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After LK Advani resigned, many people accused him of havig a big ego and creating a mess and harming his party's interests. They also ridiculed him for his old age. I think Mr. Advani’s age does not matter because he is physically fit; perhaps more fit than some of the fat and obese leaders from all political parties. I think it is true that Mr. Advani has had his chance at PM’s post last time and this time around BJP should throw up a new face. But BJP should have done the succession planning some years ago rather than at last moment now. I think it is in BJP’s favour if no candidate is declared PM’s hopeful so that the party can remain united and BJP should decide on PM’s post after winning election. But as it appears from the media report, it is Modi Camp which is forcing the party to declare one name which has caused all these heart burns. So I think it is not Advani who is to be blamed for this mess, but it is Modi Camp which is to be blamed for it. But alas, all...

In a country, it pays to first generate a sense of inferiority feeling in the religious minorities with large enough population and then keep offering them fodder in order to maintain them as “vote banks”. Congress Party has been at the forefront of playing such communal minority appeasement politics. The recent news tells about its plans to master this art: Centre to push for early hearing in SC on 4.5% minority sub-quota | TNN Jun 6, 2013 Minority affairs minister K Rahman Khan said the Centre would try to secure an early hearing in the Supreme Court on 4.5% minority sub-quota. The contentious sub-quota was announced last year ahead of UP elections but was quashed by Andhra Pradesh High Court. The SC refused to stayed the HC order while allowing the Centre's petition against it. "We stand committed to what we promised in our party manifesto about reservation to backwards among Muslims. We are confident that 4.5% sub-quota for backward Muslims will see t...

Did you happen to read recent coverage of this news about crime rates in Kerala? http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/opinion/columnists/swaminathan-s-a-aiyar/keralas-riches-rapes-one-of-indias-most-progressive-state-but-crime-data-is-shockingly-bad/articleshow/20657434.cms http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/kerala/crime-rate-highest-in-kerala/article4822947.ece http://newindianexpress.com/cities/thiruvananthapuram/Kerala-tops-NCRB-crime-list/2013/06/20/article1643521.ece

Congratulations Karnataka for doing a very honest Performance Appraisal of the outgoing BJP Govt. I know your choices were limited and I am very happy that you have elected Cong. rather than any regional party (almost all regional parties are anti-national and corrupt). Though the fact remains that on the date of polling, BJP was the only party which was not corrupt (no corruption charges in the months after Yeddyurappa and his team exited), but trust deficit could be understood. Since you threw out a govt which was plagued by corruption charges (apart from Governor HR Bhardwaj's tactics), the new govt sure is to understand what you want - development and corruption free governance. Keep it up! For the BJP, it often said that we have to lose battles in order to win the war! The party purposefully sacrificed the state in order to remain taint-free. Let us now see if during General Elections, the party is able to make this point to all, and it is highly likely that during Gener...

Karnataka's new CM Mr Siddaramaiah has sworn in and announces what? (1) One-time loan waiver for SCs and STs: Rs. 349 Crore; for OBCs: Rs. 514.26 Crore and for religious Minorities: Rs. 362 Crore. (2) Decision not to allow ban on cow slaughter in the state and a bill passed by BJP govt preventing cow slaughter would be reversed. (3) Financial help to religious orgs which was done by BJP govt would be stopped. Now newspaper says Siddaramaiah is a self-declared atheist and he took oath in the name of 'truth' than any God. But report also says he began the day with prayers to goddess Chamundeswari and he said, “I prayed for blessings from the deity, for good showers, grains, prosperity and harmony in the state.” I do not understand how could even anyone kill cows and yet bring showers and grains; worship goddess Durga and discriminate people on the basis of caste and religion, and yet claim to be an atheist?