Just about six months back on 26/11 the country was rudely woken up by the terror attacks in Mumbai. Though not the first one that a country like ours had witnessed, yet something about this one was so dissimilar that suddenly everyone (literally) was forced to sit up and take notice of it. And all that Rang De had virtually portrayed was all of a sudden adapted as ‘the need of the day’. The aam aadmi’s voice no more went unheard as the media nationwide finally metamorphosed as ‘mass media’ taking up moral responsibility in initiating a mass movement that sent heads rolling within no time. Though the entire episode was no less than a revolution, Judgment day seems far away today.
But as they say “every movement triggers a change” – this one did it too.
It gave people like you and me something we needed the most – A reality check.
And WHAT A TIMING I must say! Elections were around the corner and I was FINALLY eligible enough to exercise my most powerful right as an Indian citizen.
Just around six months back I too was venting out my anger like hundred others right here on this blog. For six months I have tolerated all those provocative political rallies, inciting public meets, irritating pop-ups of online campaigning, abhinetas turning netas, netas imitating abhinetas, their digs pulling each other down, the celeb bandwagon used as props to lure voters.. All this and much more.. I have had ENOUGH!
If the terrorists had terrorized us, these politicians have traumatized us. We had to shut them off! And I knew to ‘shooo’ them off the ‘shoe’ was not the answer. Not my answer. (What a waste of a commodity anyway)
So, I did what I was meant to do. Not cause I had to, but because I wanted to.
I VOTED. Words cannot describe my desperation for this day (only if the adrenaline in me could do the talking..)
Never did I think that I would show my ‘middle finger’ (mlm) to anyone. But today, I seem to be showing off my ungli to every other person I seem to be meeting! How do I feel? Ecstatic! Powerful! Somewhere in the back off my mind I can hear Uncle Ben murmuring, “With great power, comes great responsibility.” Yeah Spidey! - Voted for DEMOCRACY. Voted for INDIA. Voted for ACCOUNTABILITY. Voted for MYSELF. .. Got myself INKED!
But as they say “every movement triggers a change” – this one did it too.
It gave people like you and me something we needed the most – A reality check.
And WHAT A TIMING I must say! Elections were around the corner and I was FINALLY eligible enough to exercise my most powerful right as an Indian citizen.
Just around six months back I too was venting out my anger like hundred others right here on this blog. For six months I have tolerated all those provocative political rallies, inciting public meets, irritating pop-ups of online campaigning, abhinetas turning netas, netas imitating abhinetas, their digs pulling each other down, the celeb bandwagon used as props to lure voters.. All this and much more.. I have had ENOUGH!
If the terrorists had terrorized us, these politicians have traumatized us. We had to shut them off! And I knew to ‘shooo’ them off the ‘shoe’ was not the answer. Not my answer. (What a waste of a commodity anyway)
So, I did what I was meant to do. Not cause I had to, but because I wanted to.
I VOTED. Words cannot describe my desperation for this day (only if the adrenaline in me could do the talking..)
Never did I think that I would show my ‘middle finger’ (mlm) to anyone. But today, I seem to be showing off my ungli to every other person I seem to be meeting! How do I feel? Ecstatic! Powerful! Somewhere in the back off my mind I can hear Uncle Ben murmuring, “With great power, comes great responsibility.” Yeah Spidey! - Voted for DEMOCRACY. Voted for INDIA. Voted for ACCOUNTABILITY. Voted for MYSELF. .. Got myself INKED!
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