RIP : The thinking man

“The most dangerous man to any government is the man who is able to think things out... without regard to the prevailing superstitions and taboos. Almost inevitably he comes to the conclusion that the government he lives under is dishonest, insane, intolerable."

I remembered these words of American journalist and essayist H. L. Mencken as I see India as a country. In Indian environment, silence is golden. Mayawati can plunder the state revenue to fulfill her ambitions and Shiela Dixit can flout all rules for a CWG. Narendra Modi can do no wrong even if each step of his is a disaster. But the urban class are satisfied with GDP and upset with inflation.

But any one who criticizes these actions are taboos themselves. They are considered as fools who are used to making such noises. Even the journalists are awestruck at some of the political figures which they think are ‘towering’ personalities.

It takes the judicial system to question the questionable actions of these leaders. I have heard people saying that all other leaders have the liberty to do anything but if it comes to Modi, he becomes the target of so called pseudo secular activists. People have become deaf and dumb. So much so that the so called lion of Gujarat needs certificate from a Maulana to stamp his secular credentials for future endeavors.

These are our urban class. They live in glass chambers. Unless they get everything under one umbrella, they are happy. The moment they stop getting the facilities, they start their usual self – cribbing. These are the same people whose one feet unauthorized extensions in front of their palatial bungalows cannot be reclaimed by the government. They go to any extent and get a stay from the court to stop the demolition. At the same time they argue why the tribal, who have owned the land for centuries, cant give their land for betterment of the state.

Aapka bacha ladla, hamara bacha jansankya. This is a common saying in Hindi which is very apt for such people. I have seen people cursing the street vendors for encroaching on roads. But these are the same people who park multiple number of cars outside their bungalow despite the fact they have been given enough space to park their vehicles inside.

Mencken goes on to say "the one permanent emotion of the inferior man is fear – fear of the unknown, the complex, the inexplicable. What he wants above everything else is safety."

We all come under this category.

Who is this man? Guesswork allowed.

He is one person who can do wonders. He can make things work. He has the midas touch and his words and actions are copied everywhere. He is at the helm of a state where Black, White and Brown skinned entrepreneurs arrive and sign MoUs in an event that has rhymes  of vibrations.

He is one person who has fought single handedly all the NGOs, human rights organisations and international bodies to come out as a hero. He wears stylish clothes and is a fantastic orator. He is alleged to have presided over a mayhem that killed thousands in his state. This has elevated him to a superman status since none of his predecessors could do this wonder.

The Supreme Court has observed that any murder can be justified if the intention was to teach a lesson to the other. So this person’s intention was to teach the community of Osama a lesson. He will be exonerated from all sins by judiciary and the process is on.

But he has already proven innocent by the people of his state. He presents himself as a technology savvy leader who has more black cat commandos around him than his pet five crore people have to protect them. He jams mobile network wherever he travels. He can make no mistakes. He has a non-corrupt image. But in actual terms he is arrogant, doesn’t listen to any one, have little knowledge of world outside, lives within his own egoistic borders.

He is the projected Prime Minister of a country where sleeping beauties and silent monsters have ruled. He is often praised in all social networking sites, especially the one after which a movie of similar. He is the only person in the state with a beard where all other bearded men were hacked to death.

His fan following has only increased. For a flock that has severe leadership vacuum, his acumen and oratory skills have given new lease of life to them. He rules a state, which is de facto the 51st state of the world’s biggest economy. He is a person who left behind his married partner and takes care of all the other partners across the globe. He is a person who has turned agriculture tracts into industrial zones. He is a person who has a vision, but lacks acceptance. He is a person who wants to implement but surrounded by corrupt people. He is from a party that forgot its agenda was to build a temple and not give good governance.

He is a person who is not welcome in any other states. He is a person who is strictured by every judicial system. Yet he is the darling of many sections who wants a person who can protect them from the catastrophe of human avalanche – religiously and technically.

Who is this man? Guesswork allowed.