An open letter to Mr. Varun Gandhi

Dear Shri Varun Ghandhi,                      26 March 2009 

It is doubtful that your indulgence in the current controversy is willfulor due to 

any strong partisan religious belief like that of the fundamentalists. I would be 

only too happy to believe your side of the story of a manipulated CD.  Even if it

is not, then also I would take it that due to over enthusiasm, you inadvertently

overdid, somebody's election strategy to play with the fire of communal differences

aiming to create a majority vote bank, the only tool available to some political 

parties, to gain quick support of a malleable crowd, tickling the crowd in the 

delicate areas to incite them. Sadly every party vie each other to damge the secular

nature of this great democractic country one way or other. But in the process, 

it just happened that you overstepped lacking the cunning to mask it wisely 

camouflaging the intentions, like many other shrewed and opportunist politicians do. 

May be yes, may be not. However, the more important concern you should have, 

is the gross danger of your integrity getting tarnished with this unfortunate

episode. This is evident from the many events; firstly, in your denial of the 

evidence brought against you. Then you declared that the substance of what is 

there in the evidence is according to your views on the subject, your objections

are only about the voice and the actual words in that are not yours. Because 

the case in point is about the substance of the speech, not the veracity or 

origin of the evidence, you made yourselves bound by your above declaration.   

However later, when confronted by the law, you proclaimed that your ideology

is diagonally opposite to the substance of the speech in the evidence. 

But, then you contradicted it again in the same reply saying that the views 

expressed in the evidence are fully justifiable,because many belonging to other

political parties and religious groups do the same.   

You have full right to have your own ideologies based on your convictions, 

and also to change your ideology any time you choose fit. 

Also you have the right to fight against some one producing wrong evidence 

against you. However, at any point of time one should have the moral courage

to stand by one’s convictions and deliberations based on it. Otherwise it 

amounts to moral turpitude and lack of integrity which make such persons more

undesirable than those partisan ideologists.  What will happen to the country

if such persons are allowed to become Law Makers, is anybody’s guess. 

I fully agree that antisocial elements and antisecualar activities in any 

community, need to be curbed. But it shall be through democratic process. 

Fanning hatred between communities will end up in loss of many innocent lives.

Dear Mr. Varun Gandi, the country’s future is in the hands of youngsters like you.

Being a person of noble heritage, it is only fair to believe that you will quickly

understand that the unethical designs of power mongering politicians, irrespective

of the political parties, making people like you the tools to attain their aims. 

They always are on the look out for martyrs to glorify themselves and their parties. 

I strongly believe that it was just a minor flaw in your amateurish political 

experience and you would grow up and become bold enough to make amends and change,

for your own benefit and the magnanimous religion that uphold virtues of compassion,

love and peacefulcoexistence, a religion we all love so much, of which you are a 

proud member, and for the benefit of this wonderful country. 

An election is not the end of world. Losing one's integrity can make a permanent 

scar in life. You may be able to win in this election, the episode would cost dearly

for BJP and thereby the country's overall political balance. 

Always remember; from a splintered country ruled by many small kingdoms,exploited 

and oppressed by the colonialists, a nation was born and progressed well, thanks 

to your grandfather and great grand father and others,their great vision and over

and above impeccable integrity. Look at the profile of many who dare to fit into

their shoes. The time is now, for you to decide. 

 Wishing you a bright and honorable future, yours sincerely,   A well wisher.