10-23-2006, 04:43 AM
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Pioneer.com
Reporter's notebook | Sidharth Mishra
How do I judge campaigns as successful when the Prime Minister refused to sing Vande Mataram, October 20 has passed and Afzal Guru continues to cock a snook and the Delhi Police despite its charade of busting terror modules has failed to bring the perpetrators of 2005 Diwali blasts to the book.
<b>In the past few weeks the reporters of The Pioneer have been able to run three very successful news campaigns - National Song, Nation's Pride, Zara Yaad Karo Qurbani and Kahin Deep Jale Kahin Dil. Readers of the notebook could ask how do I judge these campaigns as successful when the country's Prime Minister refused to sing Vande Mataram on the day function's were held nation wide to commemorate it's adoption as national song</b>.
Worse, October 20, 2006 has passed and the mastermind of the attack on Parliament House Mohammed Afzal Guru continues to cock a snook at the families of the 10 martyrs who died defending Indian Democracy. And lastly, the Delhi Police continues with its charade of busting terror modules without bringing the perpetrators of 2005 Diwali blasts to the book.
We at The Pioneer never intend and later never claim that we have had a hand in an act of Government. The idea behind these campaigns has been to force a debate on the issue of Indian Nationhood. Or should I put it this way, is Indian Nationhood any worth when the nation's leadership is ready for a compromise to gain a few political brawny points.
<b>The campaigns aimed at giving a voice to the people who defend their nation without going into the semantics of inane theories. These campaigns were aimed at exposing people who have made a profession out of running down the Indian Nation. Unfortunately the articulation of these professionals have many takers in the English media both print and television. Those opposed to their idealism run the risk of being termed fascist.</b>
How else do we suffer the blabber of a Yasin Malik, who compares himself with Mahatma Gandhi? He told a TV channel that like Mahatma was forced to travel on British passport, he was forced to carry the Indian papers. The anchor was illiterate enough not to retort that Mahatma withdrew a highly successful Non-Cooperation movement when Chauri Chaura happened and went on fast to atone for the 'crime' committed by the agitating crowd, which was provoked to lynch policemen.
Forget atonement not even a single sympathiser of Afzal Guru and Iftiqar Geelani has denounced the attack on Parliament. But why blame them. .The Indian intelligentsia has largely come to equate pride in the Indian Nation as pride in Hindu Rashtra. More than the Rashtriya Swyamsewak Sangh (RSS), it's the brigade of these articulate professionals, which is making the minorities vulnerable
The response to our campaigns has been very heartening. People have responded with warmth and encouragement. We are glad that there is rethink in the Government on pussyfooting the issue.
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Pioneer.com
Reporter's notebook | Sidharth Mishra
How do I judge campaigns as successful when the Prime Minister refused to sing Vande Mataram, October 20 has passed and Afzal Guru continues to cock a snook and the Delhi Police despite its charade of busting terror modules has failed to bring the perpetrators of 2005 Diwali blasts to the book.
<b>In the past few weeks the reporters of The Pioneer have been able to run three very successful news campaigns - National Song, Nation's Pride, Zara Yaad Karo Qurbani and Kahin Deep Jale Kahin Dil. Readers of the notebook could ask how do I judge these campaigns as successful when the country's Prime Minister refused to sing Vande Mataram on the day function's were held nation wide to commemorate it's adoption as national song</b>.
Worse, October 20, 2006 has passed and the mastermind of the attack on Parliament House Mohammed Afzal Guru continues to cock a snook at the families of the 10 martyrs who died defending Indian Democracy. And lastly, the Delhi Police continues with its charade of busting terror modules without bringing the perpetrators of 2005 Diwali blasts to the book.
We at The Pioneer never intend and later never claim that we have had a hand in an act of Government. The idea behind these campaigns has been to force a debate on the issue of Indian Nationhood. Or should I put it this way, is Indian Nationhood any worth when the nation's leadership is ready for a compromise to gain a few political brawny points.
<b>The campaigns aimed at giving a voice to the people who defend their nation without going into the semantics of inane theories. These campaigns were aimed at exposing people who have made a profession out of running down the Indian Nation. Unfortunately the articulation of these professionals have many takers in the English media both print and television. Those opposed to their idealism run the risk of being termed fascist.</b>
How else do we suffer the blabber of a Yasin Malik, who compares himself with Mahatma Gandhi? He told a TV channel that like Mahatma was forced to travel on British passport, he was forced to carry the Indian papers. The anchor was illiterate enough not to retort that Mahatma withdrew a highly successful Non-Cooperation movement when Chauri Chaura happened and went on fast to atone for the 'crime' committed by the agitating crowd, which was provoked to lynch policemen.
Forget atonement not even a single sympathiser of Afzal Guru and Iftiqar Geelani has denounced the attack on Parliament. But why blame them. .The Indian intelligentsia has largely come to equate pride in the Indian Nation as pride in Hindu Rashtra. More than the Rashtriya Swyamsewak Sangh (RSS), it's the brigade of these articulate professionals, which is making the minorities vulnerable
The response to our campaigns has been very heartening. People have responded with warmth and encouragement. We are glad that there is rethink in the Government on pussyfooting the issue.
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