May 1st. That’s when the supreme court will hear the proceedings of the Narmada valley controversy. Here, I think like the Delhi students, Aamir khan has played a stellar role in bringing the issue to attention of the national media... (Unintentionally perhaps, even he wouldn’t have thought of the implications of his visit to Jantar Mantar to visit Medha Patkar when she was on a hunger strike).
Aamir's stand was simple, He was not a member of the NBA (Narmada Bachao Andolan), nor did he claim that he was speaking for them. In fact he even confessed to the media that he did not have the bandwidth to understand about the dam or about the intricacies involved in raising its height.
The only question that he ever asked was ' Now that the height of the dam is about to be raised, what will happen to the lakhs of people who will be displaced because of this?'.
A very uncomfortable question for the politicians to answer I suppose, who decided that vandalizing theatres showing his latest movie Rang de basanti and burning his effigies is a easier way out and politicized the issue.
I say, what was wrong with the question that Aamir asked.
For one, Aamir is a refreshing change from other film stars who take part in processions that are arranged by the political parties………. correction, who are paraded by the political parties during election rallies. Does it then come as a surprise that none of the political parties supported his stance?
Aamir does not belong to any political party, perhaps he will not enter politics even if he wanted to, like most of us. I mean none of the political parties have an ideology in the first place to begin with. Get the kursi is the only ideology they seem to live by. They will go from flip to flop to flip on any issue based on their convenience. That is the reason why perhaps most of the youth tend to stay away from politics.
And I think that's where Aamir has had a kick start. Being a prominent member in the society and by giving voice to a just cause, He has done his bit. Over to the Supreme Court now.
And here is the status of what actually happens on the ground in the name of rehabilitation.... Outlook reports: http://www.outlookindia.com/full.asp?fodname=20060501&fname=Narmada+%28F%29&sid=1
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Hope Aamir khan does not lose his spirit and at the same time it is a must not only for Aamir but also in general to get the basic facts right before supporting a cause.
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