From: kumar@syd.dit.CSIRO.AU (V.R.Kumar)
Subject: Re: kn the movie Roja..
Organization: CSIRO Division of Info Tech, Sydney, Australia
Date: Sun, 8 Nov 92 22:31:21 GMT

In article <1992Nov8.005404.3499@cs.odu.edu> raj@aelle.cs.odu.edu (M. P. Krishna Raj) writes:
>In article <1992Oct29.220534.16185@syd.dit.CSIRO.AU> kumar@syd.dit.CSIRO.AU (V.R.Kumar) writes:
>>
>>Normally (Not always) Balachandar's movies depict some patriotism atleast
>>in the form of dialogues. This movie tries to tell people the following :
>>
>>1. India will not give Kashmir
>>
>>2. Indian tamils should be united and should not try to 
>>   have a seperate homeland and fall prey to external forces.
>>
>>3. Indians should be ready to sacrifice their lives for their
>>   country.
>>
>>The second is explained clearly by the song, "Thamizha thamizha".
>>
>>The third point is depicted in the form of a character called Roja
>>where she is more concerned about her husband's life than about her
>>country.
>>
>
>
>
>I haven't seen Roja so far. However I respond based on the above 
>observations.
>
>>1. India will not give Kashmir
>
>That is fine. Nothing wrong in it. 
>
>>2. Indian tamils should be united and should not try to
>>have a seperate homeland and fall prey to external forces.
>
>Here comes the hypocracy. Who is asking for Homeland in Tamil
>Nadu?  Some few thousand members of a rag tag organization.
>Tamil Nadu's  population is 50 million. None of the major political
>parties are claiming separate nation. They never added such thing
>in their manifesto. It is the fertile
>imagination of the Madras Mass media so far. There had been certain 
>political parties before 1947 asked so many things. That is relevant 
>for various territories in India. Think about Pondicherry. They
>never know when they will join the Union in 1947. After 1947,
>certain political parties asked for "Manila Suyatchi, Madhiyil Kootachi"
>Which only translates into Federal Government. Even that was withdrawn
>after 1962  war. 
>
>
>The madras media always wants to dictate terms. They are unable to tolerate
>the existence of certain political parties. The only way they can do that
>is tarnishing their name and accusing them. That is not the democratic way.
>If they dislike they should form their own political 
>parties.
>
>
>This "Homeland Bogey" is  part of their usual strategy to screw up the
>system
>
>Examples.
>
>
>They are opposed to reservation for backward classes.
>When  9000 rupee income limit  was introduced they supported that
>and asked economic  criterion alone. In the end whole
>reservation was screwed up and reached 50 %. (Totally  more than 70%). 
>Remember the quota for america born tamil
>in medical colleges of tamil nadu. This was also called, 'A weekly
>magazine editors quota'.  Reservation in any form should be opposed.
>

Agreed Mr.Raj. As u have mentioned, only a few ask for a seperate
homeland headed by Ramdoss and supported by Panrutti Ramachandran.
This is basically a political stunt. Their political stunt will soon
be buried. Vairamuthu did  not say that TN is in deep trouble. He
only requests tamils in India to be united and not to give way to any
such things. I do not think it is wrong. He is absolutely correct.

>
>>3. Indians should be ready to sacrifice their lives for their
>>   country.
>
>Yes. What about Maniratnam and Vairamuthu joining
>in the fighting cadres of armed forces or atleast police.
>What about Gucci gandhians sending their kids to Officer Traing Academy 
>instead of Ivy League schools abroad.  
>
 
The above explanation is ridiculous. If one talks about India and
its security, that does not mean that he should join army. If 
Narasima Rao says that he will fight terrorism in India, that
does not mean that Mr.Rao should join the army and fight against
the terrorists !!!. Interesting explanations Mr.Raj !!!

Cheers,

V R Kumar

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