Now worrying about Arvind Kejriwal..

It may well be that he said all of the above, but I am inclined to be sceptical of reporting by the Indian media in general and the printed press in particular. The IAC team is being analysed with a fine tooth comb, and are made to get defensive about many things. I agree they need to define where they stand on issues, if they are taking a stand on issues other than corruption. It’s a ploy to isolate Modiji as well.
Personally I think the team, apart from Annaji, is young and inexperienced and there is a lack of cohesive thought, and an unclear roadmap, apart from the Lokpal Bill. The goverment has been drawing this whole thing out to kill the momentum of the movement, with mixed results.. maybe I am being cynical.

Well he is getting ready for yet another International award. Fame is the last infirmity of the noble mind. In this era of scams & corruption this is Kejriwal’s humble contribution, no matter how much he may claim to fight against them.. As usual, the blow of which would be borne by the Hindu Community which rarely rewards its most earnest & honest leaders, workers & sympathisers. On the contrary disregards & pushes them into oblivion….Balraj Madhok, Sita Ram Goel, Ram Swaroop….and next in line seem to be Arun Shourie & Koenraad Elst.
Generally, we find at the helm of Hindu affairs ,only two kinds : the first , intelligent, opportunist & manupilative, the second, dedicated & dumb. Infact dumb enough to be manipulated by the first kind.
Does it make a good business case to side with the Hindus then ?

@VCK, How are you sure that moslems were downtrodden deliberately by other communities? They ruled bharat for 1000 yrs. So, what is your point of evidence that mos’s are downtrodden?

I can only see that the poor hindus had converted to this cruel religion under the might of sword. It doesn’t mean that muzzies are downtrodden deliberately by hindus.

If you have a valid counter point, I would be glad to get corrected.

regards,
RV

the fact that he got ‘magsaysay’ award , should be a matter of concern for everybody.

from Wikipedia – “In an article published in the Hindu newspaper in 22nd August 2011, Booker prize winning author and civil rights activist Arundhati Roy alleged that an NGO run by Kejriwal received a donation of USD 400,000 from the Ford Foundation in the past 3 years. [22] Arvind Kejriwal has since admitted that the NGO Kabir he runs along with Manish Sisodia, did receive funds from the New York-based Ford Foundation, but pointed out that it had stopped about two years ago.Kejriwal dismissed the view held by some which suggested that Ford Foundation has historically been linked to CIA, the US intelligence agency that used it for channeling funds to its recipients in foreign countries. [23] [24]”

It seems the cat is out of the bag, so to say, if the reports are accurate.Kejriwal seems to be keenly observing the scene and will announce his candidature for elections when he sees a good chance of winning large enough number of seats to be king-maker if not the king.

I don’t see anything wrong in whatever Mr. Kejriwal has said. Any fight against corruption has to be inclusive and must rise above the myriad faultlines dividing our country.

Reading such an intention or sentiment as appeasement of minorities or some sort of political gimmick is to me, deep cynicism.

And those commentators who are wondering why Muslims are poor in spite of ruling ‘us’ (will somebody care to explain who is this ‘us’) for 1000 years, I would suggest to read up a little more on the sub-continent’s history. And when I say history, I mean relatively unbiased, liberal history and not only the ones written by Savarkars and Golwalkars.

Peace. 🙂

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And those commentators who are wondering why Muslims are poor in spite of ruling ‘us’ (will somebody care to explain who is this ‘us’) for 1000 years, [/quote]

‘us’ means Bharateeyas, who were residents of this land prior to invasion by muhammadan forces like ghajni, ghouri, babur. If you have not got this simple fact, probably you are pretending blind.

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I would suggest to read up a little more on the sub-continent’s history. And when I say history, I mean relatively unbiased, liberal history and not only the ones written by Savarkars and Golwalkars.
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So, you would like us to read Communists’ perverted history perpetrated by JNU historians of dubious credentials like RC Guha, Arundhati Roy and their ilk?

Savarkar is a great patriot, who spent his life in prison for most part. By dishonoring / ridiculing him, you are proving your anti-national communist upbringing. Golwalkar is another great visionary, who dreamt of a resurgent Bharat.

By ridiculing these 2 personalities, you are showing your *secular* credentials. Try your best, so you may get a membership in CON-gress party. Best of luck.
RV

Since the inception of the Team Anna, I have been saying that this TA is formed by UPA. It is nothing but NAC Avatar-2. Sonia saw the mood of the country totally against corruption. She took the tool of Lokpal bill, de-dusted the 40 year old bill and gave it to the hands of Team Anna. Team Anna and the friendly media popularised the whole LOKPAL and JANLOKPAL. Mock fighting was shown between UPA and Team ANNA. All the gullible urban Indians fell into this trap and felt that the LOKPAL is the single medicine for the problem of corruption. The team (Team Anna + UPA) written two bills, one with pure white Ink and another one with dark black Ink and put them before the public eyes and started the Mock fighting. Anna went on Anshan on every step and the country looked up to him as God. The Climax is nearing. Somehow Team Anna and UPA wanted BJP to oppose some portion of the bill so that they can show BJP in bad light. AJ of BJP is already with this team.