Bull's Eye

Arguments put up by rationalists defending Karunanidhi are irrelevant. There is no historical evidence that Ram did not exist. There is no historical evidence that Tamilians are a Dravidian race. There is no historical evidence that the Prophet Mohammed traversed the moon and stars to ascend to heaven. There is no historical evidence that Jesus arose to resurrect himself after his crucifixion. There is no historical evidence that Jesus was born of Immaculate Conception. There is no historical evidence that the Sikh Gurus ever raised their souls to experience Sachkhand. There is no historical evidence that Lord Buddha achieved nirvana after his meditation. There is no historical evidence that the Red Sea parted for Moses....

However, there is plenty of historical evidence that the DMK government has been charged with corruption. There is historical evidence that Karunanidhi’s own name is of Sanskrit origin to which he has never objected. There is historical evidence that Karunanidhi has no loyalty to ideology and has changed his political alliances to suit rank opportunism. There is historical evidence that theUPA government to which his party belongs has unashamedly covered up various corruption cases, including the Bofors case while Karunanidhi maintained a cowardly silence.

There is historical evidence that supporters of Karunanidhi’s sons were accused in cases of rioting and violence against a TV channel which was critical of the Karunanidhi dynasty. There is historical evidence that Karunanidhi’s son, Azhagiri, is facing a murder charge in court. There is historical evidence that while Karunanidhi waxes eloquent about job reservations for Other Backward Classes, he has reserved the plum political posts in his party for his immediate family members. There is historical evidence that Karunanidhi supported the expulsion of Jaya Bachchan as MP because she occupied an office of profit but protected over 40 other MPs who also occupied offices of profit.... So, should devotees of Ram at all bother about responding to the garbage that a person of Karunanidhi’s calibre wants to spread? He does not merit rebuttal. He deserves prosecution under the rule of law.

(Puri can be reached at rajinderpuri2000@yahoo.com)