[From: Dilip Kumar Roy sbicitizen
20 February 2012 diliproy@gmail.com
There is the double-speak of the secularists that
seeks to feel itself superior to the rest of the hoi-polloi by finding fault
with Hindutva, but stays silent on Muslim fundamentalism. Or they construct
false equivalence - equating the Hindutva and Islamic fundamentalism. It
is this tribe that does the most damage]
One sounds sagely by accusing someone advocating
simple solutions for complex problems. But, come elections, all options converge
in voting (and canvassing) for a particular candidate. A decisive verdict might
elude, and 20 crore people of UP may not elect their Chief Minister by a simple
majority, but then that is the real face of Indian democracy. Muslim votes are crucial
for winning elections, and hence, all kinds of angling for it are performed in
the garb of sympathizing the religion. Besides, state-wise status varies which complicates
the matter further. [TNM55]
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