Arvind Kejriwal’s Apologies
Is
Arvind Kejriwal a symbol of the increasing effeteness of truth? He has been issuing apology after apology,
the latest being to Nitin Gadkari.
Earlier he apologised to Bikram Singh Majithia. Along with Manish Sisodia, he apologised to
Kapil Sibal’s son Amit Sibal. The
offended are accepting the apologies with surprising promptness. There are 30 more defamation cases against
Kejriwal. So are we going to get 30 more
apologies and 30 more prompt acceptances?
It
is understandable that Mr Kejriwal does not wish to waste his time on court
cases. He says he wants to devote his
time to more fruitful administrative activities. That’s fine.
The people need those services and not court entertainments.
But
the promptness with which the offended people accept the apologies raise our
suspicions. Is truth being buried
facilely with each apology? Do the
apologies and their prompt acceptances mean that it is not easy to defend the
truth in today’s India?
Is
it Kejriwal’s defeat or is it the defeat of truth itself?
Before making allegations he should have understood it is impossible to prove them true
ReplyDeleteYeah, proving has become more important than truth. That's precisely what I'm questioning.
DeleteIt's very sad, his was a refreshing change. Hope people understand he was cornered
DeleteIt's the question of might. Kejriwal is in a weak position. The Prime Minister levied serious allegations against the ex-PM, the ex-VP and the ex-Chief of Army Staff during his election campaign in Gujarat. Leave aside tendering any kind of apology to the aggrieved ones, he has never shown even the most feeble sign of any regret for that. Why ? Because, quite opposite to Kejriwal, he is a very mighty person who can get away with anything said and anything done by him. And 'Might is Right' is the biggest truth continuing for ages. Which truth can be bigger than that ?
ReplyDeletePrecisely. This is just what I fear too. Kejriwal is targeted by the most powerful party and he knows he has no other choice. After all, even Galileo apologised just to save himself from villains.
DeleteI think there is something bigger cooking under the table !! We will know soon :) Nice blog@
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Yes, Sneh, there indeed is a vicious power game that is smothering the truth.
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