" The Great Secular Brigade is silent. I know Fear of Death can silence even the most brave."

Atul ji

Secu Brigade can't annoy the Muslims especially Kashmiri Muslims due Elections in Five States.They are even afraid to hang Afzal Guru the Kashmiri Terrorist who attacked along with Pakistanis Parliament the symbol of the Greatest Democracy in the World .

Let us accept the reality .Indian Democracy is Casts and Religion based . After Nehru Congress turned it to Vote Bank based democracy.

In the end it is the Muslims who suffer and will continue to suffer more if they don't stop being pawns in the hands of the Politicians who exploit them .

"The Sadness of Onliness"

Sadly this is still the only article questioning the Kashmiri Muslims antics.

The Great Secular Brigade is silent. I know Fear of Death can silence even the most brave.

Sadly too no comments have been offered on this article on the website of Indain Express, where this article appeared.On OutlookIndia only 18 comments in all.

You know-nothing brings out better the meaning and psychology of 'appeasement' than this situation.
 

Anwar-Post#8-

I hope you had read my mail fully. I have already mentioned what you've tried to point out.

DLNarayanan Post#17-

Tyranny or coercion are outcomes of of practicing 'discipline' and therefore are evident in all types of organisations.

When does the virtue of discipline turn into vice of fanaticism- none can say.

What goes as 'customs' and 'traditions' is also tyranny and coercion.

Why single out any community on this point? Why use minority or majority tags for this purpose?

This is a social evil all communities gather over time.

Why get a kick out of somebody's discomfiture today. Look inside your community and you would come across umpteen such instances there too.

What is important, however, is who displays a better ability to absorb and use change for positive development and who is unable to come out of a 'Belief' induced mindset.

Let us take the India vs China example-China is a society of 'Believers' in 'Communism' but has been able to better respond to change than the relatively 'Free' India.

@ Ashfaq: It is not about religion, it is about coercion. Compulsion is a form of coercion, to force people to do what they do not wish to do, like being asked to wear a veil  or being forced to go to church on a Sunday when you wuld rather laze about or being told what to eat and drink.

Even athiests like the marxists, who claim to have the interests of the poor at heart have an interest  in ensuring that they stay poor.  Tyranny of a rabid minority ensures conformation by the silent majority.

@ narayan.....my problem is not with the organised religions ( i practice my religion)--but with the people who are at the helm of the religions.. like the mullahs in my religion...these religious authorities would prefer to have under educated/uneducated populace for their own selfish agendas..they always make noice about conversions, blasphemy etc but are completely silent on spousal abuse,domestic voilence,illiteracy,healthy life style etc