tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2144257541544161907.post1551042063062078024..comments2024-03-24T17:31:18.242+05:30Comments on Saying As I Feel ~ உறைத்ததும் உரைப்பதும்: Kovind and Meira Kumar – A Tale of Two DalitsR. Veera Raghavanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10338504458924236147noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2144257541544161907.post-63106051620288456682017-08-07T22:21:52.961+05:302017-08-07T22:21:52.961+05:30An objective viewpoint. What I don't understan...An objective viewpoint. What I don't understand is, how Meira Kumar thought it possible to change the course of the current polity on her own, disregarding the Prime Minister and the entire Cabinet and the entire ruling alliance, when she vociferously pointed out what the "injustices" under the present dispensation. U Atreya Sarmahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12602076077063284891noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2144257541544161907.post-63959707717685780962017-07-17T02:04:13.086+05:302017-07-17T02:04:13.086+05:30I like your well-reasoned writing. But I don't...I like your well-reasoned writing. But I don't believe even for a minute the proclamation:"In any election, never look at a candidate's caste, this or that, Dalit or non-Dalit. Vote the contestant if he or she best fits the job among those running, else turn away from that individual. That's what our party MLA's and MP's will aim to do when voting India’s next President. Dear fellow Indians, just go by the principle of our appeal - whether we are right or not in working our principle!" It is hogwash as they would say in US.Laxmihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01605651550165016319noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2144257541544161907.post-21110112533710679112017-07-16T09:40:41.075+05:302017-07-16T09:40:41.075+05:30Well said sir. As you brought out, the message is ...Well said sir. As you brought out, the message is clear. Regards. Brigadier Mahalingamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03359000554637297012noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2144257541544161907.post-11256919318423917022017-07-14T18:43:06.719+05:302017-07-14T18:43:06.719+05:30In a more lighter vein Meira Kumar should not have...In a more lighter vein Meira Kumar should not have confirmed against Kovind <br /><br />Hey Meets Yeh Kovind hai. Kyo daude chile ayee. Yeh Govind naheeniyerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06671857849717211837noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2144257541544161907.post-1319097965958965392017-07-02T19:56:50.738+05:302017-07-02T19:56:50.738+05:30To me the message that these seventeen opposition ...To me the message that these seventeen opposition parties - in deploying Meira Kumar as their presidential candidate - give to ordinary Indians like me is this: "We will not allow Modi the pleasure of a unanimously elected President, which he wants to instal for a cohesive government of India."Shreepal Singhhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05456527440051200348noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2144257541544161907.post-66191176368224770282017-06-26T00:51:35.553+05:302017-06-26T00:51:35.553+05:30This election is not about the next president. It ...This election is not about the next president. It is a dress rehearsal for 2019 general elections. The opposition did not unite on choice of Meira Kuamar as a candidate with the idea of winning. It is to demonstrate that they can get together when the chips are down and unite against BJP. BJP's only chance in 2019 to have a divided opposition. If they join together, BJP will not get more than 150 seats. This was the point at issue in the meet at Guntur. They have shown that they can put their differences asidd and work together when it matters. Unless BJP can wean away Nitish Kumar and a few other local leaders, their re-election two years later is in trouble. I guess BJP top echelons are worried now. Mohan Ramhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16091712481156208863noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2144257541544161907.post-11537518013541629632017-06-25T18:46:28.898+05:302017-06-25T18:46:28.898+05:30Meira Kumar was known before because she was a spe...Meira Kumar was known before because she was a speaker. Otherwise she was equally unpopular like Kovind. Anycase it's the fate of this country that castism takes priority cleandestinely though both parties speak against castism. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12912173953881845864noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2144257541544161907.post-48799792532246609872017-06-25T13:02:18.690+05:302017-06-25T13:02:18.690+05:30In nominating their presidential candidates, it is...In nominating their presidential candidates, it is a 'cat and mouse' game between NDA and the Opposition. NDA went to Sonia indicating that it was willing to let the Opposition set the ball in motion. It was the golden opportunity for Sonia to seize the opportunity offered, take the initiative and prove her credential as the well-wisher of Dalits as she must have known that her candidate was almost bound to lose. But she failed to undetstand the situation in which the Opposition is placed. Having failed to prove her credentials, now it is all mockery on the part of the Opposition led by Sonia to field Meira Kumar. In the political acumen too the Opposition is defeated in their own game by the NDA. Suppose, Meira Kumar was first fielded by the Opposition; Kovind would have been of a lesser merit - just to oppose her. But now it is other way round. Politics is a game of not only witty words but also of witty moves.Shreepal Singhhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05456527440051200348noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2144257541544161907.post-24698130153876112552017-06-25T08:35:48.971+05:302017-06-25T08:35:48.971+05:30It seems the closing para a joke on opposition par...It seems the closing para a joke on opposition parties? The choice of Meira Kumar against Kovind by the opposition is solely based on hey dalit caste. This is not to say she is not qualified but that is not what the opposition looked for. Their sole intention in the presidential election has been to corner bjp with their show of strength rather than any concern for choosing a meritorious candidate. By not picking a candidate first they lost that opportunity. They counted on bjp to make a choice they could question bite habe landed themselves in a corner. If this is their political acumen in their fight against Shah-Modi, they can as well not bother to contest 2019 parliamentary elections. Vidyaramananhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04787159434887022751noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2144257541544161907.post-46164521198973330822017-06-25T06:01:03.314+05:302017-06-25T06:01:03.314+05:30Whoever from the present dispensation at the cente...Whoever from the present dispensation at the center is Anti Indian, and anti Hindu. They are known for anti feminism.<br />Though sure to win, it is the misfortune of the nation. N V Subbaramanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08182347518996544560noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2144257541544161907.post-61493748993851239662017-06-25T04:07:19.224+05:302017-06-25T04:07:19.224+05:30'Scheduled Caste' is a genuine policy by ...'Scheduled Caste' is a genuine policy by the colonial government. "Harijan' was a political mantra. 'Dalit' is a slogan and shenanigan.இன்னம்பூரான்https://www.blogger.com/profile/18052778553065030060noreply@blogger.com