Murder your opponent!

What has been happening in the Northern part of Kerala is something that has to be intervened by all peace loving and reasonable people all around. A leader of a political party is brutally murdered by the hired killers. Who hired them is well known in this part of Kerala; but as long as the culprits are brought to the courts of law as accused and proved so we have to wait. But is it a good thing for the people of this God's on country not allowing the law to take its course using muscle power and arrogance! Instead of trying to put an end to sponsoring such activities why are the politicians trying to accuse each other and make capital out of such activities. What is happening in this so called cultured, educated society. Are we going back to the dark ages of eye for an eye or even the worse scenerio of just eliminating every one who is against you for the simple reason that he is not with you.Has politics become the last resort of not only scoundrels but also that of blood thirsty assassins.

Hi Narayan,

Could you please tell me how this would affect travelers ? what is its relevance here ?

I am at a loss here

Sad reality of India today, although I have no sympathy for politicians as such, but in last few days, many honest officials have also been murdered.

This is posted in Chai and Chat, absolutely OK, so no need to be lost

The site is about Indian travel and culture. Does a traveller never pick up a newspaper? Are they not interested in the country they visit?

Whilst it is understandable that those who simply want sea, sand and a bar probably are probably indeed not bothered, IM members do profess a deeper interest. Some, though, are more concerned with their fantasies than with what actually happens here.

Why pick up a newspaper ? "The" travel bible has everything

Read it along with history of Malabar; probably it won't be much of an exclamation. Killing opponents and/or getting killed in the process - even against impossible odds, for one reason or the other - has been going on for centuries. It is probably its new avatar. "Chaver" culture is in their blood.

I thought it was something of a tradition. When my wife is telling me political history, it often includes comments like "X killed Y," or "A had B killed." Not anything anybody was every charged with, or was proven, so it might be modern mythology, but "facts" that the people seem to take for granted.

Internationally, of course, it is a very ancient tradition.

I'm currently re-watching the British political fiction series, House of Cards. FU, the prime minister, has a great deal deal of blood on his hands. Fiction, yes, but...

Nationwide problem

The Uttar Pradesh National Rural Health Mission Scam beggars belief estimated 10,000 crore siphoned out of a scheme to help rural Indians with their health problem.
So far is has lead to 6 deaths

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uttar_Pradesh_NRHM_scam

As a friend mentioned corruption has always been part and parcel of Indian life, but as India's economy has grown the scams have grown proportionally, hence the stakes are higher..

Everything you said is right. But it's also the tradition these days to bring killers to justice. It's that part of the equation that I would be worried about here.

Verry true.Bringing the killers to justice is sometimes more unreal than a dream.Killers get away for lack of evidence as the prosecution and police are under pressure from political leadership or the real killers get away with the patronage of politicians and the accused produced are those presented by the political party to the police.They are guaranteed that their family will be protected by the party and they will get out with light punishments.Kerala has seen all these. Those behind the cospiracy is never caught.

justice ??

what does one do when people voted for change after 34 years -
... this is the catastrophe they landed up with

the open letter - in response


sagarika ghosh the presenter of the show, wrote on this wall on facebook -

:brishti

I saw that last week Brishti, what a lunatic and to think people were so happy when she won in West Bengal, be careful what you wish for.

i think - the people voted against the CPM [marxists] - as opposed to have voted, for mamata, klompen.

after 34 years of slumber, bengal did awake - unfortunately, for the worse. change of regime was inevitable.

but am hoping - banerjee is just a stepping stone to the real mccoy.
there aint one, even on the horizon, right now - but hope hop hope hop hope!



its a crying shame, that bengal is not able to produce a leader of calibre.
aaaah well...

:brishti

yes that's a inbuilt flaw in democracy sometimes.

The inbuilt flaw, because we cannot foresee what the politician will turn out to be when s/he gets power and authority. As 'brishti' says we hope,hope,hope & hope that this will be a better choice; but to our dismay we go wrong and this one may be worse.India has to go a long way to understand the real meaning of social justice, rule of law and democracy or always 'some will be more equal than the others'. Power hungry, antisocial,antipeople politicians are our curse and what the majority need is their own comfortable life and are least bothered about other people.