Anti-Indian Mindset

Muslim Murasu, October 2012

Perarinar Anna campaigned against the ruling class at the center and came to power in the state in 1967. 45 years have elapsed. The current state government is persistently, vehemently criticizing the central government. Central government is the only reason for all the unresolved issues in the state. This is political agenda. Election tactics for forty parliamentarians is clearly exposed. Statehood, autonomy for the state has been the dream of Tamilians for a long time now. Army, foreign relations and currency note generation, these three powers will stay with central government. Remaining all departments and powers can be under state government control. Coalitions and alliances that came in between have given new shape to India. All important power centers including mines, railways, commerce, finance, petroleum, healthcare, home department, harbor, IT, law, have come under the control of politicians from Tamilnadu from time to time. Narrow party politics, hunger for money and relations with international capitalists were prioritized causing the interest and wellbeing of Tamilians to be ignored. We should bear in mind that many bureaucrats operating central government are from Tamil soil.
Central government is harshly accused as showing step-motherly treatment. Tamilnadu prevented the entry of link language Hindi and paved a new way for its sake. False political promises like so-much-rice-for-a-rupee were staged and repeated. Tamilians today are having to suffer for cruel consequences from the past. Honorable M.G.R took a compromising, amicable stance with bosses at the center. He did not raise regional, racial issues. Good relation between state and central governments will help Tamilnadu to grow. There won’t be any takers among Tamilians anymore for taunts and diatribes directed at central government or Prime Minister. Tamilians have been gaining shrewdness and maturity about politics. But Tamilnadu politicians are trapped in a sentiment that is fifty years old.

Don't Allow Caste Intrusion

Muslim Murasu, July 2012

Governments are persistently involved in penetrating caste. Honorable M.G.R suggested to base demarcations on economic status. The idea was not implemented due to reaction from politicians.
Muslim preachers and intellectuals have no need to point fingers at other religions and their elements. Let us keep our house clean. Caste differences among Muslims following Islam have been kept under control. Differences, higher-lower dynamics, racial divisions have not been completely eliminated among Muslims. Native affinity and language are important reasons. Weekly Juma sermons have been bringing unity in Muslim society. Selfless service by Islamic missionary groups is continuously uniting servants of God. Caste is not allowed to enter. Caste is another form of Shirk, blasphemy. Narrow mindedness will not succeed.
Muslims in Tamilnadu are having to carry caste identities due to government stipulation. Let us limit caste to certificates. Caste divisions should not enter Mohalla. Government has not provided any guarantee for employment. All concessions based on caste are looting rights of another soul. Is caste important or Islamic ideology important? It is time Muslims in Tamilnadu decide. Hard work, self dependency, frugality, well-wishes from others and God’s grace only can give us life and help us grow. Rulers are forcefully staging drama to distract people. Caste based census and community certificate in schools are part of this farcical drama. Muslims should limit using caste lingo to certificate registration. Declining caste division is core principle in Islam. There should not be any weakness in this. When Muslims in Tamilnadu gain political strength, government will be appropriately guided. Attributes of Shirk will completely vanish. Recent Wahhabi ideas have decimated political strength of Tamil Muslims. Cruel consequences are reflected as community certificates in Muslim hands and caste identity on foreheads. Tawheed frontrunners caused divisions. Political ground was lost. Let us defeat the politics of dominant forces that permeate caste mentality.

Tamilnadu Losing Rationalism

Muslim Murasu, June 2012

It is copyrighted property of Tamilans to waste time talking useless issues. Change in library complex swallowed two months. Debate about assembly building wasted two months. American resolution condemning Sri Lanka killed two months. Mullai Periyar dam gave relief for two months. Koodankulam reactor came handy for two months. By-elections in Tamilnadu took away two months in arguments and counter arguments. Local and Municipal elections entertained us for two months. Unemployment is the pressing problem in Tamilnadu. Foreign investments of thousands of crores of rupees is generating only few hundred jobs. Extra parties, opposition parties, casteist parties, ruling parties, national parties, Hindutva parties, every party should pay more attention in the well-being of Tamil society. Rationalism is not helping when drunkards are more in number. Youth are engrossed in cinema culture and stage dances.
More than ten lakh North Indian youth have descended on Tamilnadu as construction labors along with their families. Tamilans are not physically competitive. Tamil owners employ youngsters from Andhra and North India. Caste based census is another dimension of diversionary tactics. Politicians wrongfully cultivate hatred towards Karnataka, Andhra and Kerala in the hearts of Tamil people. This is detrimental to national unity. Protests and condemnations against senior national heads like Prime Minister, Finance Minister and Home Minister are farcical. Employment generation has not kept pace with surge in engineering colleges. The sycophantic theory that one person can solve all problems is ravaging rationalism in Tamilnadu. Tamil leaders should fully cooperate with tri-lingual policy. Tamilans should be given the opportunity to learn national language, international language and mother tongue. Tamilans need this. This will help them to find livelihood in any part of the globe. Three languages is imperative. This will bring light in the lives of Tamilans.

