Saurabh Saksena

August , 2008

Monday , August 18, 2008

Bias theory in media and govt cosmos: Hindu-Muslim equation


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Sample this - A leading news anchor while discussing the Supreme Court's Mumbai Blasts judgments asked a common Muslim man - Do you think the law is sentencing only Muslims? If it had been the judgment for the Mumbai "riots", this question would have been a fair one. But for the Mumbai blasts, was anyone else supposed to be sentenced? Think of the plight of that innocent Muslim guy - no matter what he answers, he was bound to ignite hatred and divide. Another Sample - A leading newspaper often comes up with a one-liner - Why are minorities always targeted after every bomb blast? Because as Aamir Khan said in Sarfarosh - kuch chand musalmano ki wajah se poori kaum ko badnam hona padta hain. It is like we in US start shouting - why are we always selected for the special screenings at the airport? Simply because....


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More about Saurabh Saksena

Saurabh Saksena is the co-founder of Bharat Votes. He is a Power Systems engineer by profession and currently works in reputed utility near Boston. He has been in the US since 2003 and has been actively involved in social, charitable, and political events in Arizona and Massachusetts. He is an ex-President of Indian Students Association at Arizona State University.
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