The remarks at a function on the religious beliefs of a particular community were uncalled for and very unfortunate, and upon realising the blunder committed, the organisers instantly apologised in public. The opposition and vested interests were waiting in the wings to take advantage of such situations to instigate the public, who, without second thoughts, simply fell into the trap and blew the issue out of proportion, following the same pattern as in earlier such instances.
A non-entity, who otherwise would have been in oblivion if this episode had been ignored, now becomes a hero overnight, with the outcry of various demands adding fuel, driven by the so-called opposition seeking to cash in on sympathy from that community. In order to pacify public sentiments, that individual is somehow arrested and put in jail, but will be out on bail in no time, with greater glamour and the added qualification of imprisonment to further his political career.
Finally, what will be the achievement of all this hue and cry, the demands, instant protests, FIRs lodged, etc., other than such idiots gaining publicity, glamour, and becoming public figures? It is hoped that restraint is exercised over actions that benefit such individuals, by adopting the policy of forgive and forget, as they do not know what they speak.
