Raj,
You may not know me, but I like a lot others do happen to know of your existence. Let me tell you, it was not a conscious decision though. It was mere coincidence. I happen to graduate from one of the most happening college of the town (I refer to YOUR town) - Mumbai! Like many of my peers I always kept a safe distance from Politics or anything political. But then in my final year, this sudden agitation forced all of us to get to know you better. I knew of the Shiv Sena but ofcourse in the most matter-of-fact way.
So you came charging into our lives, with the promise of a better Maharashtra.
I suddenly realized, I wasn't a Mumbaikar anymore..what I really was - was a non-maharashtrian.
Suddenly, many of my intelligent & modern friends, became 'more' maharashtrian. Things changed, harsh words were exchanged b/w a Bihari & a Marathi friend, there was no puran-poli or modaks tucked away in my friends lunch box to be relished anymore. As I thought things cant get uglier, the MNS activists took it upon themselves that they need to set the morales straight for college kids (a la VHS), baptize shops with Devanagari script (they didn't spare my Jesuit college either) and spreading terror through the entire of mumbai, of my bombay, of our bombay.
That was the year 2009. Now in 2012, you are back with a bang. That day I read in the papers that you managed to attract a crowd of 49,000! I wasn't surprised.
What surprised me was the agenda. Same old rigmarole. The young potential that you are, I was very sure you will rise above others. I had faith in your creativity and smartness.
Bihar v/s Maharashtra is boring. Trust me Mumbaikars can take care of themselves. They need no saving, but the same can't be said for your political career.
You better step up the game! Its about time.
You may not know me, but I like a lot others do happen to know of your existence. Let me tell you, it was not a conscious decision though. It was mere coincidence. I happen to graduate from one of the most happening college of the town (I refer to YOUR town) - Mumbai! Like many of my peers I always kept a safe distance from Politics or anything political. But then in my final year, this sudden agitation forced all of us to get to know you better. I knew of the Shiv Sena but ofcourse in the most matter-of-fact way.
So you came charging into our lives, with the promise of a better Maharashtra.
I suddenly realized, I wasn't a Mumbaikar anymore..what I really was - was a non-maharashtrian.
Suddenly, many of my intelligent & modern friends, became 'more' maharashtrian. Things changed, harsh words were exchanged b/w a Bihari & a Marathi friend, there was no puran-poli or modaks tucked away in my friends lunch box to be relished anymore. As I thought things cant get uglier, the MNS activists took it upon themselves that they need to set the morales straight for college kids (a la VHS), baptize shops with Devanagari script (they didn't spare my Jesuit college either) and spreading terror through the entire of mumbai, of my bombay, of our bombay.
That was the year 2009. Now in 2012, you are back with a bang. That day I read in the papers that you managed to attract a crowd of 49,000! I wasn't surprised.
What surprised me was the agenda. Same old rigmarole. The young potential that you are, I was very sure you will rise above others. I had faith in your creativity and smartness.
Bihar v/s Maharashtra is boring. Trust me Mumbaikars can take care of themselves. They need no saving, but the same can't be said for your political career.
You better step up the game! Its about time.
