Wednesday, November 28, 2012

Raj unleashes 'Goonda' Raj

MNS's demonisation outside Maharashtra may consolidate its votes

An egotist nephew walks out of his clan frustrated that the nepotistic patriarch would prefer his son as his successor come what may. He burns with rage to prove his political prowess. When he writes (or someone else does it for him) he talks of strategies that Congresses across the world have employed. First hand lessons in politics (of hate) from his uncle are embedded deep within him. He knows that ‘insiders’ vote when ‘outsiders’ are demonised. He swiftly identifies the ‘bhaiya’ outsiders. The strategy works! He hits the headlines on TV, is highly popular on the Internet, is spoken about (read against) in the courts & corridors of power. Having demanded apologies from the greatest Indian movie star, he emerges as a pan-Indian hate symbol.

Raj Thackeray, the nephew of Balasaheb Thackeray knows how to play his cards. The Bombay High Court slammed the Maharashtra Police on September 25 for failing to take an action against him. A modern day Tughlaq that the Maharashtra government has allowed him to be, he ordered that all the sign boards in the global city to be changed into a language that he has known ever since he wore his first pair of knickers. The 'don'-ish order was largely followed. Later, a trader’s body approached the Court bringing that reprimanded the Maharashtra Police. Signboard makers may decide to work free for Raj when he contests the upcoming assembly elections. But then accepting his dictats may jeopardise Maharashtra's image. Assembly elections in Maharashtra are scheduled for next year. As far as poll history goes, Thackeray won 35 seats in 10 municipal corporations in February 2007. He is now a formidable power waiting to make a bigger killing. Prominent voices in Maharashtra oppose Thackeray’s tactics, albeit with a cautious approach. “Mumbai is a cosmopolitan city.


Source : IIPM Editorial, 2012.

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