Friday, February 5, 2010
Mumbaikar first or indian first???
The current controversy raging the politics of Mumbai and maharashtra regarding to whom does Mumbai belongs and who is a part of it and who not , once again brings into light the fact that politicians can stoop to any level for power. the Shiv sena whose support base is under threat by MNS is resorting to this tactic to gain popularity, but has put itself with its coalition partner BJP. What remains to be seen is the fact that whether they would find a favour with the public on this matter or not.
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I agree to this point raised by ankit. As a very famous saying goes "Politicians promise to build bridges where there is no river". In the same way, we can be assured that our politicians will bring an issue which is controversial just for the sake of it and make a lot of hullabaloo over it to gain popularity. The same can be seen with Shiv Sena raising the issue "Mumbai belong to Marathis only" when there is no need for it. Instead the need is to focus on the crumbling infrastructure of this great metropolis which has always welcomed people from all over the country.
This is a case of resistance to change surfacing in a community to maintain status quo or go back to pre change situation by appealing to the religion, region, culture, tradition etc and is led either by people who stand to lose power most from this change or people who look upon this as a platform to gain power by appealing to people’s emotions. Similarity can be seen in incidents like Babri Masjid, Godhra, suppression of homosexuality, exemption of tribal areas of North-East from 1/3 reservation for women in local governing bodies; all in the name of culture and tradition.
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