Shiv seniks and Sachin

This is the latest controversy spurred on by the Shivsena. They are taking on Sachin Tendulkar. Mr. Bal Thackarey has asked Sachin to "Play on the ground and not in politics". Although, I can understand what the Shiv Senas and MNS (Raj Thackarey's party) want in Maharashtra, I still condemn the way they are taking laws on their own hands.

One problem that is happening in Mumbai, the capital city of Maharashtra and the financial city of India, is that there are lesser jobs for the local Marathi people. Most of the low-skilled jobs are taken by the Hindi speaking North or North-east people (Biharis, UPs etc.,). Yes, this does spur something on the localities and I can see how the Shiv Sena and MNS want to politicize this. It is similar to what the Americans feel when their jobs were "Bangalored". ie., their local BPO jobs were now outsourced to India and the US citizens were either unemployed or were made to upgrade their skills to stay in contention. There is a similar thing happening in Mumbai and the local Marathis are losing their jobs to "migrant" workers. The local parties are right in making an issue out of this and want to bring some sanity back for the local people.

But, the way these two parties carry on their activities, it does seem like they take law on their hands. So, what is the difference between them and any other terrorists? These two parties are attacking the gullible people (those "migrant" workers, who are applying for jobs), they target journalist (the latest attack on the IBN office in Pune) etc., This is exactly what any terrorist will do as well. Just to make their presence felt, they attack the gullible people and create a sense of insecurity among the people. These two parties are trying to create a similar picture of themselves to the "migrant" workers. This ain't a democracy.

The latest is their verbal attack on Sachin Tendulkar. Yes, he did say that "I'm an Indian first and a Maharastrian next". I couldn't find anything wrong with such a statement. Feeling for ones country above their state is "Patriotism" for me. But, the Shiv Seniks are thinking otherwise and are calling Sachin as a "false Marathi". I think their stand on this is definitely going to make them unpopular among even their local "vote bank". Sachin is adored more like a demi-god and allegations against him won't be taken in right spirit by anyone. I'm waiting for further events to happen and see how this whole issue will affect this party. I'm sure they have triggered a hornets nest and they are going to pay a price for that.