The real nonesense and media silence

Nobody questioned the real nonsense that happened: the fact that the ordinance to save the convicted elected representatives went to the President without much opposition from all the “clean” parties.

In a democracy like India, all opposition parties are “clean”. When these opposition parties become the rulers, the then opposition become clean. That exactly is how an average Indian understands Indian politics. The media just propagates this theory.

So, the same democratic, objective media did not vehemently question why the bill was created in the first place and why the ordinance was rushed through. No media questioned or even wondered why we did not see live telecast of thousands holding candles near India Gate unlike some time in the past. We also did not see the “saviours of Indian democracy” performing a satyagraha stunt or wage another televised version of freedom struggle. We did not see anyone waving the Indian flag, or music concerts to save India.

And when Rahul Gandhi decided that an outburst would stop this nonsense, then that late outburst became nonsense. Is it out of fear that once the cleansing of politics starts, then other pillars of democracy, like the media, would also have to be cleaned? All of a sudden, a beleaguered man accused of silence and zero governance became respectable. The opinion of convenience allied with the spin of nit-pickers and anti-dynasty mavens. The end was not questioned, but the means were.

The refusal to give due credit to an outburst that can revolutionize Indian politics was forgotten in the ugly melee to play down the Dynasty and the individual. Those who had also benefitted from their own family legacy and now excel in various spheres of public life joined the same cheap chorus to play down the “means”. The media crooks, instead, turned their attention to tarnish a belated effort to rescue and clean Indian democracy. An effort driven by the President of India and the law, but neglected by the political parties. You now know where the Indian media stands.