Wednesday 14 May 2014

Political Views

२-३ आठवड्यापूर्वी वातावरण फारच तापलेले होते. म्हणजे अगदी विनोदाच्या अंगानी  किंवा हलक्या फुलक्या ढंगानी लिहिलं तरी मित्र पार शिंगावरच घ्यायचे आणि पार फेकून दयायचे. आणि मग विविध विशेषणं दयायचे. अशाच एका जवळच्या मित्राबरोबर खडाजंगी झाली. म्हणजे काय तो सगळी आयुधं घेऊन तुटून पडला होता. मग मी त्याला खालील मेल पाठवली. exit poll चे अंदाज  हि आले आहेत. सगळीकडे आनंदी आनंद आहे. चला म्हंटल ती मेल शेयर करूनच टाकावी. अर्थात हे सगळं झालं असलं तरी मैत्री अबाधित आहे कारण तिचा पाया फारच भक्कम आहे. तिच्यावर आच नकोच.

Dear xxxxx ,

By virtue of socially networked life style I expressed my political views recently on Facebook. (Not on Whatsapp as I think our closed knit group do not need political discussions). I must admit that I never expressed it in the past. I was never firm of it too. We had difference of opinions on backing up political parties. Having our own opinion indicates that democracy is live and I appreciate, admire it. I would not impose my views on you. I never did it in past nor I will do it in future. It is your thinking and I respect it.
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> Now first let me explain you something in details:
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> - I request you to be responsible netizan. Do you really think that the clip you sent me today carries any credentials?  What is this chouthi duniya.? Do you know the people who run this.? Do you really think that any sane person can reveal the things the way it is done in interview? Think twice before forwarding. I have visited website and Facebook page. Had it carry any weight it would have been viral by now. Remember it is posted on 19/04/2014 and we are talking on 05/05/2014. Good 15 days. Do not fall prey to these internet gimmicks which are mushroomed every day and die next day. I do not know if you have read my following status on Facebook.
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> जेव्हा आपण एखादी पोस्ट शेअर करतो, आणि त्यास आपण सहमत आहोत की विरोध आहे हे लिहीत नाही तेव्हा आपसूक त्यात लिहीलेल्या मजकुराचे स्वामित्व आपल्याकडे येते. तेव्हा त्यात एखादी चूक दाखवली, मग ती कितीका serious असू द्या त्याची responsibility घेण्याची तयारी पाहिजे.
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> फेसबुकवर तरी कळते आपण कुणाचा मेसेज शेअर केला ते. WhatsApp वर तर ते पण कळत नाही. पण तरीही त्याची सत्यासत्यता न पडताळता आपण जेव्हा मेसेज forward करतो तेव्हा त्याचे धनी आपणच असतो. तेव्हा असं म्हणून चालत नाही की ते माझं मत नाही.
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> विन्स्टन चर्चिल, जॉन मेकॉले, विवेकानंद, कलाम, टाटा, बच्चन यांचे म्हणून मेसेज शेअर करताना ते त्यांचेच आहेत का हे तपासा आणि मगच पुढे ढकला. तसेच आजकालचे सर्व पक्षाचे नेते यांना सपोर्ट म्हणून तर काहींना विरोध म्हणून धादांत खोटी माहिती फिरवली जाते आणि आपण ती फिरवत जातो. मला असं वाटतं काळजी बाळगायला हवी.
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> Be a responsible netizen नाही का?
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> And I mean this. We should not be too susceptible to this myth which not only gets originated of internet but also becomes larger picture in which eventually we start believing. I am not going to get woo out of this internet stories, videos unless I have solid proof to believe it. Just tell me one instance where I have sent you videos, stories some one's thought to back up my views. Whereas all my friends are doing this day and night.
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> - Now regarding Modi. I think you and many of my friends are misinterpreting that I oppose Modi. I am sorry friends, it is not so. I have written in one of my comments that I had been to Gujarat over 100 times since Modi became Chief Minister. Keeping aside the hype created of development in Gujarat, one thing is pretty sure that from beggar to CEO of company praises Modi. I spoke to hundreds of people and everybody supported Modi. Do you think I am fool to consider above all of them. No way. Me too admire him like you do. My opposition is to BJP. If you think on broader scale, it is ideology of BJP that does not appeal me. In the pretext of development they carry something else. The day BJP leaves a tag of religious party and carries a  any other tag like capitalist, socialist, labor, I am in for it. Remember that Congress's timid secularism is useless and put India in to all kind of troubles. On the same grounds BJP's aggressive religion based ideology is equally dangerous or I should say it is more hazardous to India as a country.
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> - Second problem is the way BJP promoting Modi to the extent saying Modi Sarkar instead of BJP sarkar. To the extent "your every vote will come to me" instead of respective candidate or to BJP. I think the whole thought process in promoting individual over party is dangerous. Again, let me be clear that I would be more than happy if we get stable government out of this game. Nonetheless, it will be interesting to see five years down the line how are we developed as nation and as society. It tinkles in the ear when we talk on presidency rule etc on the basis of US. My dear friend, US  was fairly ahead of world being one religion country while they adapted this form of democracy. And the losses they have incurred due to this presidency rule are immeasurable. It was US who had loads of money could survive of its mistake, though leaving the country in to all kind of financial problems.
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> - Forget about AAP. It is out of no choice. At one side, it was congress who are left paralyzed being without captain and on the other side BJP whose path of driving nation does not suit me. I do not know if Kejriwal is hypocrite or so. I can not ignore the fact that he is an IITian. I heard him while he talked on RTI. That left impression on me that he could be good alternative to this rotten system of fight between secularism and over reactive religion based thinking. We need a person who has this third angle which is far different than conventional wisdom. I could see that light in AAP as a party.
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> - Politics is not a life and death for me. I have some thing better to die for. I have 23 families depending on me. But on the larger purpose of life, their well being is dependent on the way nation carries itself. You will find my posts are light worded and not out of hate.
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> At the end, I can only tell you that these views are developed out of deep thoughts and not out of blue or being influenced by some one else. It took good old 16 years (considering that I might have become social at the age of 30) and it would not be changed unless I see  thought process which is in the good interest of nation. I will certainly go with it.
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> I hope, I have tried to clear many things, since many of my friends termed it as "waste of time" "hopeless views" etc. Your todays video clip was height of it which prompted me to write in so much details.
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> With love
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> Rajesh Mandlik

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