Ram..Ram!

Ram…..Ram!

These two historical words made world –famous by Gandhi when he was assassinated have now been resurrected by the recent controversy by a man who was christened by his parents Ram, who never knew that one day he would commit the biggest gaffe’ of his career. Quote,” Lord ram was not a good husband…” un quote.

The, lines have been read by all us again and again and I don’t need to mention them again. I just wonder as a part of the  90% of the population that when we have other pressing problems which if I started enumerating would be the death of me, why would  a responsible upright citizen bring it up? Why should someone bring up something so volatile?

India, is a country which mysteriously survives on two things, faith /religion and hope. The country and its inhabitants are not bothered by 2G / 3G/ Mummy G / CWG / or any other G which holds the country’s strings. They just worry about the next meal or the fact that something as mundane as the aloo being more expensive! They also worry about how are they going to afford the shoes for the kid or how will he afford the schoolbooks or the next dose of medicine.

Ram is the ideal husband, the ideal son, the ideal king and perfect man the complete avatar and not to be trifled with by pointing out the folly. In that, also tradition holds him strong and it can be explained. Is what Ram Jethamalani’s  did a man’s last shot at fame? Does he want the media to exploit it or raise the issue, making him the eye of the storm?

How and why would one bring it up, and belonging to a party that  is extremist and primarily Hindu in nature? I would , just want caution and  common sense to be shown by men of such high post in a world which is fragile and any way held together by threads which threaten to unravel by the slightest provocation ? We need sense and not vocal aggravation .

Do not throw caution to  winds , instead put your acumen and intelligence to a good cause, Sir.