Hate Speech in 2009 Lok Sabha Campaign

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Who is Speaking for India

The only minority nobody is speaking for is the Indian.

The three biggest issues before India are the threat of terrorism from around India, the dark clouds of long term recession and job insecurity. You would think the political class in the quest for power in the 2009 Elections would debate on how each would do better than the other in resolving issues. Now to even the most optimistic such an idea is utopian. The politicians meanwhile are speaking for Muslims, Dalits, Christians, Hindus, the haves, the have nots and above all about themselves. From young Varun Gandhi to the grand old raconteur Lalu Yadav everyone is taking free speech to new depths of depravation. Take a look at what our leaders say they will do for those whose votes they want. Just as the EC has banned the use of posters, banners and buntings one wonders if someday the voters will ask for a silent election. This competitive degeneration, this subverse is something we all can do without.
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Lalan Singh kaun hai? Lalan Singh Nitish Kumar ka saala hai. Hum khule aam bolenge. Aur Nitish Kumar kaun hai? Nitish Kumar Lallan Singh ka saala hai. Aur isiliye dono ek dusre ka haath pakde rehte hain. Rabri Devi in Saran, Bihar

While one Gandhi asked Hindus to offer their second cheek to Muslims, Varun says Hindus should retaliate. We are in love with this second Gandhi. Shiv Sena mouthpiece Saamna

The spirit of Swami Lakshmanananda Saraswati will consume Naveen Patnaik Government and his dreams. Narendra Modi in Kandhamal, Orissa

Yadi main home minister hota, uske chhati par roller chala deta (If I had been the home minister, I would have run a road-roller over his chest.) Lalu Yadav, in jharkhand

The people of the state were prepared to get rid of the "hand that supported the killings of Tamils. J Jayalalithaa in Chennai

The DMK would welcome creation of a separate 'Eelam', a homeland for Sri Lankan Tamils. DMK Chief M Karunanidhi in Chennai

“Manmohan Singh is the weakest Prime Minister the country ever had. Nowhere in the world, a situation exists when the PM has no powers and someone else is pulling the strings.’’ L.K. Advani in Mathura

I want to remind Advaniji that it was the BJP government that freed terrorists who attacked India and took to Kandahar. Sonia Gandhi, in thiruvananthapuram

I will cut off the fingers of anyone who raised them against the Muslim community D. Srinivas, APCC Chief in Nizamabad

BSP chief Mayawati is a merchant of death and spells doom for Uttar Pradesh. Maneka Gandhi in Philibit

One doesn’t have to be a mother. Mother Teresa was not a mother but she understood the pain of others. Mayawati, BSP Leader reacting to Maneka

She cannot understand the pain of a mother since she is not a mother. Maneka Gandhi

Varun is well-versed with issues related to people. Rahul (Gandhi) is an 'innocent kid. Arun Shourie in Indore

I would have taken legal action. Such remarks are a crime under the law. We would have taken immediate legal action. Nitish Kumar on Varun Gandhi’s speech

The Yadavs in Uttar Pradesh and Bihar unite. But if we attempt the same as 'Marathis', we are branded regional chauvinists. Bal Thackeray in Saamna

I have heard that she (Sushma Swaraj) has called me `Tihar Ka Jallad'. I am yet to confirm it. But if she has, my word for her will be `Putna'. If she has not called me any names I withdraw my words. Lalu Yadav

"There is a conspiracy afoot to corner Hindus and finish them. In this election, Hindus should unitedly show their iron fist and unfurl the saffron flag atop the Red Fort," Bal Thackeray in Saamna

The heads of those speaking against Hindutva should be cut off. BJP MLA M. P. Renukacharya in Davangere

Instead of running the Government with traditionally married wife, Chief Minister has joined hands with divorcees (defectors) and is running the Government like a scrap business (gujri). C M Ibrahim, in Kodagu

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