Don't be carried away by 8 Oscar awards. However, please read
below...........& suffer in silence. Because, if you raise your voice...you
are communal !…..hope this makes you atleast think!!!!
slum dog millionaire
With everyone singing hosannas to Danny Boyle's Slumdog Millionaire, let me
offer an alternative perspective.
This film targets the easiest of targets: the average placid Hindu. The hero
is, of course, a Muslim in India, whose mother is burned to death by an
attack on Muslims by barbaric, fanatical Hindu mobs. No need for subtlety in
either dialogue or depiction here; the Hindu mob says: "They are Muslims.
Let us hit them," and the hapless Muslims cry as they flee in terror: "The
Hindus are coming! The Hindus are coming."
To make sure his point about Hindu devilry is not missed, director Boyle has
a shot of a child dressed as Rama, one of Hinduism's most cherished gods.
Imagine the outcry that would have resulted if Boyle had reversed the above:
i.e., had a shot of a child dressed as prophet Mohammed (PBUH) or Jesus as
Muslims/Christians hurried off to persecute members of another faith! But
since Hindus seem oblivious to any and every insult, Boyle has not only
gotten away with his blasphemies, but seems well on his way to awards and
accolades.
The sledgehammer hits against Hindus and Hinduism does not end there. On the
TV show Who Wants to Be a Millionaire, the Muslim hero is asked a question
by the TV host: "What weapons does Lord Rama bear in his hands?" Our Muslim
hero answers: "If there was no Rama, my mother would have been alive."
Again, imagine the outcry that would have resulted if the hero was a Hindu
from Kashmir and he had said: "If there was no Allah (PBUH), my mother
would be alive." (Islamic terrorism has almost wiped out the Hindu
population in Kashmir) T H I N K....or suffer in silence !!!
Incredible India!
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