Violent political issues in India from Mumbai

A few days ago, India's largest city Mumbai experienced a big grief, the big fear weekend. 11 January 17, 2011 (Saturday), well-known right-wing political party in India "Shiva Army ( Shiv Sena ), Maharashtra (equivalent to provinces, and hereinafter referred Mabang ") thugs team godfather, Mumbai upper class, Gangster Barr · Take Lei ( Bal Thackeray ) to the 86 -year-old. News, Shiva Army someone you'd rather die, Dunjue became "orphans". The next day, Mumbai 20 million people took to the streets, all the way Take Lei surrounded the hearse until the cremation place of Mumbai, the largest ever witnessed, the most solemn funeral. The Mabang major politicians, business bigwigs and Bollywood famous movie star in full presence. Not without irony that go against Tucker Lei Yisheng and countries have never participated in the campaign, has never served any public office, but the end was to enjoy the national funeral encounter: the body was wrapped with the national flag Volume police guard of honor trumpet shots his solemn to see them off.

But at the same time, Take Lei news of the death spread a Mumbai this nearly 20 million people is now silent, stagnant, paralyzed. From Saturday to Sunday, cinemas and other places of entertainment were all shut down, do not have the dare any stores opened, bread, milk, vegetables, even the drugs had no supply. Taxi and tricycle dare take to the streets, the roads empty. As night falls, Mumbai is like a ghost town. The reason is simple, Shiva military fanatics forewarned public, with grief, sorrow, and shall not have any entertainment, social networking and trading. Even the Mumbai police authorities also warned members of the public, if not essential, to be sure not to go out the past two days. The city's nearly 000 police and emergency deployment of armed police forces on high alert. The people have worried: civil unrest will not occur?

Shiva Army's story

Things from India talking about in the early days of independence. India as a unified concept of the nation-state, in the era of British colonial rule produced; rational division of an administrative region of the state (province), is a daunting task after India's independence. The west coast of India today called Mabang this place, 17 century had a a Marathi him to achieve a regional unified, and the establishment of the kingdom, and control the vast territory from the north, and successfully resisted powerful Mughal military mergers. Independent India began local languages ​​reclassified Pradesh, efforts by the parties to speak Marathi areas finally in 1960 , merged to become today's Mabang, Mumbai has become the capital of the new Jianbang local ethnic Marathi The doctrine on stage.

But, then Mumbai has long been the economic and financial center in western India, and most of the industrial and commercial sectors not Marathi people, there are many other states from the south or neighboring labor. Soon, the locals speak Marathi contradiction with the so-called "outsiders" to become the Mabang a political theme. At that time, Take Lei is a newspaper cartoonist painter, his works of acerbic satire outsiders involved in politics. In 1966 , this eloquent, The longer than sedition cartoonist organized a political party. Because worship the who , while King is widely regarded as Hindu god Shiva ( Lord Shiva ), Take Lei took an unusual name for his newly founded political party called " Shiva army. " Shiva is one of the three major gods of Hinduism, in charge of dismantling of old world things, Cuikulaxiu the almighty name of "Shiva Army commanding.

Shiva military members more than those at the bottom for the community, brought together unemployed "angry youth", fighting the fight of the believers, will be the beginning of the establishment of advocating violence, beatings of political opponents, immigrants, as well as media personalities and renowned far and near. The tight party organizations, the rapid development of communities in Mumbai has its branch soon. Later, Shiva army defeated the left-wing parties, thus capturing the Mumbai's main trade union organization, more powerful forces.

Shiva Army early action combat to make a living in Mumbai, India Southerners. At that time, the restaurants operated by the southerners almost escaped the mob attack. Shiva military threat from the other provinces in Business tycoon, extortion of "protection money" to them. At the same time, the party trumpeted, government departments and private sector recruitment, with priority given to locals. For decades, the Shiva military action by the warm welcome of the civilian sectors of the Marathi locals interests maintained by violence, and that since the mid-1980s, Shiva military repeatedly winning the municipal elections in Mumbai.

