Kiran K Karthikeyan wrote: > Mutalik and his ilk are a passing phenomenon. He won't be able to carry this > on for too long. And he will quit once he realizes he is not getting any > political mileage out of this. I'm ignoring him, and also refuse to change > the way I live to acquiesce to his demands. > I think that is a very naive reaction. Mutalik and his goons might go away, but the damage is done. There are scores of people in India now who think it is their duty to be the moral police. And, to add to it, personal vendettas can easily be executed under this guise. Unless the powers that be deal with this seriously, and the people themselves change their ways, we will live with the fear of being attacked. I encourage my wife to buy and carry a mace spray with her now. I have never done this before and I've lived here all my life. Well, except for a few where I was out of the country. Why should I submit to such rowdies and live my life in fear? I would prefer to pack up and leave if I cannot count on the government to protect me, or allow me to protect myself.
Venkat
