Wednesday, July 26, 2023

India is not a dirty word, sir.

"More than two dozen Indian opposition parties said...that they had formed an alliance called 'INDIA' to challenge Prime Minister Narendra Modi's ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in parliamentary elections next year." Reuters. 'INDIA' stands for 'Indian National Developmental Inclusive Alliance'. "The key objectives of INDIA are: Defeat the BJP in the 2024 general elections. Protect the Constitution of India. Promote inclusive development. Uphold secular values of India." TOI. "East India Company, Indian Mujahideen, Popular Front of India too have 'India' in name: PM launches attack on opposition." TOI. Just because some disreputable organisations have disguised themselves by using India in their names, it does not make 'India' a dirty word, Mr Modi. Perhaps you should read the words of the song 'Jis Desh Mein Ganga Behti Hai', and since the River Ganga is forever pure, so is India. The word 'India' is derived from the River Indus which was known as the Sindhu River in the Rig-Veda. World History Encyclopedia. "Neighboring Arabs, Iranians uttered 's' as 'h' and called this land 'Hindu'." The name ' Bharat' came either from an ancient tribe of Bharatas or from various kings called Bharat in the Mahabharata. wikipedia. The BJP is also part of an alliance known as the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) which is supposed to consist of 38 parties. "Out of the alliance's current tally of 329 Lok Sabha seats, the BJP alone accounts for 301 seats. That means the remaining 37 parties have added only 28 seats to that aggregate." The word 'Democratic' is used mostly by dictatorships. There was the German Democratic Republic which was the communist East Germany. Now we have the Democratic Republic of Afghanistan, Ethiopia, Algeria and North Korea. wikipedia. Just a couple of days back, "The Supreme Court today pulled up the Central government for failing to act against states ruled by the Bharatiya Janata Party." "The SC said that while the Central government takes 'extreme stands' against other state governments, it does nothing against its own state governments which violate the Constitution." TN. Democratic indeed! "Humility does not come naturally to the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and Prime Minister Narendra Modi," wrote Nilanjan Mukherjee. "Electoral alliances are transactional for Modi, and seldom are there any great ideological bindings." "Pragmatism bordering on unprincipled pursuit of power is clearly the party's mantra now." "Wherever you go, India remains, for the most part, the same. Immorality is in the air. Politics sans morals." The Wire. "A rose by any other name would smell as sweet," wrote Shakespeare. So would excreta. India is forever fragrant. 'Democratic' is dubious.

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