tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10229260.post5417022819830421567..comments2023-05-29T13:05:35.604+05:30Comments on Watching the Wheels: Anna Hazare: Is He All There?Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05126959990058430101noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10229260.post-88668285144447958192011-12-24T18:20:28.932+05:302011-12-24T18:20:28.932+05:30pkm,
The fact that he is being sold as a modern-d...pkm,<br /><br />The fact that he is being sold as a modern-day Gandhi is not trivial. It is like Horlicks (or some other drink) being advertised as something that will increase one's height a lot more compared to other health drinks (as it was in TV ads some time ago). During the August fast, he had a big picture of Gandhi behind him. I believe it is misleading advertisement and a means ofAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05126959990058430101noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10229260.post-54241105702861070682011-12-24T17:41:31.757+05:302011-12-24T17:41:31.757+05:30>> All I'm pointing out here is that, fi...>> All I'm pointing out here is that, firstly, he is being wrongly labelled 'Gandhian'<br /><br />May be! But, one has to witch-hunt the one who labelled him, somebody has to dig "his" past, and show that s/he is a known defaulter of wrong labeller, hence this label has no meaning.<br /><br />He is called Gandhi because somebody else called <br />him as one. And, that pkmhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11317283663786167056noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10229260.post-84864224234622507692011-12-22T22:13:53.792+05:302011-12-22T22:13:53.792+05:30pkm,
All I'm pointing out here is that, first...pkm,<br /><br />All I'm pointing out here is that, firstly, he is being wrongly labelled 'Gandhian'. He is not and the article quoted makes this argument based on his views from the past, and I agree with it. For this limited purpose, the past is relevant which I'm sure you'll agree with.<br /><br />Secondly, sometimes I get the feeling that he doesn't think straight. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05126959990058430101noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10229260.post-18686449719755756292011-12-22T15:22:51.348+05:302011-12-22T15:22:51.348+05:30Why do I care what his past are anyway? Or for tha...Why do I care what his past are anyway? Or for that matter why do the author (that you refer) cares what Anna Hazares past is? Unless that is harmful to the author and me.<br /><br />This is nothing but FUD propaganda. The point is, all Anna Hazare is asking for LokPal! You can have a year long debate whether Lokpal is necessary or not. But most MPs do seem to have agreed upon having a Lokpal (pkmhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11317283663786167056noreply@blogger.com