One advantage (or misfortune) of going over news items online is that you get to read the comments from readers even before the news has been digested fully. I suspect that there are readers who read only to comment.
The comments bring out the Schism in the society. In most cases, the news report or the incident itself has nothing to do with the accusations and counter accusations.
From today's news on rail accident................
------------------------------------------------------------------------kapil narang (new delhi)
2 hrs ago (03:56 PM)
The anti hindu forces of West bengal and Tamil Nadu are creating a wave of mess in the nation .
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Bannerjee (kolkata) replies to kapil narang
1 hr ago (05:06 PM)
Hindi speaking uncultured, uneducated politicians from cow belt (except nitish kumar and JDU )are creating trouble in the country.Lalu, Mulayam ,Maya ,Rahul Gandhi, Digvijay etc. And not to forget Punjabies -MMS ,Kapil Sibal,Manish tiwary.
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I remember a particular story,"Army officer's wife chargsheeted for drunken driving" . Well there were comments on women, mothers, army, The rich, Upper castes, and even on religion. There are fancy names like indian, trueindian, lucifer, kaliyug, and so on. One guy declares that "women are good for nothing..." another wonders how come the victim had 5 children even though he was a hindu. There is not a word about the legal issues or on how to avoid road accidents.
The only hope perhaps is that the different axes along which the nation is divided keeps changing so rapidly, there is a sense of unity like the one we see on Republic day parade. Of course the media plays a great part in ensuring that the public memory is not just short but momentary.
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