No Ram Rajya in the name of Ram

“Was Ram an engineer? Which engineering college did he graduate from?”- These words said by Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M Karunanidhi in his speech supporting the Raman Sethu project. Of course the words make a punching speech, so much so that people had to lose their lives because of it. On Tuesday night, a TNSRTC bus was burnt on Hosur road in Bangalore and two people were charred to death. It is not that Karunanidhi was unaware of the consequences his speech would cause. It is just that he did not care. The Union government too in its affidavit questioned the existence of Ram. Thankfully, the centre withdrew the affidavit as soon as the objections began. These remarks were made as if the leaders were unaware of the Ayodhya riots. When public figures make their opinion in public they should also keep in mind the sentiments of the people and the impact their words would have on them. Of course the leaders keep the people’s sentiments in mind, but it is only when it benefits them. Otherwise they just don’t care. Gandhi always talked of a ‘Ram Rajya,’ a country which would be the way it was when Ram ruled it. Now, Ram’s name is itself used to ruin the peace.