Wednesday, September 16, 2009

Seems that when the first bullets hit Ceausescu, the dictator of Rumania, his face showed surprise. He was unable to comprehend how anyone could actually shoot at him. Our Prime Minister also seems unable to comprehend why the Naxal movememnt has grown the way it has. In a speech to state police chiefs on the second day of their three day conclave Dr. Singh said,' It has influence among sizeable sections of civil society, the inelligentsia and the youth.' The reason is very simple, Sir. People hate the state and its three arms - the politicians, the uncivil service and the police. It is not inequality of wealth that is the cause of this hatred but inequality of justice. An ordinary person accused of stealing a thousand rupees often spends years in prison as an ' undertrial ' because he cannot afford bail while Mr. Sukhram, a previous telecoms minister, is enjoying freedom after 14 years inspite of being caught redhanded with millions stuffed into pillows and mattresses. Bernie Madoff confessed to theft and is already serving a 150 year prison sentence while Ramalinga Raju of Satyam, who also confessed, is in ' first class jail ' whatever that is. Dr. Singh also expressed alarm at increasing levels of infiltration of terrorists. Sir, it is your party, the Congress, which has repeatedly turned victory into defeat against Pakistan such as in Tashkent, Shimla and more recently in Egypt. The people of India are extremely tolerant but now they are slowly getting very angry. Be afraid, Sir. Remember Ceausescu.

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