Following the coverage, I know for sure that the Indian media has no objectivity, and that Indian democracy is not democracy in the modern sense, but a great mix of feudalism and banana republicanism. First, Indian media, perhaps mirroring our own societal tendancies, believes in being personal and tabloidical.
In all the hours I have spent watching television, not once have I come across a news channel or any individual even attempting to critique the performance of the current government. The entire focus is on which film star is going to compete from which constituency, and who said what and who was accused of what.
This is where Varun Gandhi's apparently anti-Muslim speech comes into play. First, I don't even know what he said. The media has told me that it is bad, and that his cousins and aunt are in knots over a Gandhi saying all these bad things. And lo and behold, he is barred from contesting the elections. People spew all sorts of venom in this hypocritical nation, but some venom is more poisonous than the other. Some is simply overlooked, especially if there are no returns from rabidly protesting it, but if there is deep mileage to be had, in this case the Congress reiterating that it is the true well-wisher of Indian Muslims, there is plenty of action that can be taken.
The move against Varun Gandhi were swift - two cases, sent to jail, given pointers by his illustrious cousins, disqualified from electing, and now the media says his life is in danger. Its just sad to see this sort of paranoia from the Congress. Are they concerned that suddenly the 'other' Gandhi has risen? They should be. I am just shivering at the thought of this party coming to power again. They've managed to rape the future of our economy with their mismanaged sops and absolutely battered our internal security. This government's policies in education, economy and security will start showing sooner than we think, and I just hope that we are resilient enough to fight them, and intelligent enough to remember what caused it.
