The protests that instilled a ray of hope in
the name of youngsters in almost every Tamizhan also instilled fear in those who exercised Power. Fear
of losing to the peaceful protests sounds legitimate though considering the
future predictions that are mostly obvious.
The intelligent ploy by the politicians made
them switch the element of fear to the common public. Had the iconic protest
succeeded in a peaceful way through out, then the chances of public springing to
the road for every legitimate issue would be high.
- · Fear for the rise of any other political leader or party.
- · Fear that the same practice of questioning those in power might increase in the upcoming days.
The government or those in power or other
political parties were experiencing these fears for the first time. When they
were not able to handle the fear quite well, they decided to play a foul game
and they are to make sure that the fear rests with the people itself. This foul
game was what happened on the eighth day of protests.
Protests so far in the history of Tamil Nadu
has been called on only by any unions or political parties. For the first time the
protests had been initiated by students and they had conducted the same in a
dignified manner.
Calling for
protests so far had been an indirect way of announcing the common public and
families to stay indoors to avoid any kind of mishaps. This myth was broken by the
students. The trust level that the families had on the students made them step
out of their houses to join the protests and support the cause.
When the cause was something that questioned
the cultural identity of Tamizhan, many were desperately waiting for a chance
to join the crowd. Assurance of non-violence, appreciation from the police and the
media made the families step out in support for the students. The one of its
kind protests echoed throughout the planet when common public from walks of
society decided to join hands with the students.
The real question of whom to credit for the success
came just before the final day of the protests. The government after getting
required approval from the cabinet ministers decided to pass the law which will
soon end the protests. It might be the government that did the needful but it
was the protestors who urged the government to take steps in such short notice.
When the answer for whom to credit the success to question became obvious, it
was then the people in power decided to spring into action. And it was time for
the foul game.
To transfer the fear to the commoners, not much
effort was needed by those who vests in power. What they needed was pictures and
videos of the city burning and the cries of the pitiable protesters to sound
through the news channels. These were enough to send chills down the spine of
any common public watching a news channel.
The youth might have won the battle in legalizing
Jallikattu but when correcting the corrupted system of fighting for rights came
as a complimentary pack, those in power cannot be won over. The hope for a
change in the corrupted system, and hope for the rise of a great political
revolution were built in those six days. The hope did not just come out of thin
air, they were the result of the work of pure hearted souls who helped the
protestors feel at home and maintained decorum in an unimaginable crowd.
When the generic way of politics changes, dirty
politics is the only option to resume old methods. When the public starts
questioning/challenges the governments methods such unprecedented and needless
violence are inevitable. The game is over only when the system triumphs
over the public and regains its power in all senses.
We know that you hold power, we know that you control the entire system, but do you really need to
establish the hard hitting truth in this awkward way.
