They'll come for us too

After their deafening silence during the 26/11 attacks, the moral police are now scampering out of the holes. In an incident today, members of Shri Ram Sena barged into a pub in Mangalore, and assaulted and molested guests, to protest against their "obscene" behavior. Meanwhile MNS goons have begun targeting people from Bihar and UP, threatening Pakistani artists and their employers, and, forcing business establishments and shopkeepers to remove all references to Pakistan from their store names. Mohan Sachdev, owner of Karachi Sweets in Mulund (Mumbai), was forced to rename his store to Jai Shri Krishna. This despite the assurances of the state home minister and city police commissioner. Well you can't blame Mr. Sachdev for ignoring them. The Mulund police themselves asked him to give into the demands of MNS. And while he could be sure of the goons attacking him and his store, the same couldn't be said of the government and police support. The state machinery turns a blind eye to law and order issues if it is politically expedient.

Lest it be seen that only Hindu parties are at the forefront of the fight to protect the culture and traditions of India, and uphold the dignity of women, we have maulanas and maulvis frequently issuing fatwas and edicts that defy belief and violate humanity.

We may shut our eyes and deny it. But the Taliban is here and thriving.
As we continue to ignore our conscience and live in fear and apathy, the words of Martin Niemoller ring true ........

When they came for me,
There was no one left to speak out.