I have found Rajeev Srinivasan's articles usually interesting. Writing about the tsunamis that devastated South East Asia he writes
I pooh-poohed one T John when he claimed that the Gujarat quake was a sign from above, but now I am beginning to wonder.The devastation by the tsunami in Tamil Nadu, could it be a caveat from Up There about the atrocities being visited on the Kanchi Acharya? About adharma gaining ground?
There are mysterious forces out there that are not fully understood by our oh-so-rational selves. I am reminded of the strange signs and omens that historians recorded before calamities: for instance the rain of frogs in Vietnam preceding the cataclysmic war. Or the odd celestial signs that preceded the death of Julius Caesar.
It is said that the very elements can be affected by the mystical powers of sages who have acquired superhuman powers through meditation and sadhana. I think we should all tread carefully, for now we are treading on things we do not know. [Give so others may live again!]
So two tectonic plates after witnessing the so called atrocities against the Kanchi Acharya decided to knock each other off. Does Rajeev seriously believe that mystical powers of sages contributed to this calamity ? If so why are people in Sri Lanka and Thailand killed ?
There are not many right-wing columnists in India and if the existing ones start producing wierd theories like this no one will take them seriously.
Comments (6)
Wow... I don't believe he wrote that! He's going to get panned for that for sure!!
Posted by Sameer | December 28, 2004 9:30 PM
Posted on December 28, 2004 21:30
I find it hard to believe that Rajeev would write such a thing as the does at the end of his column. I suspect drug overdose or some such momentary lapse of reason.
Posted by Atanu Dey | December 28, 2004 10:06 PM
Posted on December 28, 2004 22:06
In many Hindu mailing lists you can see statements like the one Rajeev is making. I think he has been spending too much time there.
Posted by JK | December 29, 2004 7:58 AM
Posted on December 29, 2004 07:58
Wow, that's an A-class troll!
Posted by MadMan | December 29, 2004 10:25 PM
Posted on December 29, 2004 22:25
Sri Lanka? Well they threatened SRK (The Great Indian Superstar - so what if he does not prostrate before the Sankaracharya?), and even threw a grenade at his concert. As for Thailand... someone help! :)
Posted by Kiran | January 1, 2005 6:50 PM
Posted on January 1, 2005 18:50
May be thai people are forcing some hindu NRIs to become muslim there!
Posted by Atul | January 4, 2005 11:16 AM
Posted on January 4, 2005 11:16