Just some thoughts if something like “Tiger Woods” or “John Terry” or “Silvio Berlusconi” happened in India. Some of the probable reactions are as below not necessarily in the same order:
- Effigies will be burnt in almost every major city.
- BEST buses will be broken and Trains will be stopped.
- Opposition parties will call for a Nation wide Bandh
- Protest marches will be held which will culminate at the residence
- News channel like IBN7, Aaj Tak, Samay, Star News etc will run 24*7 live coverage of the movements of the “concerned person” and “victims”. People on the roads will be stopped and asked for their opinions. The wife will be asked questions like “How are you feeling?” “Do you feel cheated?” “Were you aware” blah blah. If there is a 1-min footage, it will be shown non-stop for next 3-4 days.
- Debates will be held on every national news channel on the increasing Western influence on our sacred traditions, culture, heritage. Some of the prominent debators will be Mahesh Bhatt and Shobha De on one side and “Spiritual Gurus” , political leaders on other side
- Parties like Bajrang Dal, Shiv Sena, MNS will target all western stores / pubs / discs etc and forcibly close them. Some new parties will be formed to tackle such issues in public life.
- Vidhan Sabha and Lok Sabha Speakers will be asked questions during Question Hours. Sessions in both houses will be adjourned.
- If he is a political personality, Opposition parties will be blamed.
- If he is from minority, ISI and Pakistan will be blamed for disrupting our national heritage and peace.
- After 2 weeks, there will be denial from all sources. This will include the person, his wife and even the satellite people. Some of the girls will disappear and will no longer be seen or available for any comments. If at all they come back, they will mention that they were misquoted and they were just “good friends”. The wife will stand by his husband and offer full support for the mental and may be “physical” trauma he went through.
- All news channels will find another story to run and that will be the end of the controversy.
- Ram Gopal Verma and Mahesh Bhatt will announce a movie on the real life incident and most likely Emran Hashmi might be the hero.
1 comment:
Anki,
You seem to have made a template checklist for assorted groups on how to seek mileage of any juicy incident! Unfortunately some of these actions have tragic consequences. Keep writing.
-RG
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