Indian Mujahideen or Simi

With Terrorism spreading its reach across borders and especially in India and all the media trying to uncover who these so called extremists or jihadis are? After each terror strike he media does not fail to come out with a special on either the outfit responsible for the attack, or how it was performed, its impact,the strategy future repercursions.

How does it matter which outfit it is? Whether its the Al - Quaida, Indian Mujahideen, the Simi, LET, or any new outfit that's just mushroomed. The point is the belief and the extremism that these people believe in that needs to be attacked vs. the outfit.

The police will never be able to kill terrorism or erode it by chasing these outfits . Change the name and it anyways loses its identity, it's the thought, the belief, the fundamentalism, the hatred which is ingrained in these people that needs to be addressed. Unless that is done this battle is a lost one. it is foolish to fight this battle with mere names.

These fundamentalist don't belong to Islam, Christianity, Hinduim. They are people who want to create their own releigion and believe in what they want to believe in irrespective of what the religion teaches. They are criminals performing under the garb of religion.

My only plea would be don't run after the names, it's the cause that needs to be addressed.

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The transcending lord

Someone once told me that in India there are 5 things that can never fail to connect with Indians, religion, bollywood, cricket, politics & humour. But one of these is something that transcends itself even beyond India and that is Ganesha. I have never ever seen any god have so much pull.

He finds his abode not only at the biggest and richest of pandals but also in little huts, to palatial homes of celebrities & industrialists. It doesn’t matter if you are a gujarati, maharashtrian, Punjabi or Sindhi. Then the communalism between Hindus and Muslims appears to cease.

I think its a great idol that has been converted into a great product by people which is marketed in whatever form to generate a lot of revenue.

He hasn’t restricted his presence only to the temples but also to cute idols which one wants to keep with him all the time. In his new car, new home, with a new life partner, while traveling. He is suddenly a mascot of great and cute gifts. He has made his space at all the gift shops from Archies, Satyams, Hallmark or any popular gift store. He transcends across mediums like music,art, television soaps, festivals, occassions.

It’s the faith that he has ignited of being a true vighna harta that we believe in. It’s just his presence alone that will destroy the evil. It’s the faith with which people walk to him after all their problems are accomplished, it’s the faith that makes people of Mumbai walk to Sidhivinayak on every Tuesday no matter where they live.

When is it that this little cute lord made himself so popular.
Is it faith or cult? I wonder!

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