In a far away New York, a lawmaker wants to ban i-pods (and other tech gadgets) , incase people get run over.
In Great Britain a minister causes an outrage by telling women they should take off their veils.
In Delhi, the minister in charge of Information & Broadcasting – Priya Ranjan Das Munshi – wants to ban any ‘adult’ content that may morally compromise us.
And in Calcutta, the left is up in arms with Rahul Dravid endorsing the suryanamaskar. Â
What is it about politicians world over – of all shades & hues – that cannot accept the concept of either diversity or that of personal responsibility & choice?
I agree with u Harini, when u ask what right politicians have to dictate terms on the morality or even the thinking of the public….but don’t you think that this is not just the mentality of politicians, but of the general public, too! As we boast of having the largest democracy in the world, we cannnot still tolerate if a Deepa Mehta wants to show the world the reality in movies like “Fire” or “Water”, we can’t still accept anyone living in a way other than the so-called “society-accepted” norms, even though he/she does not cause any harm to the society!! Its all about changing our own mentality as a whole…and I don’t see it happening very soon, however pessimistic it may sound!!
My friend has a great idea. He says lets have a 15 year curfew—banning things one by one thats where we’re gonna get. And my friend was only joking.
BTW, common people—by which i mean 80% of people who comment on rediff articles—love bans.