THE ABSURDITY OF BEING AN INDIAN

Written by Maloy Krishna Dhar on January 7, 2009 – 12:00 am -

I avoid writing on politics. However, the sordid drama staged by A. R. Antulay in the Parliament provokes average Indians to ponder if we are living in a single nation, one country and one entity. The Indian National Congress, far from exhibiting dignity, behaved as faggots of treachery. All faggots end up in ashes. Hope Congress understands the latent inflammatory elements in common Indian psyche. No more lullaby please. We want positive secularism and nationalism. Days of compromise are gone. We, the tentative and absurd common Indians, are angry.

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MY KHAKI DEMOCRACY - An Intervention

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National or Internal Security

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WE ARE VULNERABLE

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WHY DO WE FAIL?

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