India: Holy Campaigners Fall For Power And Clout!
The so-called
holy campaigners or even ‘crusaders’ are falling into the time-tested Indian
mix of power-and-clout trap. Always crying for high morale values and attacking
and exposing the powers-that-be with stings and other operations one of such
‘crusading’ media agencies, web magazine Tehelka (means 'uproar') finds itself with the sinners it fights
against thanks to the overpowering drive of power accumulated which creates
enough clout for immunity. Always crying for a corruption free society and
corruption free politics anti-corruption activists who did not think much of
their philosopher-friend-guide leader to go on form a separate political party,
Aam Aadmi Party (AAP—common man’s party) by Arvind Kejriwal, find themselves
deep in the same rot created by power and clout and yet show an adamant bout of
immunity.
Right, in India
you just need to chase a noble cause—causes are not at all hard to find in a
fast degenerating society—, make a nationwide campaign, win public confidence,
assume enough power by pitching public opinion against the rulers thus adding
blackmail and finally create the clout for you which makes you immune to
whatever you do later. We have said several times on these pages that these
‘holy’ campaigners consider themselves gods and above law, and thus empowered
they laugh away all kinds of possible charges or accusations against them as
‘conspiracies’ by the ruling power that is necessarily and always corrupt,
inapt and rotten.
The founder
editor of Tehelka.com, Tarun Tejpal, tries to molest or rape a fellow
journalist in Goa during an event. The victim
files a complaint against the editor with the management and, in utter
disregard of stringent laws for crimes against women for which the media fought
so intensely the management tries to cover it up internally. The editor thanks
to the power and clout he had built up during his ‘fiery’ career resigns for
six months as self-inflicted ‘punishment’ and claims that the victim is
satisfied with the measures taken. The management never lodged a police
complaint as if there was no law in the country, right no law can exist for the
powerful, and just about succeeded but for leaked emails. Luckily for the
victim and India
their own ‘recuse-exercises’ emails got leaked and Goa Police took up the case
lodging an FIR for rape against Tarun Tejpal. As the investigations get going
reports came from the victim that inhibition and harassment are being applied
to pressurize her to reconcile to the management ‘justice’ formula.
Chief Lieutenant
of Anna Hazare fight against corruption movement, Arvind Kejriwal, formed his
own political party AAP against his mentor’s wishes and went ahead to contest
state Assembly polls. Suddenly, a media
portal did a sting operation and the videos showed clearly how AAP leaders
bargained for ‘quid pro quo’ promising action for money and ready to accept
cash in return. And predictably, the AAP leadership laughed away the video as
‘doctored’ and ‘distorted’. Right, thanks to the power and clout they have
accumulated riding on public unrest and faith they brazenly term this too as
‘politically motivated conspiracy’.
Well, the
hapless citizens of the country can hardly get the actual truth in any case,
but they can be cautious enough while casting their votes. The all-encompassing
degeneration of the Indian society tragically seems to be complete with the
media itself and the corruption-free political party succumbing to the obvious
temptations. At the moment India
need incorruptible saviors who have to be internally programmed never to fall
for temptations of power and clout. But to fight Indian elections you always
need huge amounts of money and influence. Irony overpowering irony!
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