indian_foxhound
FULL MEMBER
- Joined
- Jan 10, 2013
- Messages
- 1,827
- Reaction score
- 0
Markandey Katju condemned the recent war
hysteria created by media in the wake of
beheading of an Indian soldier by Pakistanis
troops in a cross LoC attack in Jammu and
Kashmir.
NEW DELHI: Pakistan is a "fake"
country which was created
artificially by the Britishers who
started the "bogus two-nation
theory", Press Council of India
chairman Justice (retd) Markandey Katju said here on
Tuesday. The former Supreme Court judge
was confident that in next 15-20
years India and Pakistan would
reunite and a strong, powerful,
secular and modern minded
government would come to power. He condemned the recent war
hysteria created by media in the
wake of beheading of an Indian
soldier by Pakistanis troops in a
cross LoC attack in Jammu and
Kashmir. "First of all let me tell you one thing Pakistan is no
country. It's a fake country, it's artificially created
country by the British who had the policy of
divide and rule by starting this bogus two-nation
theory that Hindus and Muslims have two
separate nations," he said at a panel discussion here. "And we are fools and were taken for a ride by
the Britishers. Same artificial entity Pakistan was
created. What is Paksitan? It is Punjab and Sindh,
which is actually part of India," he said at the
discussion on "Fuelling Indo-Pak Crisis: Mutilation
or the media" at Delhi University. "It is anti-national to talk about war between the
two nations. Our economies, which is already in
poor state, would be ruined. You must know that
war is very expensive affair and we are poor
country. We have fought three wars, has the
standard of living of the people risen because of wars," Katju said. He criticised media for making hue and cry over
non-issues like news items related to film stars
and cricketers while leaving behind important
issues of poverty, price rise, unemployment and
malnutrition among children and farmers' suicide. "In last 15 years, 2.5 lakh farmers have
committed suicide but it was suppressed by the
media for five years and it came to light only
when P Sainath had reported it. Even now no
one is reporting it, instead they are reporting
with whom Karina is having affair or (Sachin) Tendulkar making his 100th hundred," Katju said,
wondering how Tendulkar's 100th hundred will
raise the standard of living of the people. Katju also attacked the media over its round-the-
clock coverage of Anna Hazare's agitation and
said there was great hue and cry about his
agitation as if he would solve all problems. "Is he modern Moses... He has no scientific ideas.
He has honesty but what about scientific ideas,
take the example of his way of eradication of
alcoholism. Media created a hype him as if now all
the problems would solved," he said. Katju cautioned media and asked them to decide
if it is on the side of the people or those anti-
people as India was passing through a
transitional phase in its history from feudal,
agricultural society to modern industrial society. "In this transitional period, role of media is very
important as it not only gives information which
is the primary role, but also it should give
leadership ideas to the people," the PCI chairman
said, adding media should support a cause and
cannot remain neutral. He also attacked "educated elite" for promoting
communalism and casteism and said while voting
they do not go by the merit of a candidate but by
his or her caste. Terming India as an extremely backward
country, he said 90 per cent of Indians are fools.
They are full of casteism, full of communalism and
full of superstitions. "80 per cent of Hindus are communal and 80 per
cent of the Muslims are communal, this is truth
and this is reality," he said.
http://www.timesofindia.com/india/P...ntry-Markandey-Katju/articleshow/18353631.cms
I bet he puts himself in the 10% percent category that aren't fools or idiots. 
