hits the bull’s eye!!
Db: Anyway, I dedicated the pakoras to all those who don’t like Modi instead of challenging him politically.
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[28/05, 7:06 pm] Delhiwala: But is it right to celebrate when victims of sexual exploitation are being dragged like criminals, and the POCSO accused, a criminal, is protected and respected in Parliament by the same person who takes pride in inaugurating the building? आज तो पकौड़ा भी स्वाधीन लग रहा है.
[28/05, 7:23 pm] Dayanand Bharathi: Such accusations are directed at most politicians in India. Those victims can go to court. Legal remedies may not be quick, but merely blaming someone because we don’t like them is not fair. In politics, no person is perfect, including Gandhiji, whom I respect the most. Politics is always a dirty game.
[28/05, 7:25 pm] Dayanand Bharathi: Pakoras will always remain tasty when made at home.
[28/05, 7:33 pm] Anti Modi New: Which court should one go to? The court that was silent on the BBC documentary ban? Or the court that allows propaganda movies in India which ignite tensions? It’s nice that you still trust such institutions and suggest others do the same!!
[28/05, 7:37 pm] Delhiwala: I don’t have any allegiance, though my politics has evolved over decades, from RDD shakhas to socialist and now centrist views. A POCSO accused being protected and girls who are victims being dragged is not the same as disliking a person. It requires more than pakoras to address these issues.
[28/05, 7:38 pm] Anti Modi New: Even the most silent PM of India spoke more than the vishwaguru!! There are challenges posed to him, but challenges are only challenges when someone takes them as such. If someone frames challenges against him/her as an anti-national narrative, then who can challenge him/her?
[28/05, 8:07 pm] Delhiwala: Today, he has assumed the role of ruler of India, blessed by suavities and adorned with raj dand. Now, everyone is only to serve the king!
[28/05, 8:09 pm] Dayanand Bharathi: We must either work individually and collectively to create a perfect system, which history has failed to achieve, or accept that both innocents and criminals will be affected in such a democracy. You trust the BBC documentary, but I don’t, knowing how the BBC is a racially biased organization. I didn’t say this, but even a bishop from an African country has stated this. All kinds of documentaries are made for propaganda. Viewers alone can discern truth from falsehood. When we welcomed several landmark judgments from the very same court, we must accept its verdicts, even if they are unacceptable to us. If we have alternate ways to seek justice, we should pursue them.
[28/05, 8:16 pm] Dayanand Bharathi: In a democracy, voters are the final authority. When symbolic gestures and events are arranged, why should we interpret them in a certain way? This exposes our personal views. If the Sengol event made Modi appear as a king, what about when Nehruji received the same before accepting the office of PM? Modi restored a forgotten legacy that many of us did not even know.
[28/05, 8:20 pm] Anti Modi New: I agree that we need to work to make our democracy better. However, it is impossible to do so in a situation where you are not allowed to work towards a better democracy and where there is no room for such efforts.
I never said that I trust any documentary. I neither trust the “BBC documentary” nor “The Kerala Story.” The point I am trying to make is that if both are propaganda, then why is the leadership biased, trying to ban one while promoting the other?
Anyone can agree or disagree, but the fact is this government lacks integrity more than the previous ones. Others were thieves, but this one is a deadly dacoit that will not only rob our beloved motherland but also destroy her inside and out. It will take many generations to recover.
[28/05, 8:20 pm] Dayanand Bharathi: When one can’t accept a challenge, they always play the victim card. One should read about the freedom struggle, where similar methods were used by the British Raj. However, the freedom fighters never played the victim card; instead, through the strength of their satyagraha, they defeated the Raj.
[28/05, 8:24 pm] Dayanand Bharathi: Voters can change things with one election, as the Karnataka election results proved. I am happy that BJP was defeated; otherwise, regional politicians would take people for granted. The government banned one documentary, and the court endorsed it, but everyone who wanted to watch it did. I didn’t watch either.
[28/05, 8:36 pm] Anti Modi New: Well said!!
[28/05, 8:37 pm] Anti Modi New: That’s right!!
[28/05, 9:13 pm] Delhiwala: Swami ji, Nehru received it in his personal capacity and not as PM! He kept it in a museum where it belonged. Modiji hasn’t restored a forgotten legacy but wants to be remembered as a king.
[28/05, 9:15 pm] Delhiwala: The scepter is for Tamil votes.
[28/05, 10:43 pm] Dayanand Bharathi: Don’t underestimate voters; they are smarter than politicians. Unfortunately, in Tamil Nadu, many voters can be bought with a price and a quarter bottle. We are the worst state in this matter. In Kerala, you can’t buy a single voter, but most of them in Tamil Nadu are ready for sale.
[28/05, 10:47 pm] Dayanand Bharathi: I think he was already elected or selected as the PM, so he could not have received it on a personal level. It represents the transfer of state power, not that of any individual.
[28/05, 11:05 pm] Dayanand Bharathi: First, it was handed over to Mountbatten, who then handed it back to the Tamil Adeebam, who symbolically gave it to Nehru, not as an individual but representing the transfer of power to India. The idea came from Mountbatten, who asked what kind of symbolism would be appropriate for the transfer of power. When he gave this suggestion, Nehru consulted Rajaji, and the outcome was the Sengol.
[29/05, 5:56 am] Delhiwala: None of the historians have accepted the claim, including Rajaji’s grandson. All of them claim there is no mention anywhere. This has been cooked up as a story.
[29/05, 9:36 am] Dayanand Bharathi: Just search for Sengol controversies online, and you will find all the information. If you believe that all of them are cooked-up stories, then I leave it to you to form your personal opinion.
[29/05, 9:39 am] Dayanand Bharathi: History can’t be changed or rewritten. We can only reinterpret it according to our opinions.
[29/05, 9:56 am] AJ: Rajaji was given the task of working out a ceremony to hand over power, and that is how he suggested the transfer of the Sengol. This is a royal scepter used by kings in earlier days all over the world. It has no value in democracy. Modi wants that power given to the kings.
[29/05, 6:54 pm] Dayanand Bharathi: Thanks. At least you agree that this is not a cooked-up story. Modi tried to restore the legacy that Nehru started. Actually, that Sengol represents the ‘dharma’ of a king and his rights or authority. In a democracy, there is no place for any leader to become a king, however revered they may be by some.
29-5-2023
Gurukulam
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