Monday, August 21, 2006

Indian Government Equality Policy

There are 2 articles that I read in the news today that has made my blood boil. Well ...I'll let you read it for yourself and I am sure you will feel the same. For those of you not familiar with India..the first one relates to a muslim and the second regarding a Hindu temple..now don't be an idot and come to a conclusion that Hinduism is not about equality for women. Among the 1000s of gods, this god is celibate and hence the restiction for this 1 temple and for this 1 god.

First Article: Orissa muslim woman told to remarry even though husband wants to be together

Kolkata, August 21: Islamic clerics in Orissa have ruled that a woman divorced by her husband in a fit of drunkenness can remarry him only after she takes another husband for one day, police said on Monday.

Second Article: Women can enter Sabarimala shrine: Kerala

Kozhikode, August 21: Reiterating his stand that the CPI(M)-led LDF government in Kerala was not opposed to allowing women entry into the Sabarimala shrine, state Devaswom Minister G Sudhakaran today said he was not aware of Chief Minister V S Achuthanandan's remarks on the issue. "If men can enter a temple, why not women," Sudhakaran asked and made it clear that his opinion as minister was always on "behalf" of the government and not as an individual. Not only the Sabarimala temple, women are entitled to enter any place where men are permitted, Sudhakaran said.


Now my question...which one of these issues should the Govt interfere in? In the name of being impartial and wanting the vote bank of the muslims the govt is not interfereing the muslim divorce case but has clearly stepped out of line in the sabarimala case to ensure "equality". There can be only 1 rule of the land and clearly that is not the case in India....someone stop these idiots in the Govt.