Re: It is people who decide the fate of a state

Vittal,

Very nice point.Unfortunately in India, everything is Vote bank politics.

If one party offers 5% reservation for a particular minority, the other
party tries to outbid the other by offering 10%. They try to increase
reservations on the back of OBCs(who are Hindus and for whom reservations
were created in the first place)

Since, the majority(Hindu), are divided into various caste's, and hence
cannot vote as a block,there is no uniting voice which can oppose this
measure.

If any one opposes it, they are branded as communalists(MATATATVA VADI).

Regarding, allocation of a place to build church in Tirumala, I have not one
member of any party condemning this move. If they condemn, they lost an
entire voting block.

In India, the majority has no voice or representation to oppose these moves
as the elected representatives are beholden to their leaders rather than
speaking the voice of the public.

In US, as everyone know, Bush proclaimed Jesus as his mentor.

Imagine in India, AB Vajpaee(or any politician who is a Hindu), saying the
same, that Lord Venakteswara is his mentor. There will be so much hue and
cry with the English Language Media, the communists, branding ABV as a
communalist.

In India, in the guise of flawed Secularism, Majority has no say.

Let me know your thoughts

Kiran

>From: Vittal Anantatmula <vsa@gwu.edu>
>Reply-To: AndhraOne@googlegroups.com
>To: AndhraOne@googlegroups.com
>Subject: Re: It is people who decide the fate of a state
>Date: Mon, 28 Nov 2005 14:42:16 -0500
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>Two news items that have disturbed a lot of people about AP.
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>1. Reservation for Muslims.
>2. Land sale to Christians on Tirumala Hills for the construction of a
>church.
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>I believe politicians are either silent or supportive on these issues
>for obvious reasons.
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>Vittal A.
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