Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav erred big time with his ‘BJP’s vaccine’ comment. But it highlights how BJP is winning the battle of public perception in Covid management.
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Many really smart people now share the position that playing cricket with Pakistan is politically, strategically and morally wrong. It is just a poor appreciation of competitive sport.
If you get statements like this from a relatively (very) young public person who was educated at Sainik School and in Australia, your country is doomed!
Which vaccine to take should be made a choice. This is not a new game, oppose everything DESI. That is why we are where we are in various fields including DEFENSE.
With this comment, Mr. Akhilesh Ji has proved once & for all that he is equal to Mr. Shri Rahul Ji in every respect – both are intellectual (pygmies) giants.
Their amazing (lack of) education shows every time these 2 men open their mouths.
Just imagine how the world leaders will welcome (laugh & ridicule) at the remarks these 2 gentlemen make.
There never was, is or will be a ramrajya (Utopia) ever in any part of this world. By this I mean everyone will not be eating the same food, wearing the same clothes living in similar houses and so on. The nature of a utopia is inherently contradictory. People have desires and wants which conflict and hence cannot be simultaneously satisfied. More so in a country as diverse as India.
An essential requirement for ramrajya is that it’s subjects are righteous, nobody steals and nobody speaks any untruth, an absolute ideal society.
I wonder when We the people (and the media) abhor the rhetoric and concentrate on issues.
This war is not between man and man.
It is between man and Nature.
Ramrajya is a mental ideal created by man.
A virus does not care about your mental concepts, it just goes about doing it’s thing – surviving and reproducing by infecting bodies. So also if a dead or inactivated virus or a piece of RNA or DNA in a vaccine does something different than it is intended to, it puts the population at risk.
A piece of virus or protein does not care about the political brownie points scored…so vaccines should be assessed by hard science not political compulsions.
You have spoken correctly, sir
We should be discussing the science behind the approval in detail, rather than the perceived (or otherwise) politics of it all. The approval for both vaccines is NOT similar. There are differences in conditions for its proposed use.
If we keep the politics out of the “SCIRNCE” discussion we may find the actual right or wrong of it. If , rightly or wrongly, politics is added in every discussion we will miss the wood for the trees. This has been the major impediment in our progress since decades. The ONE major reason why we are a laggard democracy. “Bofors” is a glaring example. While the world upgraded their weaponry, we never inducted a new gun for decades. Now it is catch up.
So you think media is playing the anti-Modi game for the Covaxin approval. In reality, media should be thanked for bringing this to the notice of the public . So many vaccine and epidemiology experts have questioned the approval decision. Whether the general public is able to understand the intricacies of vaccine safety and efficacy is a different matter.
Sir, I suppose here is the problem…I never mentioned any aspect that you have said above….
I have not suggested that the science and procedures followed should not be discussed. I find that in almost all discussions the difference in the approval status of the two vaccines is not discussed / highlighted. As s the usual way, the second sentence of the discussion is Modi or anti Modi. This distracts from the topic under discussion and casts doubts on the motive of the speaker/writer/commentator et al. The main stream media also follows suit.
The other propensity is to quote “experts”. These days every retired person ,like me, is an expert on something or the other. Many “experts” are also biased and speak with preconceived ideas and follow vested interests.
I am not being cynical but just cautious. In India, being a democracy, we will forever be ruled by some political dispensation. We will remain a laggard democracy if we concentrate our discussions on Modi (he is here today, may be not tomorrow like all former PMs. We the people will always be there.
My point is discuss the topic and NOT Modi of Mamata or Rahul or Ram, Rahim and Ruben
TS Darbari – The Covid-19 pandemic has presented before the world an unprecedented challenge. Most of the developed countries are struggling to cope with this mighty virus. Entire Europe, Canada, and the US are at the receiving as fatalities are rising. The unpredictable leadership of the US is on the back foot, a large part of Europe is in the ICU. They are facing this crisis because most countries made the mistake of not properly reading the Covid-19 threat and blindly believing in WHO guidelines and the information released by China. But, a point that occurs at this time is that as a responsible and vibrant democracy, India needs a responsible opposition leader in this crisis. #TS_Darbari #Ts_Darbari_Blog #TS_Darbari_News #Ts_Darbari_Views #Ts_Darbari_Blogger #TS_Darbari_Comments #Ts_Darbari_Opinion #About_TS_Darbari #TS_Darbari_Articles #Politics #Views #Comments #who_is_TS_Darbari #About_TS_Darbari #Who_is_TS_Darbari Who is TS Darbari?
Mr. TS Darbari is a top management professional, with several years of rich & diversified experience in Corporate Strategy, New Business Development, Sales & Marketing, Commercial Operations, Project Management, Financial Management and Strategic Alliances.
“Views are personal.” – I do not understand this caveat below this article. D.K.Singh is your political editor. His views are The Print’s views. How can you say that the views are personal views? I think, you need to get off the wagon of caution.
Anyway, the views expressed in the article are beyond any objection. Our semiliterate and boorish politicians do not have any sense of propriety – they have to vomit what first comes to their mind. Shoot their mouth first, and then think of consequences.
With such opposition leaders, do you really see BJP losing 2024 LS elections?
Coronil, kadhas is also Atmanirbhar. In fact they are the true Atmanirbhar.
Did not the PM say that our pandemic has been controlled due to Ayurveda? Then why the need to hastily approve vaccines which are not tested enough.
