Re: A proud moment for all Indians n JAWANS of Indian forces n Maharashtrians.--Comments

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The origins of Mr Bal Thackeray (anglicized form of Thakre - how Indian is he?)  were indeed in the 70's when he terrorised non Maharashtrians by saying that SOuth Indians must return to Siouth India. Bombay is for Maharashtrians only.

Tamilians in Matunga and elsewhere were terrified. I remember my father even considering leaving Bombay and returning to Madras or Delhi or Bangalore .. or anywhere BUT Bombay. Fortunately reality bowed its ugly head and Mr Thackeray was forced to acknowledge the contribution of non-Maharashtrians in making Bombay the city it is today.

The most fitting and poetic conclusion to such jingoism and regional chauvinism came about when the Shiv Sena held its annual programme (a few years ago - before the present day hall was build and before the previous hall was burnt down) at The Shanmukhananda Fine Arts and Sangeetha Sabha - about as South Indian a location as you could possibly get in a metropolitan city like Mumbai.

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-----Original Message-----
From: "Nelson Fernandes" <nelson.fernandes@patni.com>
Date: 22 Jul 2001 11:18:17 -0000
To: "nukkad" <nukkad-list@mumbai-central.com>
Subject: Re: A proud moment for all Indians n JAWANS of Indian forces n Maharashtrians.--Comments


> When u r a citizen of Indian that is your only identity.
> 
> You are an Indian period.
> 
> And you should be proud to be an Indian.
> 
> I am absolutely taken aback to see such narrow mindedness in our country. I
> work in a software consultancy where the marathi folks call the southies
> names (gutlis or something like that) and the southies calling the marathis
> ghaati.
> I cannot understand how educated people can stoop to this level and be so
> intolerant.

My dear Nelson - you would probably be called a 'maka paav' :-) But that is how it goes. The world is full of nick names for regionals - in the US it is Polack jokes. I am sure when you go to ANY part of ANY country in the world, you will come across such regional nick names. I only wish we would leave them at that in India instead of taking them to the next (and IMHO dangerous) level and taking the names seriously.

> 
> Maybe the lesson about all men being equal never really stuck in our minds.
> 
> And most hilarious remark from Vishwas goes like this "...why it's so
> surprising to u!!! I guess, is till recently Maharashtrians never made their
> voice out, which they r doing right now......."
> 
> It seems that Vishwas has not heard of a man called Bal Thackeray.
> Since the formation of the Shiv Sena the first thing he did was agitate
> against the Udipi restaurant owners and cause riots in Bombay somewhere in
> the early 70's.
> And ever since he has been at it.
> It is b'cos of such idiotic rabble rousing that our country is coming apart
> at the seams. And psychopaths like Thackeray are controlling Bombay.
> 
> Jai Bharat

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