Tehelka has hit the headlines again, this time more strongly with its new sting on Gujarat pogrom. The sting is perceived with suspicion because of its timing, the intention, and authenticity especially after the fake sting of a channel, and the coming Assembly Election in Gujarat.
The sting exposes how the politicians in Gujrat manipulated the misguided masses into launching a planned annihilation against the Muslims, made the lawyers an accessory to the crime, communalized the bureaucracy, and tempt even the judiciary into complicity.
It's an account of how the politicians polarised the society to remain in power, only it was too late in the coming. Why did they wait for over five years after the Gujrat genocide to release the tapes? It has come when people have already moved on and it reeks of political motivation. This sting doesn't show any promise of bringing the perpetrators to book. There is not much in this sting to make a case against Mr. Modi to influence public opinion inside Gujarat where the fanaticism for Hindutva is all-encompassing and its hold is ostensibly unconditional. The Parivar will not find it difficult to twist the Tehelka revelations to its advantage. If the hold that the politicians in Gujrat have the over the public which is inextricably doped out on generous doses of Hindutva, is anything to go by, the spate of incriminations by Tehelka might just turn into a trump card for the Parivar.The tapes are very irresponsible in their absolute disregard for the effect on the disenchanted minds of the minority community. The extent of potent radicalization that it will trigger off is unfathomable.
If this was about fair play, Mr. Tejpal would have done the responsible thing of presenting all the supporting evidence to the Nanavati Commission first. By releasing the tapes publicly, his motive has come under speculation.
The sting exposes how the politicians in Gujrat manipulated the misguided masses into launching a planned annihilation against the Muslims, made the lawyers an accessory to the crime, communalized the bureaucracy, and tempt even the judiciary into complicity.
It's an account of how the politicians polarised the society to remain in power, only it was too late in the coming. Why did they wait for over five years after the Gujrat genocide to release the tapes? It has come when people have already moved on and it reeks of political motivation. This sting doesn't show any promise of bringing the perpetrators to book. There is not much in this sting to make a case against Mr. Modi to influence public opinion inside Gujarat where the fanaticism for Hindutva is all-encompassing and its hold is ostensibly unconditional. The Parivar will not find it difficult to twist the Tehelka revelations to its advantage. If the hold that the politicians in Gujrat have the over the public which is inextricably doped out on generous doses of Hindutva, is anything to go by, the spate of incriminations by Tehelka might just turn into a trump card for the Parivar.The tapes are very irresponsible in their absolute disregard for the effect on the disenchanted minds of the minority community. The extent of potent radicalization that it will trigger off is unfathomable.
If this was about fair play, Mr. Tejpal would have done the responsible thing of presenting all the supporting evidence to the Nanavati Commission first. By releasing the tapes publicly, his motive has come under speculation.
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