Muslim Murasu, December 2012
Swadeshi sentiment in India has for long remained a hollow rhetoric. The term ‘foreign’ is defined in a callous, whimsical way.
Commerce will flourish when it exhibits quality and honesty. Native people, our people, our folk, foreigner, migrant, outsider, these titles are defined differently at various times. A person can do commerce anywhere on the earth, under the sky. Hard work, correct measurement and quality goods will improve trade.
Strike on a single day in Tamilnadu has brought a loss of 25000 crore rupees. An office-bearer of a traders body asserts proudly in a TV. Adulteration will impact retailing. Small merchants serve the people. They sell goods in the vicinity. They establish intimacy with people in the street. Human life is undergoing rapid changes under the influence of urbanization and economic development.
Some people see dignity in purchasing in a lavish mall worth fifty crore rupees. Swarming flash lights, multi-storeyed, automated, air-conditioned atmosphere gives them mental comfort. Accurate measurement, competitive pricing and transparency in operations determine growth in trade. Locals and foreigners divide is needless.
In 1992, Honorable Indian Prime Minister Narasimha Rao announced globalization. All politicians supported it. Foreign cinema, technology, media, legal expert groups, news agency and merchandise cannot be avoided.
Tamil Muslim society has aptitude and skill for individual trading. They have gained international experience from Singapore, Malaysia, Burma, Sri Lanka, Hong Kong, Gulf and other global regions. They are internationalists.
Indians have willingly accepted foreign language, dress, music, education and culture. They have no reason to fear foreign merchandise. ‘Yaadum oore yaavarum kelir’. (Every place is my home, all are relatives). Let us prove this ancient Tamil wisdom. Foreign entry won’t harm us. Let us brush aside political noise.
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