Wednesday, February 6, 2013

Time to stop the rising intolerance in India

[caption id="attachment_17773" align="alignright" width="321"] Asim Boral[/caption]

Asim Boral — Over the last two years, India is witnessing so many public uprising on various matters right from LOKPAL to recent Delhi gang rape uprising that it is virtually putting the government in what we may call “warning syndrome” to tackle all such unprecedented problems. Also, the people of India are becoming a victim of intolerable actions by our political class .This is not really an ideal situation at the moment India is facing.

For a slightest provocation on various matters, the people of India are becoming intolerant. And it started from an illogical movement by Team Anna and mishandling by some callous ministers like Salman Khurshid, Kapil Sibal ,Manish Tewari on different issues; but and also due to provocation and encouragement given by main opposition leaders. BJP has made the situation so fluid that film stars like Kamal Hassan and Shahrukh Khan are suffering in the hands of such divisive forces along with Owaisi of MIM in recent times.

Intolerance is griping our society fast and a fanatic party RSS /BJP/MIM is ready to cash this vulnerable situation India is facing at the moment, and will encourage division and polarization of people in the name of religion. Recent Mamsta fiasco on Salman Rushdie is taking our society to disaster. All these may lead to widespread trouble in India if not checked and if the government fails to take any timely action. One day we may watch a film with no story, no hero, no dialogue but only to appease certain religious fanatics.

People of India must watch and denounce fanaticism and the sinister designs of any fanatic party at any cost.

About the Author

Asim Boral, a science graduate from Calcutta University of West Bengal, India, is a retired Senior Marketing Manager of the largest Steel Company in India. After retirement, he joined the Indian National Congress and started writing regular articles in Times of India, a national English daily, on various issues from politics to social causes. He is now engaged for service to a big NGO - Bharat Sevashram Sangha – which serves worldwide, from USA to Fiji. Now 64, he lives in a Mega city Ahmedabad, Gujarat state of India and enjoys practicing his expertise in rain water harvesting and biodynamic farming system.

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