By Bikram Vohra:
To my mind more
important than the Modi bandwagon’s huge US success the Oscar for courage,
conviction and commitment goes to a man called John Michael
D’Cunha....
He is a judge in Bangalore and he is the
first judicial official in the history of our country to remove a sitting
Chief Minister and an icon in her state and have her locked up. To go against
Jayalalitha on her turf in a politically passionate state required immense
fortitude. The man risked his life and it is a seething indictment of all our
media that no one appreciates the milestone in the realm of justice that man
has created.
Sir, I don’t know you but
I salute you. You risked your life. It is now incumbent upon the government to
ensure your security and safety and that of your family. Instead of having all
those black cat commandos ‘protecting’ third rate politicians a squad should
be there ensuring that you are not a victim of harassment of any
sort.
Please be safe for you
are really an example to this country of a man who could easily have slipped
past the risk and waffled on indefinitely.
Sir, you are a true
Indian, an example of those rare individuals who comes out of nowhere and do
the right thing for the right reasons. You have put yourself and your family
and friends in jeopardy and it would be very sad if India did not appreciate
this display of guts in a nation where political icons have total
power.
It took 18 years for a
man like you to give the rule of law meaning.
No one knows you,
no one knows your history and the way our media is organised in its priorities
its spearhead will babble on about diddley but won’t even notice how awesome a
verdict you gave and what it must have meant to stand by the
book.
Ladies and Gentlemen, the
Oscar goes to....John Michael d’Cunha.
Give this man a standing
ovation.