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S hould we allow the end to justify everything? If so, one has to justify the communal riots going on in India. Because one of the major political parties, LK Advani-led Bharatiya Janata Party, has been using religion as means to their end. As general election is getting  nearer, Indians are doomed to witness more and more of such atrocities. No doubt, a party formed out of communal ideologies will always stand for their end-purpose. For BJP it is Rama Rajya, a welfare state deep-rooted in what they call righteousness. But BJP looks like not knowing real essence of Rama and his welfare state. The party may be considering Rama as a Hindu deity or God who ruled ancient India. So for them Rama Rajya is just a “rajya” or country ruled by Rama. According to historians and scholars, Rama Rajya is far above petty politics. Rama or Ramachandra was definitely a legendary Hindu King. But it should also be remembered that, rather than being a religion, Hinduism was c...

O ne day or the other, a marriage of convenience will come to an end. And that’s what happened in Indian politics on Wednesday when the Left parties withdrew their support to the Congress-led Central government. Despite the political ideology differences when the Left parties backed the Congress party who became the single largest party in the 2004 general elections to form the government, many doubted the survival of such a government. The only motive behind such a decision was to keep away the communal Bharatiya Janata Party coming to power. With this sole intention Left offered outside support to Congress to form United Progressive Alliance government. And the Left parties never fall short off its responsibility of keeping away the communal forces to take advantage and come to power. In that sense the Left has done a commendable job. In their cat and mouse race they helped the government almost to complete the term. (ten more months left to finish the five-...

I f just for three votes a government decides to name an airport in the name of a small party leader’s father, why can’t we also try our luck in politics? This question might have propped up in the minds of every Indian and those who heard about the ruling United Progressive Alliance (UPA) offer to Ajit Singh, the leader of Rashtriya Lok Dal. Many a time, Indian psyche has been put into this “irresistible pressure” of joining politics. But they know it’s a platform where angels fear to tread in, but only the most “intelligent” can survive. July 17 will be an unforgettable day in the life of Ajit Singh. Congress swooped down to Ajit Singh’s demand of naming Amausi airport in Lucknow, the capital of Uttar Pradesh state in the name of his late father and former prime minister Chaudhari Charan Singh. However, it is not difficult to understand the realpolitik behind this political charity of Congress party. Congress is simply paying back to Ajit Singh for what th...