Burma protests

I've always felt bad about the Indian government's pusillanimity on Burma. A dictatorship in our backyard and we don't have the decency to call it like it is and stand up for their people. Personally it pricks even more since I have huge problems with the US for doing things like this, so felt good to leave, from that perspective, but hey, here too !

I wish I was doing more, but right now, all I can say is that my thoughts and prayers (so to say) are with those amazing monks and civilians protesting.

PS: Well, I can also mention this Facebook group that was set up in solidarity with the protestors and is organising a worldwide day of protest against the Burmese government. You guys rock.

http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=24957770200

Shocking

A bunch of (probably) BJP goons got together and burnt a Chennai bound bus in Bangalore last night. This was because of something M.Karunanidhi said in the context of the Sethusamudram controversy, I guess it must have reflected his atheist beliefs. What the goons neglected to do was check if there was someone left in the bus during the pandemonimu before they set it alight. As it turned out there were indeed two people and they were burnt to death. Such are the times we live in.

A big deal !

Look over here for a big deal !