Tendulkar please stick to Cricket-Bal Thackeray & Ranjit

Though I am not a huge fan of the Shiv Sena supremo, I firmly stand behind him when he says Sachin should concentrate on cricket and not politics. Though, I am all for a globalised world and free movement of labour and the opening of the world economy and all that crap, I firmly believe that Mumbai my beloved city is bleeding to death because of the unchecked influx of migrants from the North. Though, the comment by Thackeray is of political nature, I however think that Sachin should not pass such comments when the entire issue is one which has been blown out of proportion. Its very easy for Sachin to pass such statement when more than half the time he is touring the world playing the silly game of hitting the ball with the bat and rest of the time leading his comfortable super duper rich lifestyle unlike the common Mumbaikar who has to deal with everyday Mumbai grind and the crumbling infrastructure.

Why should we speak Hindi???

I was just watching an episode of 'The Big Fight' on NDTV 24*7 on Sunday morning which featured Sanjay Nirupam (ex Shiv Sena now Congress), Akhilesh Dubey (Legal VP,MNS,dats a mockery), a SP MLA/MP and some academic of South Indian origin and DMK MP Ms. Kanimozhi joining via VC. The debate was on the entire incident after Abu Asim Azmi was slapped after taking his oath in Hindi. In the entire debate, the one thing that struck was that the North India politicians from SP & Congress were vehement on Hindi being spoken & accepted as the National language. Just because Hindi is the language of choice of the 2 major BIMARU states in India and just because 40 crore Indians speak that language it doesn't entitle it to become the National language. Though, I dont support Raj Thackeray, I am firm in the belief that the influx of the North Indian migrants into Mumbai is bleeding the city I love, and its imperative for us to protect the Marathi language.If people can come in Mumbai and owe their wealth and livelihood to it, the least they can do is learn and speak the language.I mean, can you go to Kerala & Tamil Nadu and expect the Tamilians and Malyalis to speak in Hindi? Haa!! The Marathi language has a rich history and culture which cant be usurped by Hindi. Hindi has got prominence because majority of our Prime Ministers and politicos are from that sick belt and also because the seat of power is in Delhi.
In fact, this entire crisis is slowly but surely hurtling the country more towards the old North South divide. There is no way the South Indian states accept Hindi as the national language so why should Maharashtrians accept Hindi???

Something Funny...

This is something that I stumbled upon..check out the image..how true..

It takes the Dalai Lama to call a spade a spade!!

The Dalai Lama who is set to visit Tawang in Arunachal Pradesh, stated a fact which the Indian politicos couldnt say to the world openly without trembling lest they offend the Chinks!! The monk has emphatically stated that Arunachal Pradesh is a part of the India and blamed China for politicising the issue of AP.
Why cant the Indian leadership show even some kind of firmness and directness in their responses to the international media??
Why cant our leaders for once be men and pretend to show characteristics which portray their biological origins.
Its high time India stepped up their focus on a focused foreign policy which can rival that of our aggressive neighbours (Chin-Pak) which have formed a team to block India's push towards being a major world player.