In a recent issue, Thackeray was found again with his regular verbal attire on a film where the city Mumbai had been called as Bombay. As per Raj, this apparently hurt the sentiments of people of Mumbai and rituals like apologies and disclaimer were undertaken by the film producer to appease Mr Thackeray.

Some questions creep in the mind of people who live in the society and have no other option but to wish and pray for peace so that they can carry on with their daily activities. The people in our country are coming to terms with the fact that peace cannot be compromised upon.

 

Does Raj sahib know this? The memories of the Mumbai terrorist attack have not faded away and would perhaps never fade away from the memories of the Mumbai. The people who were held hostage, their relatives, the defence personnels, the commandos, MARCOS, their relatives, the staff of Taj, the people at Nariman House, the passengers and staff of the railway station where bullets were showered faster than rain and even the people glued to their television sets then; they all would raise only one question at Thackrey's antics - where was the Marathi manoos then?

 

Why had he not come in the open to stand in defence of the city, which, according to him, is touchy enough to get hurt when referred to by its previous name?

 

The best defence that anybody can put forward for “Raj-ism” (which in a few years might get place in text books of Psychology) could be that Raj and his force would have felt threatened to brave the terrorists that day, but, as they have no fear of the common men, they go about destroying public and private property, disrespecting law and democracy.

 

How wonderful our country might seem if the people with “Raj-ism” who are in politics, be neither appreciated nor tolerated by the common man who works day in and day out, pay taxes to the government and would thus not wish to see public property being damaged. It is a democracy that we live in, where freedom to preach ideas might find space in the domain of Fundamental Rights but, to preserve the sovereignty is the duty of all.