Monday, September 11, 2006

This is not funny

From a letter to The Hindu:
New Delhi, Varanasi, Mumbai, and now Malegaon. The incidents are the same, so is the reaction. Only the people who deliver the dialogues are different. The Chief Minister concerned calls for a high-level meeting, condemns the blasts, and declares ex-gratia for the family of the dead and the injured. Visits by the Union Home Minister, the Prime Minister, and the President follow. The Prime Minister says no power on earth can divide the country, that the culprits would be arrested, and that the people should remain calm. News channels make merry. They offer to talk to anyone who is ready to offer an opinion. After about a month, the incident is forgotten.
I agree with all this, but would like to add one more thing to this: people write insightful letters about the incident to newspapers.

(Maybe two things: people also write blog posts about it)