> Thoughts?
Hmm. I seem to remember Shiv talking to a totally different hindutvavadi type
(perhaps not the "minor chain on a hairy chest" variety) who gave him much the
same response as this minor chain selvam at a hosur tea stall gave here ..
> 1. Children are not listening to their elders.
> 2. Children are not wearing traditional clothes. Everyone is in jeans
> and “Muslim dresses” like the salwar-kameez.
etc etc .. Almost word for word.
If the hindutvavadi goons and the hindutvavadi elderly respectable person types
are both spouting the same - cookie cutter - responses .. well, they have
consensus.
What you don’t have is consensus and that's a good thing. Possibly talk about
diversity in india, or talk about your niece who wears jeans but also goes to
temples, scores high marks and respects her elders etc. Or your friend's
daughter who is Christian but does much the same (church rather than temple but
..)
*If* you want to engage in dialogue that is. Which wont quite help.
The other alternative is to vote Yeddyurappa, Modi and others of their ilk out
of power. You only find this nonsense happening actively in BJP ruled states.
Amazing isn’t it?
suresh
