Ayodhya attack – Part II
If you are confused with the title, this blog is about the attack that took place in Ayodhya manadapam, Chennai.
It all started with the attack on Periyar’s Statue. (Srirangam, December 7, 2006). Members of a so called political party (Hindu Makkal Katchi - I would rather call them religious psychopaths) attacked the statue & were arrested.
The logic behind their attack is as follows
“Mr. Periyar is an atheist. Installing his statue near the temple would hurt religious sentiments”.
According to me, a person’s religious belief will not be eroded due to a statue of mortal. I believe in god & my feelings are not hurt on seeing the statue of Mr. Periyar.
(It all depends on the way you perceive things. You can respect him for his contributions to freedom struggle. If you are least bothered about the statue, it simplifies the whole issue. The sanctum sanctorum is not affected by the statue).
In a pluralistic country like India, where secularism is a salient feature of our constitution, you will have people with different views.
The defacing of Periyar’s statue in Srirangam has led to a chain reaction. Supporters of Periyar have retaliated by vandalizing a number of temples across the state. The Ayodhya manadapam incident is one of them.
(Check out this link for more details:
http://www.hindu.com/2006/12/09/stories/2006120916990300.htm)
It’s sad that innocent civilians are becoming soft targets to antisocial elements.
These events spoil the harmony that was prevailing in the state. These acts by the so called loyalist of Periyar (That’s how media has addressed them. ibnlive.com -> report by Veeraraghav) are nothing short of culpable acts of homicide.
It’s easy for one to blame the other (DK blaming HMK acts or HMK blaming the DK for their acts of retaliation). Unfortunately, it’s we the people, who are in the receiving end of these insane acts. Political parties are responsible for such incidents as they indirectly support these psychopaths.
It’s time we wake up to reality. We must stand united in time of crises & must teach a lesson to these anti-social elements. Religion is an abstract concept & we should see it as repertoire of good sayings. (Maybe with or without god)
At last, it’s “ANBE SIVAM” (“Love is god “)
If you are confused with the title, this blog is about the attack that took place in Ayodhya manadapam, Chennai.
It all started with the attack on Periyar’s Statue. (Srirangam, December 7, 2006). Members of a so called political party (Hindu Makkal Katchi - I would rather call them religious psychopaths) attacked the statue & were arrested.
The logic behind their attack is as follows
“Mr. Periyar is an atheist. Installing his statue near the temple would hurt religious sentiments”.
According to me, a person’s religious belief will not be eroded due to a statue of mortal. I believe in god & my feelings are not hurt on seeing the statue of Mr. Periyar.
(It all depends on the way you perceive things. You can respect him for his contributions to freedom struggle. If you are least bothered about the statue, it simplifies the whole issue. The sanctum sanctorum is not affected by the statue).
In a pluralistic country like India, where secularism is a salient feature of our constitution, you will have people with different views.
The defacing of Periyar’s statue in Srirangam has led to a chain reaction. Supporters of Periyar have retaliated by vandalizing a number of temples across the state. The Ayodhya manadapam incident is one of them.
(Check out this link for more details:
http://www.hindu.com/2006/12/09/stories/2006120916990300.htm)
It’s sad that innocent civilians are becoming soft targets to antisocial elements.
These events spoil the harmony that was prevailing in the state. These acts by the so called loyalist of Periyar (That’s how media has addressed them. ibnlive.com -> report by Veeraraghav) are nothing short of culpable acts of homicide.
It’s easy for one to blame the other (DK blaming HMK acts or HMK blaming the DK for their acts of retaliation). Unfortunately, it’s we the people, who are in the receiving end of these insane acts. Political parties are responsible for such incidents as they indirectly support these psychopaths.
It’s time we wake up to reality. We must stand united in time of crises & must teach a lesson to these anti-social elements. Religion is an abstract concept & we should see it as repertoire of good sayings. (Maybe with or without god)
At last, it’s “ANBE SIVAM” (“Love is god “)
posted by ashwin at 10:48 AM
6 Comments:
dude...u beat me to this post..wanted to blog on this one..good one bro..u r getting pretty prolific these days...good for u!
nice blog..these ppl will not understand their religion's basic principles forever..Lord Ram's preaching is very different from what these ppl have done..
@ ravi..
Thanks dude..Since the attack took place near my house, i couldn't keep quiet.
@ vijay..
Thanks for your comments bro.. I pray that i am alive to see the day in which religion is percieved in it's true sense
nice blog...most of your posts sound like reporting..you should try your hand at journalism...
as far this issue is concerned ,these people just want an excuse to be in the limelight.....if its not this issue its something else..
@ Kanch..
Thanks for ur comments.
It's quite clear that it's a gimmick for media publicity. It is unfortunate that 2 laymen were attacked.Initially, there was no media coverage of this incident. My blog wanted to highlight the autrocities committed by these so called "Periyar Loyalist's"
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