Ever since the news of Shayan Munshi temporary arrest and interrogation by the Delhi police has been disclosed, practically every damn newspaper and TV channel are hounding on this bit of news. Munshi’s father, since then has done couple interviews with various MSM channels – questioning the intentions of the Delhi Police and injustice been done on his son. Here is a man, who did not have the courage to stand-up against some scrupulous murderers, a man who did not care about a father, a mother – another family.
And today we have his father, expecting us to be understanding and sympathetic towards his son – ironic, isn’t it?
Yes, I agree Shayan Munshi is not a killer but his attitude and hostility, don’t make him a better man either. The Munshis really expect us to believe that there were not aware of the lookout notice, than that’s their biggest stupidity. Even if given benefit of a doubt (for humanity sake), what’s the need to create such a big ruckus over being taken in for questioning. After all he is indeed a key witness in the Jessica Lal murder case. And frankly, I don’t give a damn about his ‘belated-honeymoon’ getting spoilt – all I want is to see is the Jessica Lal chapter closed with a satisfying ending.
What’s even more shocking is the fact that the Delhi court actually accepted his statement that he had signed the FIR (filled by the Delhi Police) in ‘good faith’ but he actually was not aware of its content because it was written in Hindi. This hostile statement in all probability was the turning point of the case, which assisted the accused to walk away as a free man. According to this report, Munshi had opted for Hindi in Class 8 in school and studied it till Class 12. Plus, he did his own dubbing in the Hindi movie Jhankaar Beats that he acted in, three years back. He has also acted in many Hindi TV advertisements.
As the famous saying goes, “You shall reap what you sowâ€, Shayan Munshi now it’s your turn to pay for all the wrongs you have done. In my opinion he is a guilty man and the Indian Justice system should not spare him (at least this time round), after all they did set an example by punishing Zahira Sheikh.
[...] Some were showing Aamir’s interview, clarifying his stance on the Sardar Sarovar Dam subject and on the other hand we had Actor-cum-Politician Shatrughan Singha neither supporting nor disapproving his party member’s demand that Aamir should apologies for his recent statements on the issue. To say that BJP is blowing this whole matter out of proportion and trying to enforce their power on an individual wouldn’t be anything new. In the past there have been several other political parties, religious groups, etc who have restored to un-civilized and at times extremely brutal tactics, just to get their point across and suppress the ones who question their motives. Today’s Times Of India headline, shouted something like, “Aamir dares the BJP“, which in my opinion is utter bull-shit. Anyone who saw the Aamir’s televised interview would agree that he in no way challenged or insulted the concerned political party. Instead he acknowledged that BJP has several respectable and intelligent leaders, who understand and believe that ‘everyone has a right to his/her own opinion’. He also urged the people of Gujarat to support him on the rehabilitation issue and help the needy. It’s sad to see that (some) leading newspapers instead of providing factual information – try and add more fuel to the fire with mis-leading headlines; just to increase their circulation. The most important question that we need to answer is, “Does Democracy truly exists in India?” A country where women are subjected to religious outburst for their choice of clothes, where women have to think twice before expressing their views on sexuality, where students are subjected to Police thrashing because of using their right to protest, where religious groups are threatened by screening of an ordinary movie, where witnesses turn hostile cause speaking the truth is seen more harmful – No! Democracy doesn’t exist here, its only meant to be in our text books, its only an illusion of our imagination. Aamir, I am with you. Our views may clash but like you, I still do believe that each one of us has the right to voice our opinion and we shall not let any damn person take that away from us. Jab saaz hai, aawaaz hai, phir kis liye hichkichaana [...]
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