I was appalled watching the evening's Malayalam news. The leader of the DYFI - the CPM's corresponding outfit to the Congress' 'Youth Congress'. The age of many of the guys who're in these outfits baffle me as they're much past their youth, but that's another point altogether and is being side-stepped - was on a lengthy and strident discourse about the police's harsh(?) treatment to some of his colleagues of the DYFI and the SFI.
The CPM unit of the state has been facing the heat, post TP murder, as many of its leaders have been picked up by the special investigation team for interrogation. It's understood that certain vital clues have come up which points to complicity on their part in the planning and execution of the brutal murder.
What is highly objectionable was the guy's open threat to the police that they'd be 'handled' appropriately by his outfit with a snide and ominous reminder that, 'their families did not have any protection'.
Is this what 'freedom of speech' means in a democracy? Many of these leaders are upstarts as they tend to lose all sense of propriety, decency and sportsmanship and utter nonsense to score brownie points over their opponents. And paradoxically, they use the very same police, to achieve their narrow political ends, once they come to power! I'd like to ask all of them and this guy, in particular, would he have made a similar remark if his father, brother or anyone from his family happened to be in the police force? And who's he to dispense justice?
A political leader, as I understand, is saddled with a heavy responsibility and here are a few salient aspects:-
(a) He's to take the entire population along with him by his fair dealings.
(b) He demolishes his opponents ideologically and by proving that his ideas are better, practical and
statesmanlike.
(c) He must understand the ethos of the state's instruments like the police and other professionals.
(d) He has to be the epitome of exemplary behaviour and compassionate towards fellow human
beings, irrespective of caste, creed, religion and political affiliations.
His conduct has been boorish and definitely, not acceptable.
My take.
This guy should be tried for inciting violence among the public and exhorting people to turn against the police. Isn't it tantamount to treason?
The CPM unit of the state has been facing the heat, post TP murder, as many of its leaders have been picked up by the special investigation team for interrogation. It's understood that certain vital clues have come up which points to complicity on their part in the planning and execution of the brutal murder.
What is highly objectionable was the guy's open threat to the police that they'd be 'handled' appropriately by his outfit with a snide and ominous reminder that, 'their families did not have any protection'.
Is this what 'freedom of speech' means in a democracy? Many of these leaders are upstarts as they tend to lose all sense of propriety, decency and sportsmanship and utter nonsense to score brownie points over their opponents. And paradoxically, they use the very same police, to achieve their narrow political ends, once they come to power! I'd like to ask all of them and this guy, in particular, would he have made a similar remark if his father, brother or anyone from his family happened to be in the police force? And who's he to dispense justice?
A political leader, as I understand, is saddled with a heavy responsibility and here are a few salient aspects:-
(a) He's to take the entire population along with him by his fair dealings.
(b) He demolishes his opponents ideologically and by proving that his ideas are better, practical and
statesmanlike.
(c) He must understand the ethos of the state's instruments like the police and other professionals.
(d) He has to be the epitome of exemplary behaviour and compassionate towards fellow human
beings, irrespective of caste, creed, religion and political affiliations.
His conduct has been boorish and definitely, not acceptable.
My take.
This guy should be tried for inciting violence among the public and exhorting people to turn against the police. Isn't it tantamount to treason?
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