Devil's Advocate ::2/5:: Arundhati Roy :: 'Indian Democracy In A State Of Emergency'

Dismissive of democracy, the author perhaps supports the Maoist struggle.

Significantly the more so, by her using the simile 'MINORITY vs MAJORITY' saying, "What the Muslims were to the BJP, the Maoists are to the Congress" !
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Karan Thapar : Hello and welcome to Devil's Advocate. In her latest series of essays, Arundhati Roy sounds deeply dismissive of the Indian democracy and perhaps supportive of the Maoist struggle. Why does she take these positions? That's the key issue I shall explore today with Arundhati Roy.

Let's start with your cynical view of Indian democracy. In your essays, you say the 'Beacon is fading,' you say it's being hollowed out and emptied of meaning, you say that Indian democracy no longer can be relied upon to deliver the justice and stability we dreamt it would. Why have you come to this conclusion?

http://ibnlive.in.com/news/indian-democracy-in-a-state-of-emergency/103928-3....

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[MrTerminator9999999]

@aniket4752 she is not optimistic. she is a pervert. she had a bad childhood, suffering, starvation etc., it is bound to take effect on her personality. the fame she got by her book gave her the power to take it out on the world, so here she is doing the work of a traitor. her views only favor the interests of enemies of India.

[chalke007]

@aniket4752 she i no situation in india ...but she is traitor will remain traitor !!!

[aniket4752]

@chalke007 she is not sadistic, she is optimistic. it is not a joke to keep asking questions in the favor of poor people when the rulers are licking the feet of corporates.

[chalke007]

i think she is sadistic!!

[macramzz]

why cant she bloody pin her saree.ugly bich

[narendrakothapal1987]

I have sympathy for the poor mothers, the poor children, but none for the fathers.

Why is it my fault that they give birth to children they can't feed.

Why is it my fault that they send their kids to work, instead of to school

Why is it my fault that the fathers in these families spend their day drinking and not working?

[rajeeshpc]

f,,,,king prostitude..

[AboRasul]

@1987naren

We seem to be on the same page here.

"Do you really think she could be called a journalist?"

No, I do not.

"And if you compare the poverty rates for 2011 and 1991, we find that they have actually decreased."

I am in perfect agreement; I have seen those numbers myself. For a (more or less) worldwide, bird's eye account of the recent achievements in industrial progress and quality of life (within a capitalist framework) see The Rational Optimist by Matt Ridley.

[inder19852000]

You are absolutely right!! You know God Krishna is dark-skinned. But we do not want to see him so!!

[theeviltwi9]

She is on drugs.