One can certainly place their last rupee on controversy's favourite child; veteran actor Rishi Kapoor adding fuel to the fire every single time with his acerbic comments that seem to take the world by storm........
While an incessant debate rages on in the nation's capital about renaming roads and monuments named after invaders like the Mughals; Mongols; Britishers and such notable others with the names of Indian icons such as Maharana Pratap; Shaheed Bhagat Singh and so and so forth; Rishi Kapoor saheb has certainly added his two bits and more to the raging debate by questioning the Gandhi family's and it's legion of sycophants nocturnal tendency of naming every conceivable national asset after one Gandhi family member or the other.........
This cherubic and lovable actor who was on a recent city to India's shining jewel Chandigarh was piqued by the number of government buildings and such other assets named after former prime minister Rajiv Gandhi within the length and breadth of the very same city and vented his ire on twitter by questioning the reasoning behind this misplaced attempt at glorifying the Gandhi family and wondered why these and other government assets were not named after martyrs like Shaheed Bhagat Singh; Rajguru; Sukhdev; Lala Lajpat Rai; and such notable others.........
Taking his argument further the highly respected and venerated actor said" are the Gandhi's the only family to have shed blood for the cause of the nation what about the legions of martyrs and unsung soldiers of the Indian Freedom movement who have been relegated to a footnote of history and thus not been accorded the honour and encomiums that they so richly and rightfully deserve"......
He then proceeded to barrack the government of the day into setting right this wanton and wilful tendency by taking the bull by the horns by renaming government buildings and scores of other assets after the afore mentioned national icons and such notable exceptions like Rani Lakshmibai (of Jhansi fame); Tantia Tope; Mangal Pandey; Chandrashekhar Azad; Veer Savarkar; JRD Tata and such others to name just a few......
One may well have their own considered and informed views about Mr. Rishi Kapoor's rightful and well meaning demand; but there is no denying the fact that he has certainly set the cat amongst the pigeons by taking on the Gandhi family and it's legions of apologists and self appointed "Chamchas" who have made the art of eulogising the so called achievements and sacrifices their life's sole purpose and the very reason behind their pithy and meaningless existence on planet earth......
While an incessant debate rages on in the nation's capital about renaming roads and monuments named after invaders like the Mughals; Mongols; Britishers and such notable others with the names of Indian icons such as Maharana Pratap; Shaheed Bhagat Singh and so and so forth; Rishi Kapoor saheb has certainly added his two bits and more to the raging debate by questioning the Gandhi family's and it's legion of sycophants nocturnal tendency of naming every conceivable national asset after one Gandhi family member or the other.........
This cherubic and lovable actor who was on a recent city to India's shining jewel Chandigarh was piqued by the number of government buildings and such other assets named after former prime minister Rajiv Gandhi within the length and breadth of the very same city and vented his ire on twitter by questioning the reasoning behind this misplaced attempt at glorifying the Gandhi family and wondered why these and other government assets were not named after martyrs like Shaheed Bhagat Singh; Rajguru; Sukhdev; Lala Lajpat Rai; and such notable others.........
Taking his argument further the highly respected and venerated actor said" are the Gandhi's the only family to have shed blood for the cause of the nation what about the legions of martyrs and unsung soldiers of the Indian Freedom movement who have been relegated to a footnote of history and thus not been accorded the honour and encomiums that they so richly and rightfully deserve"......
He then proceeded to barrack the government of the day into setting right this wanton and wilful tendency by taking the bull by the horns by renaming government buildings and scores of other assets after the afore mentioned national icons and such notable exceptions like Rani Lakshmibai (of Jhansi fame); Tantia Tope; Mangal Pandey; Chandrashekhar Azad; Veer Savarkar; JRD Tata and such others to name just a few......
One may well have their own considered and informed views about Mr. Rishi Kapoor's rightful and well meaning demand; but there is no denying the fact that he has certainly set the cat amongst the pigeons by taking on the Gandhi family and it's legions of apologists and self appointed "Chamchas" who have made the art of eulogising the so called achievements and sacrifices their life's sole purpose and the very reason behind their pithy and meaningless existence on planet earth......
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