Kumar’s thoughts (https://theindianfreepress.com/)

When Priyanka Chopra uttered those infamous lines in her TV show, “this is a rudraksh..they are Hindu nationalists”, that one statement was enough to equate nationalists to terror! The influence the media has on on people is absolute! All of a sudden, people like Bhagat Singh, Chandrasekhar Azad and others became antisocial elements who wanted the downfall of a legitimate government! When does one say “enough bullshit”? Since when did Nationalism became a negative to be abhorred? While we appreciate the media for its positive unifying reporting (9/11 comes to mind), we also have to fault them for many an incident that should never have been reported erroneously (Godhra comes to mind). To single one community for being fervent patriots is ridiculous but it happened! To then blame the Hindus for being the reason for all ills while the peaceful community is being targeted by the Hindus shows the levels to which the media will stoop to get ratings. Ms Chopra may, or may not, be an acti

I was talking to an uncle of mine who is a journalist by profession. A very unassuming and gentle person, I have never seen him rattled or angry. I guess there’s a first time for everything. I happened to ask him what he thought of the Karnataka elections and the performance of the two major parties.That may have the straw that broke the camel’s back. He went on a tirade about various things which I don’t want to talk about but the gist of what he said was that he talked to quite a few common people and all of them claim to have voted for the BJP. His question, and I guess he asked them this, was an angry one: if all of you voted for the BJP how is it that they didn’t get any seats in the Bangalore area(apart from Jayanagar which goes to vote soon).  People have to honest to themselves; screw others but be honest to yourself. Too many times, we have witnessed elections which go the way pollsters claim; and then, there are a few where the results leave people befuddled, only becaus