In 2006 , Take Lei nephew separate bodies, the establishment of the "the Mabang revival Army" xenophobic wave of a new round in a wider range. They trumpeted the superiority of the Marathi culture, ordered to the Mabang all shop signs must be produced using Marathi, the foreign media of Health must leave Mumbai. They directed against Hindi-speaking northerners, especially from the extreme poverty of the poor in Bihar, and even openly disparage the the Biharis personality and its culture. In 2008 , the revival of the military of the various types of northern immigrants, such as small business operators, construction workers, taxi drivers fight, and also attacked the railway recruitment examination room in Mabang, assault from the north, especially in Bihar of the candidates. Indian opinion is deeply worried about this development, and cries of "Mumbai belongs to all of India, is not the exclusive property of Marathi people!"

India's story

The violence in India's political incredible. Where in India had a life experience of the Chinese people, there is often the same observation, that Indians general, mild, fresh quarrel brawl matter. Historically, ancient, here is the most peaceful religion - the birthplace of Buddhism; modern times, had a philosophy of nonviolence advocated by Mahatma Gandhi. However, the history of India since independence but has repeatedly proven that, when it comes to religion, local conflicts and the formation of a group confrontation, the Indians often fight, and its results are very bloody.

A few years ago, a reflection of the poor live in Mumbai feature film "Slumdog Millionaire" won the Oscar, the film beginning Bianxiang audience present such a group picture: slum alleys chaos, some people desperately ran another group of people frantically chasing everywhere is crying, covered with flames. A result, the Muslim teenager hero movie who were orphaned in the conflict. In fact, this plot is based on real events: 1992 , the outbreak of the last several weeks of religious riots in Mumbai, Hindus and Muslims killing each other, a total of died , most of them Muslims. The Hindu organized thugs in this massacre, Shiva Army, the instigator of Take Lei.

" 9.11 ", the prominent problem of Islamic extremism, Take Lei's anti-Muslim rhetoric is more brazenly. The media, he claimed that "Muslims like tumor spread, we must, like the treatment of tumors as their surgery. He was not to publicly call for Hindu organizations suicide attack team, threatened only to defend India and Hindus.

In recent years, Shiva army did occasionally Chinese newspapers, the story is the most eye-catching Western "Valentine's Day" experience in India. A few years ago, the Shiva Army flies into a rage, the fire sale of the Valentine's Day card shops, attacks on Valentine's Day party, a fight even young women took to the streets to enjoy Valentine's Day night.

Take Lei Heritage

Take Lei's death, the mainstream media in India seems to sigh. The past few days, all the newspapers have published editorials and signed article, the analysis Take Lei, and Shiva military phenomenon from different perspectives. Interestingly, the newspapers are talking about the same topic, that is, "Take Lei Heritage. In other words, public opinion in India hope that the resolve violent political issues as soon as possible. Comments held considerable optimism that the establishment of language Pradesh unrest, lack of material supply, as well as the scarcity of employment opportunities for a variety of reasons, Shiva Army is a 20th century, half of India; while now not the same, the economic reform and liberalization, promising young people is not difficult to find a go post All India held more tolerant attitude to immigration issues in major cities, coupled with the contradictions on Hinduism and Islam is no longer Indian politics today a hot topic, so Take Lei's death means the end of an era.

But there are not very optimistic view. There are comments that India is difficult to completely overcome violence and political problems have many causes, one of which is that the state apparatus is too weak. India must insist on democracy, but at the same time there must be a strict set of legal means to safeguard democracy. India is democratic ones, the legal system is not enough. Coincidentally, related with Take Lei died, recently, India and the outbreak of a hot news seems to be exactly this point of view to do footnotes:

Day funeral to Take Lei, Mumbai, a 21- year-old Muslim girl in the social networking site "Facebook" ( Facebook ) issued a microblogging as follows: "the same as Take Lei or life or death every day, should not To do this, and made ​​the city paralyzed ". She's a friend forwarded this microblogging agrees. However, on the same day, the girl's uncle opened clinics mob attacks severely damaged. Local police forced the the Shiva military pressure, the next day that the two girls were arrested on the grounds of "inciting ethnic hatred", the mob attacks clinics indifferent. Indian mainstream media hearing the furious and rebuked the Mumbai police caught caught, should not be caught poking, nature as crime. The case is ongoing and evolving. Not difficult to see but only in respect of the above facts, the Mumbai police as an integral part of the state apparatus, they have succumbed to the violent political.