Discriminatory democracy of India

by Kayalvizhi Mon May 30, 2011 7:55 pm

"India is a country made of many nations. ... While it maintains a democratic form of government, the principles of democracy do not seem to apply where the minority nations are concerned." (Statement on the floor of United States Congress on October 2, 1998 [Reference: Congressional Record, Page: E1878]).

The "silent majority" among each of the minority nationalities may not agree with the methods used by the "violent minority" insurgents (or freedom fighters) but they surely agree with them on the economic discrimination and cultural-linguistic domination of Hindi-Aryan regions and the need to put an end to them. Hindi-Aryan dominated Indian Government's attitude is not to set up a truly federal structure of government and devolve more power to the states but to centralize power more and more. The union government moved education from exclusive state jurisdiction to dual jurisdiction. Appointments of senior police officers, tourism, sports and cinema are some of the other areas the union government has brought under dual jurisdiction or plan to bring under dual jurisdiction. While the plea of the minority nationalities are to devolve more power so that they may run their own affairs, Hindi-Aryan dominated Indian Government is moving the other way, consolidating more and more power into its hands. Can a central or union government that does not listen to the grievances of minority nationalities, some of which number into tens of millions of people with economies bigger than half the member countries of the United Nations, be called a democracy? It may be a beneficial democracy to the dominant ethnic community of Hindi speakers and those closely linked to them culturally and geographically, but it surely is a "discriminatory democracy" to the other minority nationalities. - Dr. Thanjai Nalankilli

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by Guest Mon May 30, 2011 8:01 pm

Kayalvizhi wrote:
"India is a country made of many nations. ... While it maintains a democratic form of government, the principles of democracy do not seem to apply where the minority nations are concerned." (Statement on the floor of United States Congress on October 2, 1998 [Reference: Congressional Record, Page: E1878]).

The "silent majority" among each of the minority nationalities may not agree with the methods used by the "violent minority" insurgents (or freedom fighters) but they surely agree with them on the economic discrimination and cultural-linguistic domination of Hindi-Aryan regions and the need to put an end to them. Hindi-Aryan dominated Indian Government's attitude is not to set up a truly federal structure of government and devolve more power to the states but to centralize power more and more. The union government moved education from exclusive state jurisdiction to dual jurisdiction. Appointments of senior police officers, tourism, sports and cinema are some of the other areas the union government has brought under dual jurisdiction or plan to bring under dual jurisdiction. While the plea of the minority nationalities are to devolve more power so that they may run their own affairs, Hindi-Aryan dominated Indian Government is moving the other way, consolidating more and more power into its hands. Can a central or union government that does not listen to the grievances of minority nationalities, some of which number into tens of millions of people with economies bigger than half the member countries of the United Nations, be called a democracy? It may be a beneficial democracy to the dominant ethnic community of Hindi speakers and those closely linked to them culturally and geographically, but it surely is a "discriminatory democracy" to the other minority nationalities. - Dr. Thanjai Nalankilli

More at
http://www.tamiltribune.com/india/index.html

is this the same thanjai nalankilli who imagines that the smuggler/gangster Veerappan was a great tamil nationalist?

by Kayalvizhi Mon May 30, 2011 8:14 pm

Rashmun,

Why did you copy my complete post in yours and add 2 lines. Just post your 2 lines without wasting bandwidth.

by Marathadi-Saamiyaar Mon May 30, 2011 9:16 pm

Is this the same Mr. Killi who stated that Veerappan was a great tamil nationalist?

Here: give this holy Vibhuti to him - it sure will drive the Pirabhakaran ghost that has taken hold of him.

(Also, please apply some on yourself.)

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