When Mahatma comes down to convince Communists

By K Ramanathan Iyer

Now Kalam has said it. ‘Please sign nuclear deal, it's good for India’, etc etc. Mind it, this has come from a great scientist, a great statesman (Some people in this group may disagree), a great thinker and finally a great human being.

Will Left parties heed to this great soul of India? I really do not know the pros and cons of the nuclear deal, whether it is good or bad for India, but what I know is that the deal has been conceived by great people who have knowledge on the subject. I also do not want to buy an argument that this deal will make India kneel down to US or stop india's freedom towards technological advancement.

As Kalam is regarded highly by Congress, BJP and left parties alike, will his words fall on right ears? I believe not.

Left parties, being (mis)guided by Chinese ideologues, will not even listen to, even if Mahatma Gandhi comes down on earth to ask them to sign the treaty. First of all they have least regard to the Father of the Nation, secondly they may question his very presence after his "expiry date" had been lapsed.

I had written in one of my previous blogs comparing Left parties to a dog tied near a heap of fodder. Neither it eat nor will it allow a cattle to feed on it. Left parties in coalition or in power never allow the government to implement developmental works. They have always something to say against the schemes and put a spoke in the wheel of development. This is a fact. Take for example: Kerala and West Bengal, the two predominantly Left-ruled states since Independence. And see its state now. People are being forced to go out of the state for jobs. Given a chance, these people would love to settle in their own motherland, provided they get a decent living.

Coming back to the signing of the Nuclear treaty, these Left parties are even ready to withdraw support to the government much to the disappointment to the Prime Minister Manmohan Singh. As a spineless PM, he keeps on giving veiled threat of his resignation, which the Left never took it seriously.

So, who will bell the cat? Who has got the convincing ability to tame the Left tigers? None, in India. Only Chinese have got that magic wand to change the mindset of these Left parties. Is it not dangerous? India's security decision is being controlled by Chinese, our potential enemy.

Then a question comes to our mind on patriotism. West Bengal, which had produced great freedom fighters, is supporting a party which has pledged the national security to foreign hands. They may argue that by signing the Nuclear Deal, India's compromising her security concern. I am not an expert to comment on it nor do they have any competent authority on board to pass on such comment.

But one thing is certain. When Kalam , nuclear experts and some of the leaders in the opposition want India to sign the deal, I have less doubts about their intention.

If the Left parties say that Kalam has ulterior motives on signing the deal, then our country is going towards disaster having on board people like Prakash Karat , Sitaram Yechury, D. Raja, A.B. Bardhan and the great Surjeet.

Long live India.