Billion March Required

I would like to clarify right in the beginning that I am Pro-Telangana. Though born in Maharashtra, my native is hardly 10 km away from Telangana border. I have many more relatives living in Nizamabad, Adilabad and Hyderabad districts than districts in Maharashtra. I would like to see Telangana as a separate state carved out of existing Andhra Pradesh. Undoubtedly it would immensely help in development of people living in that region.

‘Million March’ on Thursday, Mar 10th has irked me like never before. I don’t remember last time when I was so critical of my countrymen and I do not understand how exactly I should express my displeasure towards that march. The vandalism done by Pro-Telangana activists at Tank Bund in Hyderabad is an unforgivable offense.

We all be it Telangana activists or Raj Thakare supporters need to understand that we are Indians first and then comes our regional identity.

I felt terribly bad on watching that rubble on TV. Necklace road in Secunderabad is the jewel of the city. It is as important for the city as Charminar is. There must be thousands amongst those millions who have wandered on the same road numerous times.

Here, I would like to ask everyone very basic question, why do we put up statues? Or it is like, Mayawati’s Statue building activity has adulterated the whole meaning of erecting statues. I believe it is always with the intention that these statues would inspire people to think on the similar lines as those great people have thought. It is with the intention to follow the path shown by the legends thus developing society in all. Have you ever seen Hitler’s statue being erected anywhere? No it is not possible, we don’t want our society to go his way. Looking at what has happened in Hyderabad, for a moment I forgot that these are my people, I suddenly remembered the most infamous person of Telangana, Razakar. Nobody else but he would have only thought such a Talibani destruction.

I would like every Telangana activist to remember that, their mother tongue is Telugu, respect Telugu language and Telugu culture, otherwise it won’t be late to see another Nizam coming out of Telangana who is ready to align himself with Pakistan.

Amongst those whose statues were demolished was a King who supported enrichment of Telugu culture, language and in all the people of the region. There was an Engineer, British, who devoted his life to irrigation in India, thus making the Andhra region Rice-full moreover what is more surprising is statues of purely religious figures like Annamacharya, Vemana and Kshetrayya were desecrated. Protesters had desecrated the statues giving warning that one of their leaders Kondaraman (don’t know the exact name) has to be released from jail, every individual who took part in this rally must ask this question to himself, whether Kondaraman’s contribution to society is bigger than of those whose statues were there. We Indians take pride in our history, in our forefathers, that’s our culture we should not be supporting such a destructive mind.

For the destruction, there isn’t any repentance. We all Indians need to condemn such kind of activity. I don’t want government to rebuild all statues over there; it would pacify the purpose of having statues. What I want? If a million march has dismantled Indian history then a billion march required to reinstate the same.