I guess this is one of the topics thats being in existance for quite some time now and will continue to be there for SOME more time (hoping it to be just some!). Whenever some movie is made which talks about truth of our past, there are protests to ban the movie from releasing. An art student is beat up by some politicos and sent to prison for expressing his creativity. What about the law that gives freedom of expression?
When the movie Hare Ram Hare Krishna released in 1971 featuring Dum Maro Dum, were there protests from moral police for dragging rama and krishna? Haven't heard of any. May be people dint know of such a thing and moreover old times is always perfect! Some time back in bangalore, I was stopped by an old person while I was going to music instrument store with a guitar on my back. "What has happened to our culture" he started, I gave him a "don't eat my head" look and went on. I should have stopped and questioned him on his credibility in classical music but it was over, he was gone. These self appointed moral police are always there to comment on others in the name of culture but how much culture do they really follow? Above all what is Indian culture and who defined or defines it? I am sure this is a question that none of the so called moral police can answer.
What keeps moral police motivated? Do they really care about their version of Indian culture and trying to impose on others or is it that these are publicity stunts by political parties? Well, its true that political parties stand to gain a lot by supporting such activities but at the cost of fundamental rights of the victim.
However, I am not totally against such things, its just that I don't approve of their methods. May be there are better ways to do it than barge into an art exhibition with goons because an art student had a painting which offended them or destroy a theatre because they showed a movie which they din't approve of. Its about time that politicos and police act against such lawless acts and encourage a more civilized society. Also about time that we raise our voice against such acts; move towards a free society where freedom means what it sounds!
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We are in a country where the righteous Medical students, who had resorted to peaceful protests against the evil of Reservation were physically manhandled, and tortured by the Police, in the CAPITAL of the country. We are in a country where the minorities 'need' to be considered with a priority for loans in nationalised banks, irrespective of whether they deserve it or not - AND IT IS OFFICIAL FROM THE GOVERNMENT. We are in a country, where elected Members of the Parliament throw microphones, paper weights, and heavy books at each other in the Parliament, without a care for the live television showing it to the world.
Paint a Allah as a nude man making love to Virgin Mary. If the Government doesn't bark, I would agree with you against the moral policing. Else, this is a free country. This country is more free than the most free countries in the world. Because the caretakers do not do their job. Moral police is the only police left.
This is more than Moral Policing. It is being on this side or that.
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