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26/11, The blame game, chapter 1 - the politicians

November 28, 2008 posted by indiatime |

Man Mohan Singh, the prime minister
Indian PM with Gandhi statue behind himIn his speech to the nation, PM Manmohan Singh mentioned ‘foreign powers’ without naming any. Sure, he is reticent about making direct accusations, but what is stopping him from standing up for his countrymen and let the rest of the world know what they already know. Even newborn babies would tell you that militants backed by Pakistan’s spy agencies are responsible for most terrorist attacks against India.

And while asserting his forceful stand on fighting terror, why did Mr. Singh have a bust of Mahatma Gandhi behind him? Did he mean to convey that India will advance another cheek if slapped on one?

Shivraj Patil, the home minister
His response to yesterday’s attacks was a classic cover-your-ass (CYA) response in which he kept insisting nobody knew if the attacks would come from sea, land or air. If Patil and his people cannot figure it out, they should just let someone else do the job.

LK Advani, the great Hindu hope
Until yesterday, Lal Krishna Advani was blasting the ATS chief for his investigation of radical hindu outfits. Today, everybody knows what a patriot and a braveheart Hemant Karkare was. Speaking to the media, Advani blamed intelligence failures. If the politicians keep involving intelligence agencies in politics, how will the ATS people have time to investigate? But of course, it’s the Hindu vote banks Advani has his eyes on.

Lalu Yadav, Amar Singh and Mulayam Singh - the rock stars of Northern skies
The influential trio of North India’s politics has sometimes advocated support for Islamic terrorist suspects and one of them has actually been busy garnering support for legal defense funds for those terrorist suspects. But of course, it’s the Muslim vote banks that they have their eyes on.

Bal Thackeray, the monarch of Hindu hearts
The monarch of Hindu hearts, and the only politician of any real influence in Mumbai, is quiet for a reason. His tiger’s den has been exposed to be a defenseless playground for terrorists. After 40 years of ruling Mumbai, Sena leaders and their followers have not succeeded in making this city any safer. In fact, Thackeray’s son and nephew lately diverted the law enforcement attention a little away from terrorism by bringing the Marathi-non Marathi issue back into limelight.

Other Maharashtra State politicians:
Their stature is so insignificant that they cannot influence anything either way.

Defense minister:
Anybody know who the defense minister is?


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4 Comments so far

  1. ashvini on November 28, 2008 10:36 pm

    I just saw in TV news that our PM is inviting ISI chief to aid blast investigation.

    This is insane!

    It is like making Jesse James chairman of reserve bank!!

  2. Devender Parmar on November 29, 2008 12:23 am

    Bravo Manmohan. Bravo.

  3. The Blame Game | DesiPundit on November 30, 2008 9:30 pm

    [...] one in examining the various individuals and agencies responsible for the Mumbai terror attacks - the politicians, law enforcement and the military, and of course our own Osama - Dawood [...]

  4. Vinoy on November 30, 2008 11:55 pm

    Man Mohan, by his own admission, had lost his sleep when one Muslim Indian named Hanif was put in prison by the Australian police on charges of being a terrorist. He also seems to have lost sleep when the self -styled Hindu turncoat Advani protested against the treatment meted out to Sadhavi Pragyya.He was perhaps, having a picture of the Mahatma because he combines in himself the charecteristrics of all three of Bapu’s Bandars!

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