There is an uproar in the Media,especially the Electronic that the BJP President Gadkari had insulted Swami Vivekananda by comparing him with the Underworld Don Dawood Ibrahim.
The reactions from the Congress is vociferous, led by Dig Vijay Singh .
Surprising is the fact that the Media , which should be impartial have been screaming, to the extent that TimesNow News Channel devoted a Debate in Prime time.
Do these people not listen to the audio?
Where exactly does Gadkari compare Swami Vivekananda and Dawood Ibrahim per se?
He states that though the IQ levels of Swami Vivekananda and Dawood may be the same ( which is of course is open to question), while Vivekananda used it in Nation Building activities, Dawood in Criminal activities.
The possession of IQ is not important but the use of it.
I do not see any thing objectionable in this statement.
When you want to high light a point it is normal to compare the Best and the Worst, in this case the use of Buddhi.(intellect).
Knowing the scams he is involved in Gadkari could have kept his mouth shut.
I am reminded of the instance when the ace Film Director K.Balachander made films like Arangetram where a Brahmin girl becomes a prostitute, there was an uproar that he was insulting the Brahmin community.
K.Balachander is a Brahmin.
Balachanders reply was ‘ I wanted to high light the travails and the degradation of values.
What better way than to show the Brahmin community which is regarded as the epitome of Cultural values?
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