Re:[IAC#RG]

At the risk of angering a lot of people, and on something of a tangent, I invite you to observe Owaisi for a while before falling for the extremely well promoted slander about him. I am not a supporter, or know him in any manner or follow his speeches or anything, so I may have missed any extreme hatred for India that he conveys. I have been noticing him over the last year, and he makes a lot of sense that is usually attacked with personal attacks labeling him communal or the equivalent of Hindutva fanatics, etc. I have not observed this. Pointing out the obvious - that a selectively poor treatment of Muslims will make them discontent is not a threat - it is a much needed warning in today's times. He has taken several stands that are extremely necessary today and comes across as an extremely practical man. His recent suggestion to scrap Haj subsidy and divert the money for education of Muslim girls is an example.

This is not to say that he is a paragon of virtue (I believe he was among those who had a problem with Taslima Nasreen's extreme anti-Muslim rhetoric, for example - I don't necessarily agree with it, but her right to say it cannot be intimidated), merely pointing out that he says a lot of things that are in national interest that are deliberately sabotaged by the opinion makers of larger parties, because they are not to the advantage of the larger parties. Particularly in today's times, when the zealots have free rein and the more sensible are watching their words and playing safe, he is a politician to watch out for, because he does not get intimidated into silence.

Vidyut

Note: This is not in any way a promotion of Owaisi, it is a heads up on public perception being shaped against public interest. I do not ever promote personality cults of any sort - for anyone.