The good thing about Indian democracy is that,If you are terrorist who has killed hundreds of innocent people, You will be guest, feast on biryani,get prosecutor without paying a penny,have several human right activists,NGOs,Scholars defending your right of clemency.
But If you are honest and innocent citizen, you pay tax,get looted,get fooled by bureaucrats and politicians and judicial system.Criminals intimidate you,police arrests you in false case,you might get killed in cold blooded encounter,You get arrested for false cases, all your savings exhaust but you do not get a bail.Rather you will land up in jail serving life imprisonment or death.This time no one will support or fight for clemency,mercy.Media will shout,Hang him ! hang him !
I salute this democracy.But I would prefer to be Nalini, Masood Azhar,Ansari,Kasab,Telgi,Kalmadi,R.K Sharma,Lalu,Sahabbudin,Jayalalita and Anonymous.
I would not be Anna because he can fast for numerous day, I could not for a single day.I could not be happy wearing simple dhoti kurta and cap.I can not be Kejriwal because I can not sleep the way he sleeps on railway platform,the way he fights the parliament and still do not fear no one.
I am aam admi.I fear all.But I see hope in the above said convicted.If I am one of them,people are there for me. I choose the easiest way.When my impulse of honesty exhausts,which will, I might choose to be Kasab than Anna !
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