Monday, December 21, 2009

Film Pazhassi Raja and related thoughts

Whatever may be merits or defects of the film,it brought to my mind an old fashioned idea which people living in our country are quite unfamiliar with.Love and loyalty to one’s country.You can see characters after characters simply facing death valiantly not out of compulsion but being proud enough to sacrifice life for the sake of country.

Who will be willing to die like that in these  days? Even those who join military do so attracted by rewards of the job and war which is practically not there unlike in olden days of rule of rajas when you are forced to fight for the country and almost sure of getting killed in war which was very common those days.

In fact looting the country has become almost a heroic act as we do not bother to put them behind bars or kill them for their evil acts.Instead we look upon the likes of Pinaray Vijayan and Karunakaran with envy and adoration having looted country as they liked and still being rulers or decision makers of this country.

Look at the VIP treatment being given to Madani and Soofiya Madani.In spite of having evidences about their treacherous acts against the country which resulted in death for several innocent people,they are being given VIP status and all evidences are either destroyed or hidden under the carpet.Naturally courts of country which believes in punishing guilty only after giving all advantages of doubt,free them from all cases as their paid followers act as prosecutors.

I only wonder what would have Pazhassi Raja and all those patriotic men who died for the country will do  if they are allowed to come to our world even for a day.

Who is bothered about patriotism?

Make as  much money as possible without bothering about means of achieving riches and enjoy life with all glory and honour.Poor common man can only bow in obedience to all powerful VIP crooks.