We Indians are among the first to jump on the Bandwagon. Like a bunch of guys in Kolkata decided that they could out molest their brethren's efforts in Guwahati. But all this pales into insignificance with what our very own home grown Hindu Goons of Mangalore achieved the other day. No prizes for guessing, famed as they are for their courage and skills in beating up girls. All in the name of Hindutva.
Which reminds me. I never did learn what this part of Hindutva actually is. As a Hindu I have read my fair share of Hindu Religious texts but nowhere have I come across this so called practise of gathering up a bunch of goons to bash up a girl simply because she is wearing a jeans & top or maybe drinking coloured stuff that could be construed as something worthy of a smack!. And some of these guys go under the moniker Shree Ram Sene.
The Ram that I am kinda devoted to did not go about beating up Mandodari. Instead he took on Ravan, a Supreme warrior king and defeated him. Personifying what in this era is termed the ultimate in "Machoness". To the point where we now believe such character could only arise from divinity.
And these guys? What exactly do you think they would do if faced with one an AK 47 wielding Kasab? Probably vanish into the night. After all where were these heroes when thier Icon Rajkumar was kidnapped by a lowly brigand called Veerapan? Making sundry noises. After all, an armed killer hardly fits their target profile, occupied as it is by members of the fairer sex.
And the response of the Government? Our Home Minister states that such action should be left to the Police. Really? What about that Mandya SP rounding up a bunch of revellers, a heroic action that led to NO convictions cause said revellers had done nothing unlawful! Except of course crossing the Decibel limit which I understand calls for a warning, not an overnight stay at the Central Jail! Is the Home Minister endorsing this approach towards revellers? In which case I guess we are screwed, both ways.
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