51 Crores for a dead man's head

The immature announcement made by a minsiter of UP government on the Prophet cartoon row would have shaken everyone in the world, even some in his own community.

Does the minister know how many zeros are there in a crore? In one of my earlier article on the Sethu Samudram project, I have explained in detail the simple mathematics. Let us take the practical situation when some one actually kills the Danish cartoonist and produces the head (dripping with blood) to the minister. Now, the question comes on how he will give the reward. I am sure the salaried and lower class people in India would certainly raise their eye-brow on the money the minister should be having to announce such a huge reward. Apart from that, he is also giving equivalent weight in gold to the man who is performing this brilliant work.

These kind of childish statements by a minister shows that he wants to keep his community people provoked and their focus diverted from critical day-to-day issues that are pending to be addressed in the state. Let the people be awake and not waste their time by following his advice.

Cartoon controversy & MF Hussain

The recent cartoon on the prophet by a Danish newspaper has created widespread protest among the Muslim community. The Muslims have every right to condemn the cartoon as they consider depicting prophet in a wrong way is a punishable offense. Though I respect the sentiments on wrong portraits, let me throw open few controversial things which surely will make one think on why Hindus too can't involve in such protest.

The first issue is about the painter M.F.Hussain. He claims himself as an artist and has been insulting Hindu goddess of worship in the name of paintingg. Why can't the Hindus also reward similar to the one as announced by the Imam on Salman Rushdie or the recent case of UP minister offering 51 crores for the head of the cartoonist?? Are Hindus taken for granted? We don't require a painter who doesn't care to respect other religion sentiments. If the Muslims feel sensitive about portraying Prophet, then MF Hussain dare not provoke Hindus. Let him go to hell with his painting and his Maduri Dixit obsession.