Why is no one talking about Anil Biswas?
Biswas has been in deep coma over the past five-six days following a massive cerebral attack, and is on life support now. The medical bulletin being issued by the nursing home where he's being treated describes his condition as "critical but stable". What does the phrase really connote? Does it hide anything?
Biswas was, and is still oficially, the general secretary of the CPI(M)- the party that has been in power in Bengal for as long as twenty nine years at a stretch.
Biswas was the main think-tank of the party, and built up the machination of ensuring victory in election term after term.He is only 62.
But why don't I hear people discuss his condition in public places? In trains, stations, in markets no one talks about him.
Is it apathy, or some studied reaction to an event that they think might bring about a change?
Dies it signal the slide of the Leftist regime in Bengal?
MRINAL BOSE
Wednesday, March 22, 2006
Thursday, March 02, 2006
THE BUSH VISIT
India is known for hospitality to its vistors, but it's not welcoming George W. Bush anyway. There have been umpteen protest meetings, demonstrations, rallies across the country on the eve of, and during this visit. Even Mumbai, the commercial hub of the country, has been choked with massive rallies.
George Bush, go back is the domineering slogan. But there are other invectives as well.
Some samples:
George Bush is world's No 1 terrorist.
Bush is world's most wanted terrorist.
Bush is a mass-murderer, killer.
Bush, the war-criminal.
Bush is the leader of the most organised murder syndicate of the world.
Bush, the leader of imperialist globalisation.
Bush flu, not bird flu, threatens the world now.
Evidently, George Bush is the most hated man in India today.
But to be fair, not every Indian is anti-Bush. Monmohan Singh, the Prime Minister, for example, is a great admirer of Bush. So are Mr. Chidambaram and Indian upper middle class. Even a well-knowm columnist of a respected daily has this to say:
The Bush family is as elitist as they get in America.. President Bush attended Yale and Harvard Business School. Critics will of course make snide remarks that this was on account of his family connections. While that may help to
some extent, to be dismissive of his attendance to top-class academic establishments would arguably be oone more silly under-estimation of the man.
What an eulogy!
The columnist is JAITHIRTH RAO and the daily is THE INDIAN EXPRESS
MRINAL BOSE
George Bush, go back is the domineering slogan. But there are other invectives as well.
Some samples:
George Bush is world's No 1 terrorist.
Bush is world's most wanted terrorist.
Bush is a mass-murderer, killer.
Bush, the war-criminal.
Bush is the leader of the most organised murder syndicate of the world.
Bush, the leader of imperialist globalisation.
Bush flu, not bird flu, threatens the world now.
Evidently, George Bush is the most hated man in India today.
But to be fair, not every Indian is anti-Bush. Monmohan Singh, the Prime Minister, for example, is a great admirer of Bush. So are Mr. Chidambaram and Indian upper middle class. Even a well-knowm columnist of a respected daily has this to say:
The Bush family is as elitist as they get in America.. President Bush attended Yale and Harvard Business School. Critics will of course make snide remarks that this was on account of his family connections. While that may help to
some extent, to be dismissive of his attendance to top-class academic establishments would arguably be oone more silly under-estimation of the man.
What an eulogy!
The columnist is JAITHIRTH RAO and the daily is THE INDIAN EXPRESS
MRINAL BOSE
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