I love writing. But I am very lazy too. Had been finding it very hard to balance these two habits of my life and finally I found the time to write again. Only because I am bloody pissed off about what is going on with our country right now.
In 1947 our country gained freedom; or so many thought. But ask yourself what has changed since that day. It feels like we are still being ruled by imbeciles. Gandhi (however he may have been as a person) fought for a cause. He fought for us, for the nation, to save it from the clutches of the British. Today again it seems like the clock has rewound. The Government is trying its best to curb our rights and to send us all back to the Stone Age and one man. Yes again!! One man is standing up for it. Anna Hazare. What a brave individual. Self righteous and incorruptible (hope I am not proved wrong). Sir, I take my hat off to you.
What has become of this glorious nation? Do we not realize how rich and great we are in wealth and tradition? For over 100 years we let the British loot our nation of every penny it had. Do any of you know that if it weren’t for the British, India would be the richest nation today economically? We could argue that those times were different and people weren’t that educated or exposed to the affairs of the world. But what has happened now? Instead of the British our politicians are looting us. Every hard earned penny that we earn and pay as taxes for the development of our nation ends up in the pockets of these men and women. Why is it that the rich keep getting richer and the poor poorer? It is because those who are in charge of running this nation fill their pockets enough to last the next 20 generations of their family before they even start thinking about us? They have the power and authority and the nerve to boss over us in broad daylight and get away with it. If a common man tries to stand up to them, he gets shot down. While we just sit back and watch. Ask yourself how many of you ever actually tried to make a difference. We all just rolled our eyes, shook our heads at the sorry state of affairs in our country. This is our chance to stand up and be counted. Show these people that if not for us their coffers would be empty.
If you are a true Indian at heart you cannot deny the fact that your blood boils every time you hear of an act of corruption (which these days is a daily occurrence). Every single day a new scam breaks out and new criminals emerge. The media shout from their rooftops and we all sit back and gasp and feel sorry for our country. But these criminals know well enough that every controversy eventually fades away. How many of you still feel the anger and resentment you felt when you first found out about Ajmal Kasab? Can you believe he is still alive and the government spends a whopping Lakh a day just to keep him alive? This is the same guy who went ballistic with his gun firing at every Indian he could lay his eyes on. We of course don’t think about it much because neither we nor any of those who were close to us were at the receiving end of that madman and his team of henchmen.
Moving on to the topic that’s currently gripping the nation, the reluctance of our government to accept a stringent LOKPAL BILL that will bring every corrupt politician under the patronage of the bill is not surprising. How will they loot the nation’s money if they are going to be held responsible for it? TSK TSK. It is very difficult indeed. They don’t want to be answerable to anybody. They have come to power haven’t they? So they believe it’s within their right to take as much money from us as possible and ensure all of it is tucked away safely in some foreign land. It was shocking to hear a statement from a Swiss Bank official, who said “Indians maybe poor but India is not a poor country.” Indian politicians, bureaucrats, businessmen have gigantic amount of black money deposited in Swiss banks. This black money is the same money that has come from your pockets and eventually ended up in the bank accounts of these Tax swindlers.
Poor old Anna Hazare is fighting a battle to get back our money, to punish each of these wrongdoers who are making our lives a living hell. Please make use of the opportunity in front of us. Don’t let this moment go. Grasp it, feel it and do something about it. Blog about it, hold protests, make little sacrifices to help our nation get back to its feet. Let’s show them the power of a billion people up in arms against a bunch of cowards who think they are invincible. Next time you see someone like a B.S. Yedyurappa come and talk about supporting Anna Hazare and his anti-corruption crusaders go spit in his face. We don’t need these jokers telling us how to live our lives. Wake up and see that they are laughing in your face with every move of theirs.
I am frustrated and dejected Indian. If you are too then show a MIDDLE FINGER to every individual in this nation who is doing this. Don’t stop till this is sorted out.
In 1947 our country gained freedom; or so many thought. But ask yourself what has changed since that day. It feels like we are still being ruled by imbeciles. Gandhi (however he may have been as a person) fought for a cause. He fought for us, for the nation, to save it from the clutches of the British. Today again it seems like the clock has rewound. The Government is trying its best to curb our rights and to send us all back to the Stone Age and one man. Yes again!! One man is standing up for it. Anna Hazare. What a brave individual. Self righteous and incorruptible (hope I am not proved wrong). Sir, I take my hat off to you.
What has become of this glorious nation? Do we not realize how rich and great we are in wealth and tradition? For over 100 years we let the British loot our nation of every penny it had. Do any of you know that if it weren’t for the British, India would be the richest nation today economically? We could argue that those times were different and people weren’t that educated or exposed to the affairs of the world. But what has happened now? Instead of the British our politicians are looting us. Every hard earned penny that we earn and pay as taxes for the development of our nation ends up in the pockets of these men and women. Why is it that the rich keep getting richer and the poor poorer? It is because those who are in charge of running this nation fill their pockets enough to last the next 20 generations of their family before they even start thinking about us? They have the power and authority and the nerve to boss over us in broad daylight and get away with it. If a common man tries to stand up to them, he gets shot down. While we just sit back and watch. Ask yourself how many of you ever actually tried to make a difference. We all just rolled our eyes, shook our heads at the sorry state of affairs in our country. This is our chance to stand up and be counted. Show these people that if not for us their coffers would be empty.
If you are a true Indian at heart you cannot deny the fact that your blood boils every time you hear of an act of corruption (which these days is a daily occurrence). Every single day a new scam breaks out and new criminals emerge. The media shout from their rooftops and we all sit back and gasp and feel sorry for our country. But these criminals know well enough that every controversy eventually fades away. How many of you still feel the anger and resentment you felt when you first found out about Ajmal Kasab? Can you believe he is still alive and the government spends a whopping Lakh a day just to keep him alive? This is the same guy who went ballistic with his gun firing at every Indian he could lay his eyes on. We of course don’t think about it much because neither we nor any of those who were close to us were at the receiving end of that madman and his team of henchmen.
Moving on to the topic that’s currently gripping the nation, the reluctance of our government to accept a stringent LOKPAL BILL that will bring every corrupt politician under the patronage of the bill is not surprising. How will they loot the nation’s money if they are going to be held responsible for it? TSK TSK. It is very difficult indeed. They don’t want to be answerable to anybody. They have come to power haven’t they? So they believe it’s within their right to take as much money from us as possible and ensure all of it is tucked away safely in some foreign land. It was shocking to hear a statement from a Swiss Bank official, who said “Indians maybe poor but India is not a poor country.” Indian politicians, bureaucrats, businessmen have gigantic amount of black money deposited in Swiss banks. This black money is the same money that has come from your pockets and eventually ended up in the bank accounts of these Tax swindlers.
Poor old Anna Hazare is fighting a battle to get back our money, to punish each of these wrongdoers who are making our lives a living hell. Please make use of the opportunity in front of us. Don’t let this moment go. Grasp it, feel it and do something about it. Blog about it, hold protests, make little sacrifices to help our nation get back to its feet. Let’s show them the power of a billion people up in arms against a bunch of cowards who think they are invincible. Next time you see someone like a B.S. Yedyurappa come and talk about supporting Anna Hazare and his anti-corruption crusaders go spit in his face. We don’t need these jokers telling us how to live our lives. Wake up and see that they are laughing in your face with every move of theirs.
I am frustrated and dejected Indian. If you are too then show a MIDDLE FINGER to every individual in this nation who is doing this. Don’t stop till this is sorted out.
