Indian Communism: Are the leaders confused?

Let me state my intentions first. This is not an attempt to sanitize other political parties or defame communism. I just want put forward some facts and my thoughts from those facts.
My dear leftist friends, hope you read this without any preoccupation or biased thoughts.

Starting from the latest Nuke deal and going back to the pages of history, it is vividly visible that the party is unable to modify its stands or principles based on the advance in technology. Also in these days the agenda of the party has become the agenda of a few at the top. Rule of oligarchy?

If you clearly go through the arguments against the deal, no concrete and rational statements can be found. Some are really absurd and might be valid in the stone age!! Some are just to find new markets in the minority vote bank.

• "The nuclear deal will harm small traders and farmers. It will be harmful to workers and sectors like insurance and banks, too. To protect farmers, we have to stop this deal. The nuclear deal is related to globalization and market economy". This is Mr. Karat's opinion. I tried hard to understand this but failed miserably. How can a party with such an ideology be behind the atrocities happened in Nandigram and Singur?
• Second argument was that the deal is against some minorities of India. This is too weak and ridiculous to come out from a national party. Of course the target is to gather more votes in the coming election. Oppose the USA- the new mantra
• We miss you Mr. Harkishan Singh Surjit, the great leader. I strongly believe that this man could have done something radically different at the present situation. The funniest part is that there are leaders within the party who support the deal. Mr. Basu, Mr. Somnath Chatterjee. Does anybody dare to tell that Congress could bribe these veterans to be pro-Deal? The strongest opposition was from Mr. Karat. I am still not clear why.

Revisiting the history.

• Our leaders went to meet the Chinese communist leaders during their India visit. The advice received, " First national development, then ideology." Practical answer. Do ideologies provide food, clothes and shelter?
• Some leaders used to go to China for "Study". Then came back to India and continued to deliver the same old cliches in their speeches.
• There was a time when computers were against left principles. Later it was shamelessly accepted by the party protogonists as the biggest blunder. Later at time the same acceptance may be there regarding N-Deal also :)

There are lot more examples which will bring out such paradoxes. It is a surprise to me that a party, which is an arch rival of Congress in three states, supports Congress in the Central Govt.
Also rules in Kerala and W. Bengal are different eventhough both are led by the left.

Conflict between ideology and pragmatism will continue..........

Best TV Comedy Programme

After a lot of research finally I found the winners: nothing but the news programmes aired by myriad of channels. Much better compared to the terrible PJs and nonsense presented by many of the 'real' comedy shows.

I don't want to make an unreasonable statement by mentioning news as worthless. In a strict sense it mainly 'that' part of the news which is often funny. You might have got the hint what I am thinking. Obviously it is the political news story which hilarious. It looks like the 'laughability factor' of this 'story' is rising these days.
How are you going to react to these?

• After the recent victory in the vote of confidence, SP Gen. Sec. was alleged of bribing some BJP MPs at his house. Here goes the NDTV interview..

NDTV : Have you seen these 3 MPs in the last 48 hours?
Mr. Sec. : Err.. hmmm....(thinking what to say)I... I.. I .. don't remember. See I see 500 people a day. How can you ask such questions? (I thought politicians are experts in lying. I was proved wrong . What a conspicuous lie!!)

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  Bandhs,Hartals and protests are integral part of life for anyone stays in Kerala. Do you believe this? There is one education department's office where protest march happens everyday and you have to submit a written request to get a slot for your protest. Turn on any mallu channel; at least ten times a day you can see group of people cladded in white, red or saffron clothes marching with placards and banners and shouting at the top of their voices. For whom?

• Recently there was a state-wide agitation in Kerala against the new social science text book of 7th standard. It had some secular statements in a chapter which turned out to be controversial when religious leaders intervened. Books were publicly burned. Only one good thing happened: people who never touched a book while in school read something first time in their life. I could watch people holding these books, tearing into pieces and throwing to fire.

