Sequence of events:
1. Some Bodos and some illegal Bangladeshi settlers clashed in Assam over land ownership issues, and quite a few people of both the groups die.
2. Some Muslims in distant Allahabad were convinced by their priest that the above event had a religious angle. So, the mob protested against the above event by vandalizing a statue of Lord Mahavir Jain, the founder of the Jainism religion.
Not able to establish the logical connection between these 2 events? Well, you are not alone! But, then again, to most Indians, especially to mobs, logic does not come as easily as emotion. This is really very surprising, given the fact that India ranks as one of the top 3 countries in the world when it comes to producing doctors, engineers and scientists. But, obviously, inspite of having bright minds, our logic gets clouded with emotion in no time and with little persuasion. And, it's no wonder that people with ulterior motives (read politicians) have time and again taken advantage of this very weakness of ours and have often turned us against one another. In fact, even advertising companies have spotted this weakness in us and have started encouraging us to " Be Dillogical" !!
1. Some Bodos and some illegal Bangladeshi settlers clashed in Assam over land ownership issues, and quite a few people of both the groups die.
2. Some Muslims in distant Allahabad were convinced by their priest that the above event had a religious angle. So, the mob protested against the above event by vandalizing a statue of Lord Mahavir Jain, the founder of the Jainism religion.
Not able to establish the logical connection between these 2 events? Well, you are not alone! But, then again, to most Indians, especially to mobs, logic does not come as easily as emotion. This is really very surprising, given the fact that India ranks as one of the top 3 countries in the world when it comes to producing doctors, engineers and scientists. But, obviously, inspite of having bright minds, our logic gets clouded with emotion in no time and with little persuasion. And, it's no wonder that people with ulterior motives (read politicians) have time and again taken advantage of this very weakness of ours and have often turned us against one another. In fact, even advertising companies have spotted this weakness in us and have started encouraging us to " Be Dillogical" !!
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