Stop Strikes, Bandhs

Muslim Murasu, June 2012

Foreign investments keep surging in Tamilnadu. Peaceful, cultural life in Tamilnadu has the ability to attract foreigners. For the economic development of the region, it is important to have unhindered supply of facilities pertaining to transport, electricity, drinking water and healthcare. Frequent strikes, forced closures, Bandhs, fasting, public meetings, protests will impair state’s industrial growth. Democratic methods are today used as a tool to distract public. Freedom of ideas and ideology is no more needed for political parties. Almost all political parties have fallen in line with capitalist mentality. There is no ideological trouble or difference. Prices will soar. Petrol price will throttle. Education fee will skyrocket. There is no chance to check arrogance and extravagance of rulers. There is no conflict in economic ideas between ruling party and the party that lost. Fracas in assembly, marching out, useless road rokos won’t impress public. Passengers repulsively look at public meetings. They don’t support such politics. Drinking water problem can be approached in two ways. Traditional methods of reservoirs, wells, ponds and lakes can be used to store rainwater in Tamilnadu. There won’t be need to beg other states. Saline ground water available in fiefdoms of other political parties can be accessed and scientifically treated to make it usable. But there is no clear policy among political parties in Tamilnadu. Only idea is that contractors in water business should prosper. This is the target. Party cadre can take advantage of water crisis and plunder money. This is practically the message. Ruling and opposition parties are colluding similarly in matters of power distribution, transport, urban-rural divide, employment, cinema scandals, poster culture, selfish and locality chauvinism, language and centre-state relation. There is no difference in ideas or in implementing them. In such opportunistic situation, political parties should spare troubling people. Police, courts and media are constantly being misused. Let people be given right to live and move freely. Bandhs, mass marches, dharnas should be completely banned.

Freebies Not Needed

Muslim Murasu, April 2011

Central and state governments pay attention to the welfare of people and offer assistance in food, clothing, shelter and life needs. Leaders like Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru served for long-term national development. Today there are many leaders who are oblivious to leadership qualities. They have laid foundation for their public life through graffiti, life-size posters and daily notices.
Freebies are implemented as schemes to attract people to public events. The selfishness of political party leaders, district and state level party administrators are transmitted to people through newspaper and television. Frustrated people are completely rejecting. Education and hard work earn importance.
Ministers distribute freebies in events to prove public popularity. Long-term, beneficial schemes are shelved. Freebies are thrown away to garner immediate benefit, people’s applause and to retain crowd mentality. Forty percent people teetering under poverty have to cling to the legs of politicians and revenue department officials for lack of any other option. Town, union and district secretaries are cooling off under fake reputation through disbursal of freebies. They are enslaving people.
Freebies are not needed. Human self-respect is being alienated. One should take refuge under politician. Minister, higher official, district level party administrator who do not part away a single penny from their hereditary ancestral wealth, land revenue or personal income could not be granted right to fritter away government fund. Poisonous hand should not rise; citizen should not fall. This is not period of despotic kings. They don’t offer helping hand.
Poverty comes as a ruse for party administrators and ministers to hide their inabilities. Crowd is not gathering to see or listen to politicians participating in foundation stone laying ceremony, national festival or opening ceremonies. Crowd is collected by disbursing freebies. Otherwise the party will not get even ten percent votes. Reputation of party cadres is not going to rise by giving away free television sets, free gas connection, free Waistey, saree, free school bag, slippers, bicycle, uniform, marriage assistance and free gold ring. Prices are soaring uncontrollably. Cost of basic materials needed for house construction like cement, sand, pebbles and bricks should come down. Price of quality rice is 40 rupees per kilogram. Monthly rental crisis in city is 10000 rupees. Freebies should be jettisoned as an abyss concept. Government is failing in its duties. People should be allowed to live with self-respect. Toxic hands of politicians should not bless people. Incompetent people need not take shelter. Freebies will exacerbate the mentality of laziness. Charity, donating and helping will disappear from the society. Freebies are testament to demonic character of politicians.

Coalition Television Violence

(This is translation of an article published in Muslim Murasu January 2011)

Earlier politics extended support for authority, corruption, abuses and excesses. At some stages, schemes beneficial to public were also implemented. But now, politicians play wildly with people’s lives through television.
Television channel determines list of terrorists. Journalists are sought after to include or dismiss a minister. Television is readily available to threaten upcoming entrepreneur. Television comes handy to rein in manager of educational institute.
Each political party holds sway over corridors of power and nurture private TV channels. Large amount of money is being swindled by blacking out relevant news. Coalition principles help many a candidate win elections. No party has the strength to go to people all alone. Even deposit will be forfeited. Political prospect will be doomed. It will become difficult to protect black money and crony organizations that have been amassed over years. Children will have to come to platform. Private TV channels are new destinations of black money investments. Private TV channels are shielding entrepreneurs who are cooling off under inflationary pressures. Imprisonment is warded off. TV channels collude and carefully play out that no new leaders arise from among backward castes.
Votes of 40 lakh Muslims in Tamilnadu take part in shaping political and electoral results. Muslim organizations, movements and parties are compelled to extend support during elections. Poster, cutout, dais, speech, public event and interview are blatantly staged. As an aside, communal, religious, racial undertones also go on stage. But the winning party will keep Muslim organizations and VIPs at distance from day one. TV channels of ruling party, opposition party and caste-based parties do not telecast Muslim events. Cinema award functions and other events are live-telecast. But the religious meetings, events by educational institutions, cultural and arts events, religious festivals, literary conferences organized by Muslims are completely ignored. Coalition principle is being violated. Camera rejects even events where national level leaders and state level executives participate. Achievements of next generation speakers, writers, thinkers and revolutionaries are kept in the dark. Face and speech of old sharks are sometimes accidentally shown. Private TV channels can liberally telecast public events organized by Muslims within the ambit of law. Hindus wont feel infuriated. There is blot in the hearts of scribes, cameramen and owners. “We want votes but we wont care afterward”. Jamaaths should pay attention to the political coalition TV channels that rejects the community.