our true friends .... politicians

i'm really wondering where this vote-bank politics in India is going to lead us to. first is the reservation issue and the next is the banning of Da Vinci Code in TN and Andra.

much has been spoken and written about the reservation issue. one thing has to be kept in mind, the OBC's are the majority in India. so as long as they need a reservation of seats in colleges and govt. jobs, reservation is here to stay. they are kept dumb, yes I mean dumb, for the past 60 yrs, that they would never realize that reservation is just a bull shit and there is no real benefit out of it. as pointed out by everyone, increasing seats compromises the quality of education.

in the case of Da Vinci Code, its again vote-bank politics, but of a different nature. now here, minority is treated as the majority, simply because minority sects in India are much more united. appeasing them has become a higher priority. the ruling party in TN (do I have to name it) openly derides idol worship and illtreats temple priests. and yet they would not allow the screening of Da Vinci Code as it would hurt the feelings of a particular community.

at this point I don't think if we should blaming the politicians for all thats going wrong. in fact they are our friends, trying to protect our interests and providing what we need (read reservation, color TV etc.).