(In case you missed this... wrote it today in the Mirror.)
People often forget our judges are human too, and are a part and parcel of the society we have created, and in which we live. And surely all the emotional hysteria and the huge media interest in the Sanjay Dutt case must have put the TADA judge under a degree of pressure. But yesterday, Justice Kode stood up for what is right; he neither let emotional pressure nor the star’s cult status come in the way of dispassionately following the law of the land. All those of you who think the sentence on our Munnabhai was too harsh, must remember that the crime against which Dutt was convicted was a very serious one too. Imagine if all those of us who get threatened begin to arm ourselves with weapons of mass destruction… we would be at war within the country. This is not only a landmark judgment in India’s legal history, it will serve as a great precedent for future trials which involve public heroes and stars. A whole lot of us who have interacted with Dutt (and that includes me) truly believe he is a lovable man, and is always kind and helpful. But the law simply cannot ignore a grave offence committed by a man who may now have been reformed. I don’t know if Sanjay will get a chance to read this piece, but if he does, this is what I would say to him: Much as though the punishment may seem hard, do remember, in your own way, you have helped push the envelope on justice in this country… a whole lot of ordinary people who were losing faith or had become cynical, will now have their faith restored. The politicians have badly let us down, the judiciary is the last hope of this nation, and we just cannot afford to lose that hope. You brought Bapu back into our lives with your cool film, now you are helping us believe in the law, even if you didn’t want it to turn out this way. Perhaps that’s the silver lining that will see you through the oncoming cloudy days.
4 comments:
Anil,
Yeah , i already read in the mirror but kudos to you as well , i like you personally coz you are one journalist who is fearless , frank and candid.Coming to this post i totally agree with you.Film Industry is feeling as if he was the main protaganist of LEO TOLSTOY'S STORY "GOD SEES THE TRUTH BUT WAITS"...its so silly.Hats off to the judge who would have been under intense pressure from all quarters but he was fair in his judgement and i'm afraid about his security .I feel this case should'nt have taken so much time.I don't understand all those actors making irresponsible statements on the judgement , i do understand their feelings and concern for Sanjay , they don't have any right to judge "Honourable Judge(his judgement)" on a public platform , its unethical on part of the media dicussing , dissecting this ..what was the need of post mortem ?...should i say trail by media?Nearly 11 ...people got death sentence in this case.. if the media asks their family members they would also say it was too harsh and life imprisonment could have been a better option .. all those Ladies and Gentlemen who are shouting out loud for Sanjay if they really care for him ..would they be ready to go jail on his behalf (in case if any such possiblity exists )...the answer is a Big NO...If they feel this was not fair , they have every right to knock the doors of higher court and not making these lofty statements i mean all those people who are saying he had seen enough in these 14 years come on what has he seen?nothing happened to his stardom or his status in the society ,losing father etc these things happen to everyone..he led the life of so-called elite people or party 'animals' , he did enjoyed his life like any other star except for the last one year when this case came to hearing , i do understand he is a changed person now but still we used to hear about his links with .in between... in these 14 years.. he is not a saint as he is projected .It looks like media is also trying its best in showing him as a baby saint.Come on he was 30 plus then not a innocent kid..why don't the media show the same sympathy for all the convicts ?they are not saleable ...
"All are equal before law" - this is a reality in India atleast in some cases if not all , so respect our judiciary and for Sanjay all i can say is "Na mouh chupake jiyo aur na sar jhukake jiyo , jiyo bas sachaika samna karthe".
" Justice delayed is not justice denied "---this doesn't hold true all the times
what was the need for anna and rukruk to garner support for saint Baba .. how can they be so irresponsible the matter is in the court and people of India (except his die hard fans and blind friends who don't correct their friends ) have nothing to do with his life and karma?Anil .. zara inka bhi band bajadhe
Even sanju st Baba being treated normally has hit the headlines...i mean it becomes news if he is treated differently or specially not if treated correctly...Shame on the shameless media and why so soft on sanjay i don't understand?
Sir,
I understand that you do want the law of the land to be applied equally to all. I do not fully agree with that, because let us also keep in mind that his family was under threat.
Even if I do accept that he "got his due", what about the people who orchestrated the 1992/93 riots in Mumbai? Should not the law apply equally stringently to them too?
Now that we are making giant strides on the global stage, we must be acceptable as an enlightened and civilized nation.
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