Mother!

In the loudest of her voices she shouted, “Save me!”

She was being tortured to death in the middle of the street by group of incorrigible people, while the rest of them were watching it silently as she was beaten to death. She was whipped badly that the whole street was smeared with blood. She was trounced severely that even the pain felt the pain. But the crowd reluctantly watched her unmitigated suffering like a silent spectator. She was hollering in pain, but she dint surrender to those hooliganism. Many cried watching her suffer, but they never acted. Few laughed heartlessly. In utter pain she whispered to herself, “I never knew my sons would beat me… I never realized that my sons would watch me get excruciated… I never thought my sons would laugh when I’m being anguished… I never knew!”

All she wanted was a little resistance from her sons against the ruffians. She just wanted a voice against them in favor of her. She was longing for it. Watching the skies in pride and with pain she said, “I always thought I’m a good mother… I fed them with my blood... I cared for them… I loved them dearly…But, why are they doing this to me? I have a billion children but why isn’t there a one to save me? Where did I gone wrong? Did I not give them enough?” Unable to speak in unbearable pain she closed her eyes slowly.

In the silence a khaddar-dressed man with a Gandian hat rose up. With him stood the strong principled “Saffron Baba”. They stood up. They spoke for her. They enlightened the crowd and created a movement to save her from torture. And they are still standing up against the totalitarian resistance.

Bhagavad-Gita says,” When the pot of sin overflows, something happens to restore order”. The Gandian man may not be a god-sent avatar, but definitely a person who proves the theory that a stern cause with lot of endurance, patience and belief can bring down great castles to smithereens. The Gandian disciple is the present day Anna Hazare.

News had a Spokes-person from the ruling party calling him a corruptible person; Question to the spokesman is “Have you ever been a soldier for the nation or at least tried to be one? Do you know how it feels to serve a nation?” You will never know all these because you sit in an air conditioned room in a rolling chair with a secretary to serve you and help you remember things. But it wasn’t the case for him; he served country for fifteen years as a soldier in the rough borders.


You don’t worry Dada let them talk because all they know is to talk. On April they laughed at us, last month they criticized us and now they are preparing themselves for a war. We will fight them, not with weapons but with Ahimsa. We will stop them, not with iron hands but with truth. We will make them oblige, not with authority but will democracy. You don’t worry Dada.

Yes, we sit in office eating tricolored ice cream on Independence Day. Yes, we sit at home watching glamour queens of kollywood and bollywood interviewed on Independence Day. But it doesn’t mean we are done with patriotism. It doesn’t mean we have abandoned our motherland. It just means we never got an opportunity to showcase our love towards her. Small or large, thin or thick, easy or tough we’ll do our part tomorrow for you. Whether it is an agitation on VOC Park or wearing black dress in condolence to the actions of government, we’ll do it. We’ll do it for you, mother. We’ll stand by your most patriotic son, Anna.

We always wanted a person to save our day and now we have one. We won’t let him go. We’ll embrace him, support him and after victory we will laud him. This will be next revolution in the world.

People say this movement against corruption is more like the Great Revolt of 1857 because of its unorganized nature. I’m not worried. Let it be the great revolt of 2011, but I’m sure the independence from corruption will be on 2101. That day the tri-colored flag will fly higher with more pride. That day the mother India will be rescued from the torture. That day she will enjoy the love and affection of her sons.

Let our children bear the fruits of the seed that we have sown now. Support Anna, Support Anna’s cause!

My soul is to you mother India. Bharath Matha ki Jai. Happy Independence Day.

Jai Hind,
Alagiri Samy.S