• Some maths. No. of days in a year =365, No. of holidays for a Kerala state owned school=104(Sat and Sun)+60(Summer)+20(Xmas and Onam)+10(Misc), 3 exams a year=30 days. So there are only 141 regular classes(Approx 4.5 months). Now assume 2 protests per month(May not be upto the standards. Sometimes 4 or 5 also). Another month is gone. This is the fate of layman's children. I remember the happy faces of students when the news reader announces that all educational institutes are closed today schools are closed today because of the Bundh protesting the arrest of oppostion party leader's father-in-law. (Looks silly? Belive me ,there sillier issues also)

• Apart from politics, other 'items' include live coverage of Khan Vs. Khan dirty fight and debates over the same for hours during prime time over and again. Still feeling unsatisfied, some channels showed highlights continuously for a week. Remember the Shilpa Shetty-Big Brother controversy? I stopped watching TV for a month that time :)

Thanks to the overwhelming growth of visual media. Is the difference between news channel and entertainment channels becoming narrower?

Singh is King..The Parliamentary Drama

Long live Manmohanji...

It is definitely a historic victory!! Now the UPA is back in the driver's seat. N-deal will continue...
But what does UPA, especially congress pay for this?

I could never imagine that the government would get these many votes! 275 against 256. Surprising indeed. May be because I realized it very late that political values have fell down in the dark abyss.

Honourable P.M. had the image of "Mr. Clean" when he took the oath four years back. People called him renowned scholar, brilliant economist, moderate but trustworthy politician and above all one who belongs to very rare species found in the politics - one untouched by the dirty hands of corruption. In fact UPA chairperson Mrs Gandhi got herself a high opinion among the masses by generously offering the premier position to him.But these are the same qualities projected him as a weak P. M. in the minds many people including the fellow congressmen.

All these thoughts looks like shattered after the unprecedented drama in the history of India. Our movie stars should feel ashamed by the finest performance presented by the people's leaders. Does Mr. Singh stepped down the murky waters of relentless politics from the esteemed and revered chair?

Look at the inflation shooting up,despite the vast experience of P.M. and F.M. in economy....
Does being trustworthy mean trusted by party or trusted by people?
Does keeping a moderate stand mean having tight lips?
And finally allegations of bribing some MPs has thrown dirt into the Mr. Clean image. I am glad to donate a packet of Ariel or Wheel to clean up..

Epilogue: UPA may survive the coming 5 months before election by pouring money into the pockets of those stood by, but regaining another five year term appears gloomy. Question to the opposition: Is saying No to the Yes of government the only job you have?

Grand Sale of MPs..Just 25 crores for one .. You need 271*25 crores to run this country.
Who knows; if you are ready for a bulk deal there is chance of getting good discount also.

First thoughts...

My first thought of blogging started years back approximately around the time google acquired blogger.com. When the subject of writing something comes to mind I am always lazy. Usually it dies down in the mind or after 2 lines of nonsense. I was a miser writing essays in the exams. Answers never exceeded more than the required no of words asked in the question. And I hate typing into the pathetically tiny screen of my mobile phone which has no letters or numbers visible on the keypad. Now you, the respectable reader of this blog, may want to ask the question 'what tsunami happened suddenly so that I could type this much?'

I want to put the blame of turning me into a 'leisure-time typist' on this world around, on the people I live with, on the politicians those rule me, on the secular-democratic-sovereign principles of my country, on the idiot box that broadcasts terribly silly issues for hours during prime time claiming national interest .

Nevertheless, we, the people of India, enjoy the absolute freedom of expression!! I am more than happy to bring my crazy reflections onto the World Wide Web. Thanks to Sir Tim Berners-Lee, the architect....

I believe that many of my friends in the blogging community started this activity so that their voice, which might have been doomed in the cacophony of non listening speakers of the society ,can at least reach somewhere and sometimes even leave a note in the psyche of the reader.

Keep the spirits high!!!