They have a pattern and happen at rhythmic frequency,
maiming and killing people ~ mostly innocents, it hits the headlines of
newspapers and promptly forgotten until it occurs elsewhere… bomb blasts in India
A motorcycle that was at the epicenter of the explosion has
become the focus of investigations. In the absence of any other evidence of the
kind of IED that was used in the blast, investigators are veering to the theory
that the motorcycle was itself the IED. The choice of the blast site, outside
the BJP office, just ahead of the Karnataka Assembly polls has raised many
questions. The brunt of the blast was borne by a police truck on duty. The
blast damaged six cars and three motorcycles. All the vehicles were identified
except one motorcycle which was blown to pieces. The highly damaged motorcycle may
have had an explosive device embedded into a portion of its chasis below the
fuel tank and the whole bike may have acted as a vehicle-borne explosive, said
sources closely involved in the investigations. The motorcycle in question was
a TVS Suzuki Max 100 with a Tamil Nadu registration number, TN 22 R 3769,
chasis number 1108F001568 and engine number 1108M05647. The registration number
has turned out to be fake, with Tamil Nadu officials reporting that the number
belongs to a motorcycle of a different make — a Yamaha RX 135.
We have heard it all – insensitive gaffe of
Sushil Shinde, Digvijay and others. Now it is the time for a smaller Cong
politician from Karnataka who reportedly tweeted at the most inopportune moment
: ‘If the blast near BJP’s office in Banglore is a terror attack,it will
certainly help the BJP politically on the eve of election.’ -— Shakeel Ahmad
(@Ahmad_Shakeel) April 17, 2013.
At total variance with the way US reacted, Indian
politicians were quick to exhibit their insensitivity and Within minutes of the
blast motormouth politicians were implanting their feet firmly in their mouths
with fatuous comments that insinuated that it had been orchestrated by the BJP
itself to garner sympathy ahead of the upcoming Assembly elections. So any
event is a political prism and anything against BJP is always done by
themselves…. Cynical game even when it could gravely impact national security.
The contrast with the situation in the US, where politicians across the
spectrum have observed enormous restraint in their public pronouncements on the
Boston Marathon blasts, has been
striking ~ but this is not the first or the only time….
Indian cinema has one thing in common ~ be it tamil, telegu
or hindi ~ the hero can change anything be it the story line to the actress
pairing him, the support cast and literally anything… heroes mostly don’t die
and many a times the cinema courts would exonerate them by praising them as
virtuous…… there is lot of difference
between ‘real’ and ‘reel’ – one thought.
Sanjay Dutt was to surrender today to undergo the remaining
jail sentence……… he is an actor, there are commitments, waiting films and poor
person has already suffered with banks refusing loans and et al, has a firm
supporter – Mr Markendaya Katju and many more…
close 300 crores stands invested and Apex Court granted Dutt an
extension on “humanitarian grounds”. “Considering the peculiar facts and
circumstances of the case and reasons stated in the petition, we are not
inclined to extend the time by six months, however, we extend the time by four
weeks from tomorrow. ~ the Court is quoted as observing. This
is rather ironical because yesterday the Supreme Court(a different bench)
refused to extend the time to surrender in case of Zaibunissa Kazi and four
other individuals. The producers and
others who invested on Dutt were fully aware that when a bail is cancelled at
any point of time, the individual has to go back to jail.
With regards – S. Sampathkumar
18th April 2013
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