Never mind my previous post, the damage and mayhem that we saw yesterday on the streets of mumbai was enough for any responsible government to take action and ban this motley collection of frustrated, unemployed, undeserving bunch of blind idiots who call themselves MNS and put them all behind bars.
They burnt buses, taxis, public property, beat up innocent poor rikshaw and taxi drivers on national television, and their leader walked in acting (and probably feeling) like a hero.
No doubt he will be let off with a bail in all his non-bailable offenses. His planned drama of his arrest was not lost on anyone smart enough to have a mind in mumbai, except ofcourse his party members.
A beautiful article written by Shobha De, the quintessential bombay woman -
Me, Marathi - written by Shoba De
Correct me if I am wrong, Raj... but I consider myself an assal Marathi manoos. Born in Maharashtra to Maharashtrian parents etc. Proud to be Marathi (even though my language skills in my mother tongue are embarrassingly dodgy). I don't know how to make the perfect puran poli but I do love aamti..
This is clearly not enough anymore. Going by the checklist, I could be disqualified on several scores. I am married to a Bong, who has lived and worked in Mumbai for over 30 years (but alas, has not been appointed ambassador to the state of West Bengal yet!). He attends Durga Puja regularly and prefers maacher jhol to vangi bhaat.
Fortunately, we don't have a daughter-in-law to name a college after, either in Kolkata or Mumbai.... And our children (like yours) did not attend Marathi-medium schools.. We employ people based on their competence, not caste or region. And I have never asked the vegetable vendor, breadwalla, taxi driver, dhobi, sweeper, elevator attendant, security guard, pizza delivery boy or any of the other people who make my life easier, which part of India they come from.
This is Mumbai, meri jaan! Who cares where anyone comes from? Dhanda is all that matters.. Mumbai is India 's most powerful magnet. Once you get here, you never leave. Don't believe me? Ask those innocent bhajjiwallas and doodhwallas who were beaten up and stoned by your men last week. Even with blood-soaked bandages around their heads, and broken hearts, they are staying put. As they should.
Aaah, the natak of your dramatised 'arrest' was not lost on anybody. Had Rakhi Sawant's slapping stunt not grabbed those eyeballs on Valentine's Day, viewers would still be stuck with the image of a nattily dressed you (mmmm...loved the styling), clambering in and out of the police van. If Rakhi cleverly stage-managed the incident, what should one say about your brilliant coup? Overnight, Raj Thackeray was elevated from being the discarded Thackeray to a national figure.
In one well-orchestrated move, you went from being a neglected nephew of an ageing tiger, to a sharp-clawed, teeth-baring cub with an independent act of his own. The circus acquired a brand new star attraction - you!
It was never easy being a Thackeray. Ask Balasaheb. If he targeted south Indians in the '60s, you smartly headed north. Same agenda, diametrically different directions. By questioning the bona fides of those who have made Maharashtra their home, both of you tapped into the vulnerabilities of the average Marathi manoos. It is worth asking the very people whose interests you are protecting, whether they really want to do the dirty work currently being handled by the northies.
Will the Marathi manoos agree to put in 18 hours a day plying taxis, selling veggies, washing clothes and so on? Who's stopping them from turning into vendors of milk, food grains, and other commodities? Perhaps, the Marathi manoos considers such occupations demeaning? The truth is, these jobs have always gone abegging, and there have been any number of hungry, unemployed people from other states ready and willing to grab them. Kick the 'outsiders' out at your own peril, and see what happens...
Why do farmers commit suicide in such numbers only in Maharashtra ?
The answer, dear Raj, may surprise you.
In your defence, let me say you received the worst press - biased at best, and shrill to boot. Most of the semi-hysterical reporters from prestigious news channels were embarrassingly ill-informed as they blabbered incoherently each time a leaf moved outside the magistrate's court!
Surely, you are not complaining? Everything seems to be going according to the master plan. You have 'made it' in one swift move. And women are finding you kinda cute in that sleeveless baby blue pullover. Great copy, great photo ops. What more does a neta want? To keep Mayawati and Lalu out of Maharashtra ? Now, that's a tall order!
This person Raj Thakeray is so predictable, its not funny. Everyone who matters in our country can see thru his facade but still strange are the ways of the law and system of india. He will get out of this unscathed, and more popular than he has ever been. This drama will give him celebrity status and probably z level security.
This self-proclaimed defender of the mysteriously fragile maratha pride also challenged the deputy commissioner of mumbai police that he should drop his uniform and come down to the streets of mumbai and raj will show him whose father mumbai belongs to (no kidding, this is a political leader talking to national media).
People get the leaders they deserve . . . !!
Well raj . . . . I . . . Arjun . . . . a very ordinary citizen of India, with no political connections and no police influence . . . . . a true mumbaikar who loves mumbai more than you or any of your gang members ever can . . . . . am willing to accept your challenge . . . . If you are man enough to drop YOUR political trappings, leave behind your gang of thugs and come down to ANY street of my mumbai by yourself . . . . . one to one, man to man, you and me . . . . I will show you whose father mumbai belongs to . . . . . !!
If you ever have the guts, let me know . . . . anytime, anywhere . . . . . I will be waiting for you.
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