And why not place greater faith in Ayurveda rather than Western science?
The pandemic is slowly dying in India, thanks to Shri Narendra Modi’s vision. All Western experts have been proved wrong.
If you get statements like this from a relatively (very) young public person who was educated at Sainik School and in Australia, your country is doomed!
Which vaccine to take should be made a choice. This is not a new game, oppose everything DESI. That is why we are where we are in various fields including DEFENSE.
With this comment, Mr. Akhilesh Ji has proved once & for all that he is equal to Mr. Shri Rahul Ji in every respect – both are intellectual (pygmies) giants.
Their amazing (lack of) education shows every time these 2 men open their mouths.
Just imagine how the world leaders will welcome (laugh & ridicule) at the remarks these 2 gentlemen make.
“It’s better to remain silent and be thought a fool than to open your mouth and remove all doubt.”
Fortunately for Akhilesh, most of his followers are fools just like him.
Entertainment takes various forms, indeed.
There never was, is or will be a ramrajya (Utopia) ever in any part of this world. By this I mean everyone will not be eating the same food, wearing the same clothes living in similar houses and so on. The nature of a utopia is inherently contradictory. People have desires and wants which conflict and hence cannot be simultaneously satisfied. More so in a country as diverse as India.
An essential requirement for ramrajya is that it’s subjects are righteous, nobody steals and nobody speaks any untruth, an absolute ideal society.
I wonder when We the people (and the media) abhor the rhetoric and concentrate on issues.
This war is not between man and man.
It is between man and Nature.
Ramrajya is a mental ideal created by man.
A virus does not care about your mental concepts, it just goes about doing it’s thing – surviving and reproducing by infecting bodies. So also if a dead or inactivated virus or a piece of RNA or DNA in a vaccine does something different than it is intended to, it puts the population at risk.
A piece of virus or protein does not care about the political brownie points scored…so vaccines should be assessed by hard science not political compulsions.
You have spoken correctly, sir
We should be discussing the science behind the approval in detail, rather than the perceived (or otherwise) politics of it all. The approval for both vaccines is NOT similar. There are differences in conditions for its proposed use.
If we keep the politics out of the “SCIRNCE” discussion we may find the actual right or wrong of it. If , rightly or wrongly, politics is added in every discussion we will miss the wood for the trees. This has been the major impediment in our progress since decades. The ONE major reason why we are a laggard democracy. “Bofors” is a glaring example. While the world upgraded their weaponry, we never inducted a new gun for decades. Now it is catch up.
So you think media is playing the anti-Modi game for the Covaxin approval. In reality, media should be thanked for bringing this to the notice of the public . So many vaccine and epidemiology experts have questioned the approval decision. Whether the general public is able to understand the intricacies of vaccine safety and efficacy is a different matter.
Sir, I suppose here is the problem…I never mentioned any aspect that you have said above….
I have not suggested that the science and procedures followed should not be discussed. I find that in almost all discussions the difference in the approval status of the two vaccines is not discussed / highlighted. As s the usual way, the second sentence of the discussion is Modi or anti Modi. This distracts from the topic under discussion and casts doubts on the motive of the speaker/writer/commentator et al. The main stream media also follows suit.
The other propensity is to quote “experts”. These days every retired person ,like me, is an expert on something or the other. Many “experts” are also biased and speak with preconceived ideas and follow vested interests.
I am not being cynical but just cautious. In India, being a democracy, we will forever be ruled by some political dispensation. We will remain a laggard democracy if we concentrate our discussions on Modi (he is here today, may be not tomorrow like all former PMs. We the people will always be there.
My point is discuss the topic and NOT Modi of Mamata or Rahul or Ram, Rahim and Ruben
TS Darbari – The Covid-19 pandemic has presented before the world an unprecedented challenge. Most of the developed countries are struggling to cope with this mighty virus. Entire Europe, Canada, and the US are at the receiving as fatalities are rising. The unpredictable leadership of the US is on the back foot, a large part of Europe is in the ICU. They are facing this crisis because most countries made the mistake of not properly reading the Covid-19 threat and blindly believing in WHO guidelines and the information released by China. But, a point that occurs at this time is that as a responsible and vibrant democracy, India needs a responsible opposition leader in this crisis. #TS_Darbari #Ts_Darbari_Blog #TS_Darbari_News #Ts_Darbari_Views #Ts_Darbari_Blogger #TS_Darbari_Comments #Ts_Darbari_Opinion #About_TS_Darbari #TS_Darbari_Articles #Politics #Views #Comments #who_is_TS_Darbari #About_TS_Darbari #Who_is_TS_Darbari Who is TS Darbari?
Mr. TS Darbari is a top management professional, with several years of rich & diversified experience in Corporate Strategy, New Business Development, Sales & Marketing, Commercial Operations, Project Management, Financial Management and Strategic Alliances.
“Views are personal.” – I do not understand this caveat below this article. D.K.Singh is your political editor. His views are The Print’s views. How can you say that the views are personal views? I think, you need to get off the wagon of caution.
Anyway, the views expressed in the article are beyond any objection. Our semiliterate and boorish politicians do not have any sense of propriety – they have to vomit what first comes to their mind. Shoot their mouth first, and then think of consequences.
With such opposition leaders, do you really see BJP losing 2024 LS elections?