The First.
This Independence Day will be remembered for the two unnecessary controversies that were brought to bear upon the rest of the country. Why do professionals behave without responsibility, seemingly to appease their higher ups?
Now take the case of the Doordarshan and AIR, Agartala. The Prasar Bharati had blocked a recorded message of Chief Minister, Manik Sarkar that was to be aired at 9 AM on the morning of the Independence day. The message was recorded on 12 Aug but the Doordarshan and the AIR wanted it to be 'edited' before it could be aired which the chief minister had refused.
The offensive part was as follows:-
"Unity in diversity is India's traditional heritage. Great values of secularism have helped in keeping Indians together as a nation. Today, the spirit is under attack. Conspiracies and attempts are underway to create an undesirable complexity and divisions in our society; to invade our national consciousness in the name of religion, caste and community, by inciting passions to convert India into a particular religious country and in the name of protecting the cow."
My take.
It was a political message all right and could have been avoided. But would it have mattered if it was aired because it's Manik Sarkar's views on the subject and he's entitled to his opinions that need not, necessarily, be right?
The Second.
The Palakkad District Collector's diktat against the RSS chief unfurling the national flag in a government school of the district on the occasion of Independence day. The school authorities had invited him and the connected programmes were published well in advance. Since he has Z-category security, his programme was informed to the district administration, the school authorities reiterate.
Yet the Collector's order was issued quite late and had, consequently, created the flutter.
My take.
Was it the intense rivalry between the CPM and the BJP, ever since the last Assembly elections, that was a precursor to this unnecessary incident?
Tailpiece.
There are so many things that the country and its leadership need to focus. Yet we find time for indulging in such petty activities.
This Independence Day will be remembered for the two unnecessary controversies that were brought to bear upon the rest of the country. Why do professionals behave without responsibility, seemingly to appease their higher ups?
Now take the case of the Doordarshan and AIR, Agartala. The Prasar Bharati had blocked a recorded message of Chief Minister, Manik Sarkar that was to be aired at 9 AM on the morning of the Independence day. The message was recorded on 12 Aug but the Doordarshan and the AIR wanted it to be 'edited' before it could be aired which the chief minister had refused.
The offensive part was as follows:-
"Unity in diversity is India's traditional heritage. Great values of secularism have helped in keeping Indians together as a nation. Today, the spirit is under attack. Conspiracies and attempts are underway to create an undesirable complexity and divisions in our society; to invade our national consciousness in the name of religion, caste and community, by inciting passions to convert India into a particular religious country and in the name of protecting the cow."
My take.
It was a political message all right and could have been avoided. But would it have mattered if it was aired because it's Manik Sarkar's views on the subject and he's entitled to his opinions that need not, necessarily, be right?
The Second.
The Palakkad District Collector's diktat against the RSS chief unfurling the national flag in a government school of the district on the occasion of Independence day. The school authorities had invited him and the connected programmes were published well in advance. Since he has Z-category security, his programme was informed to the district administration, the school authorities reiterate.
Yet the Collector's order was issued quite late and had, consequently, created the flutter.
My take.
Was it the intense rivalry between the CPM and the BJP, ever since the last Assembly elections, that was a precursor to this unnecessary incident?
Tailpiece.
There are so many things that the country and its leadership need to focus. Yet we find time for indulging in such petty activities.
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