Collaborators On The Dunki Route
The recent outrage over the deportation of handcuffed and shackled Indians who had illegally entered the U.S. made many of us pause and wonder. Beyond the reflexive desire to criticize the Prime Minister at any cost, or the deep-seated self-hate wrapped in the taunt of Vishwa Guru, why is it that certain Indians, well-educated, belonging to a particular social strata, are always at the forefront of defending rioters, thugs, terrorists, corrupt politicians, rabidly communal members of the minority community, and illegal Bangladeshi and Rohingya migrants? Are these the causes that grant them their sense of moral superiority? Because when it comes to leaders with new thoughts and vision, hardworking, enterprising, Indian entrepreneurs, successful industrialists or NRIs, or even everyday Indians, whether a proud member of the minority community or a hardworking sabziwala or pakodawala who may not fit into their Idea of India but lives the essence of India daily - these same people are fil...