Between the Lines

In her recent outburst, Ms Arundhati Roy says, "I am on this side of line. I do not care...pick me up put me in jail". This lady has become larger than law itself. Even after making a complete mockery of Indian Justice system by defending a duly convicted terrorist Afzal Guru (http://www.outlookindia.com/article.aspx?265790), the Indian Judiciary, Executive, Legislature and Media still treats her as a demi-goddess, outside the purview of law. They are all afraid of her, even the highest Judiciary, as was clear in their muted and guarded response to this lady's clear contempt of court earlier.

This lady knows that she has become almost unreachable. I quote - "Now that Operation Green Hunt has begun to knock on the doors of people like myself, imagine what’s happening to activists and political workers who are not well known". Our rotten system is always afraid of "well known" people and this lady is taking a great advantage of that, laughing at our faces (us, not well known people) who have more pressing matters to attend like providing for our family against all the odds.

I am sorry lady but I don't stand on your side of line. I also do not have the luxury to stand on Indian Gov side of line. I am the one who gets bulldozed in the middle. I am the one who dies in train attacks by Maoists, who dies in blasts by terrorists, who needs to earn and pay so that the Government can protect me (and often screw me). They are screwing me all over the place and yet, I work everyday with reinforced zeal so that my children have a better tomorrow. That's an idea worth living for, probably the only one!