Disabled poet attacked because he couldn't
stand for the National anthem before a movie.
I just don’t understand why it seems impossible for so many
people to express patriotism in a non-aggressive manner.”
Thinking hard in the aftermath of the cowardly blow, he says, “I
now believe that even if I could stand up during the national
anthem, I would rather not, simply because I am being forced to
do so. My father is an Air Force veteran. I represented the
nation in wheelchair tennis at the Australian Open. Look at my
life choices! Who are you to judge how much I love India?”
Salil Chaturvedi has the sanest analysis. He says, “Is this why we
fought the colonialists? Did we get our freedom only to become
sheep, and that too led by the most sinister, manipulative brutes
among us? I will not participate in this sham.”
stand for the National anthem before a movie.
I just don’t understand why it seems impossible for so many
people to express patriotism in a non-aggressive manner.”
Thinking hard in the aftermath of the cowardly blow, he says, “I
now believe that even if I could stand up during the national
anthem, I would rather not, simply because I am being forced to
do so. My father is an Air Force veteran. I represented the
nation in wheelchair tennis at the Australian Open. Look at my
life choices! Who are you to judge how much I love India?”
Salil Chaturvedi has the sanest analysis. He says, “Is this why we
fought the colonialists? Did we get our freedom only to become
sheep, and that too led by the most sinister, manipulative brutes
among us? I will not participate in this sham.”
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