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You can arrest Anna but you can’t arrest his thoughts and movement

As expected, our so-called government has shown undemocratic and inhuman behavior by arresting Anna Hazare, Arvind Kejriwal and Kiran Bedi even before they start their much awaited August 16 fast-unto-death.

How can you expect democracy from a country whose government itself doesn’t practice democracy? Isn’t it a basic right of every individual to protest non-violently? If this isn’t so, please throw away the Constitution Of India.

Looking at the June 4 Baba Ramdev incident and the current incident of Anna’s arrest, it seems our government is moving towards the Taliban way. This might sound outrageous but this is what it seems after their monstrous attitude.

But this won’t stop the movement. In fact, now the movement has gained a greater momentum. The government will have to bear the backslash from the common man of India. Anna’s arrest has awakened us even more.

So, let us join in the protest with more enthusiasm and show the government that we won’t tolerate their undemocratic, inhuman attitude. The war has just begun!

You can arrest Anna but you can’t arrest his thoughts, principles and most importantly his movement!

On India’s 64th Independence Day…

Why support Anna Hazare?

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Social reformer Anna Hazare is receiving massive support for his fast-unto-death agitation on August 16, 2011 for the amendment of the Jan Lokpal Bill. But there are still a large number of people who are unsure whether they should include themselves in Anna’s protest. The following points will hopefully make their doubts clear.

– The module of the Jan Lokpal Bill proposed by Anna will be a powerful tool against corruption. It will have the potential to punish any government employee found guilty of corruption of any kind. The government has its own version of Lokpal Bill. However, that bill is a toothless tiger. It is government’s conspiracy to bring out their version of the bill so that they can continue to indulge in corruption. So, in order to slap this conspiracy, protest is required and for that it is necessary to support Anna.

– Anna is 74 years old. If the Lokpal Bill is passed, he isn’t going to be benefitted much since he won’t be here for long. This means, he is bearing all the pain for us, the youth of India and for that, he is also ready to give his life protesting for us! If someone, who is not related to us, is doing such a huge sacrifice for us, can’t we just show our support for him in whatever manner possible? We can at least do this!

– There is no guarantee that corruption will be wiped out and India will start prospering if the bill is passed. But at least there is some hope. Hope keeps life moving and if someone is showing us that hope, I feel, we should jump at the opportunity. When we reach the closing stage of our lives, we will have the satisfaction that we at least tried doing something. It’s a much better feeling at that stage of life rather than regretting that we didn’t even try!

I hope these reasons more than justify our support for the Great Gandhian. So let us do our bit in support of Anna Hazare’s protest on August 16, 2011.

Small ways of showing your support towards Anna –

– Give a missed call on 02261550789. Your call will get disconnected after the first ring and most importantly, it’s totally free!

– You can also switch off your lights on August 15 from 8pm to 9pm (Batti Bandh Movement) in order to show your protest against the government .

– Wear black clothes on August 16 to show your protest against the government. Most of us will be busy in offices but we can surely do this.

We love hating team India, don’t we?

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It is indeed disappointing to see Team India losing the first two matches in the ongoing test series against England. Given the form of the team in recent times, this came as a real surprise. But what surprised me more is the reaction of these so-called cricket fans and ex-cricketers who have suddenly forgotten the team’s great achievements in recent times and are going all out cursing them.

It is very difficult to understand that those who speak like gyaanis of cricket can’t understand a simple thing that defeat is also a part of the game. The Australians ruled the first two forms of cricket for over a decade but had to return without reaching the semi-finals in the 2011 World Cup. But look how sportingly the people of Australia have reacted to the defeat. Sorry to say, Indians can’t do this!

Just four months ago, every cricket fan and even non-cricket fan was literally worshipping the Indian team after they won the World Cup 2011. There were mad celebrations all over the country. I still remember scenes where some were even bowing down in front of the photographs of the team as if they were Gods.

But just one series defeat and we turn a blind eye to all the feats achieved in recent months or years. One series defeat is enough to bring a major change in our outlook towards the team. Those who proudly called themselves fans four months ago are criticizing Dhoni’s men like anything and even making fun of them.

My only question is – why can’t we be with the team even during defeats? I don’t think you call yourself a ‘supporter’ of the team if you can’t show support when it is needed the maximum, which is during defeats. That’s the major difference between a ‘fan’ and a ‘supporter’. I proudly call myself the latter.

I supported the team during their shocking exit from the 2007 World Cup although many laughed at me. I did the same to them when just few months later we won the T20 World Cup.

I am doing the same thing again as I am sure they will bounce back!