Monday, August 28, 2006
Thackeray's throne
Marathi daily Lokmat does not know what to do with Thackeray’s massive silver throne that the Sena chief has sent to its Chinchpokli office.
Thackeray sent his silver throne, sitting on which he has addressed countless press conferences, to Marathi daily Lokmat's Chinchpokli office after being accused by the paper of double-speak on his bitter opposition to a proposal to build a Rs 22-crore gold throne for Shirdi Saibaba. Lokmat, in an article published in the paper, had questioned Thackeray's right to object to Saibaba Sansthan's plans when he himself sits on an oversized silver throne.
Vivek Girdhari, resident editor, Mumbai, admitted, "We believe that only Thackeray can occupy this throne since it has been gifted to him by Shiv Sainiks with love and affection."
IMO: Thackeray is a brilliant politician, represents the ordinary people and is a wonderful cartoonist. Furthermore the chair was made inexpensively (mainly from wood and tinfoil) because the people who made it usually did not have much money. It was gifted to him sensibly and the intent of the gift was good and praiseworthy. 22 crore for a gold idol would have been another matter.
The Shri Saibaba Sansthan managing committee said: "We don’t want a morcha by Shiv Sena. After all, Saibaba was a holy man with a vast following. The general opinion was that he lived frugally and did not need a gold throne". Well my relatives, reasonably, enthuse about (the original) Sai Baba but I would have gone on the Sainik procession. My grandmother made idols from mud and they were acceptable for Ganpathi. The 22 crore should be spent on genuine teaching, education and to prevent poverty. It is what SaiBaba would have wanted even if latterday goondas simply have the intent of keeping it for themselves.
Thackeray sent his silver throne, sitting on which he has addressed countless press conferences, to Marathi daily Lokmat's Chinchpokli office after being accused by the paper of double-speak on his bitter opposition to a proposal to build a Rs 22-crore gold throne for Shirdi Saibaba. Lokmat, in an article published in the paper, had questioned Thackeray's right to object to Saibaba Sansthan's plans when he himself sits on an oversized silver throne.
Vivek Girdhari, resident editor, Mumbai, admitted, "We believe that only Thackeray can occupy this throne since it has been gifted to him by Shiv Sainiks with love and affection."
IMO: Thackeray is a brilliant politician, represents the ordinary people and is a wonderful cartoonist. Furthermore the chair was made inexpensively (mainly from wood and tinfoil) because the people who made it usually did not have much money. It was gifted to him sensibly and the intent of the gift was good and praiseworthy. 22 crore for a gold idol would have been another matter.
The Shri Saibaba Sansthan managing committee said: "We don’t want a morcha by Shiv Sena. After all, Saibaba was a holy man with a vast following. The general opinion was that he lived frugally and did not need a gold throne". Well my relatives, reasonably, enthuse about (the original) Sai Baba but I would have gone on the Sainik procession. My grandmother made idols from mud and they were acceptable for Ganpathi. The 22 crore should be spent on genuine teaching, education and to prevent poverty. It is what SaiBaba would have wanted even if latterday goondas simply have the intent of keeping it for themselves.
# posted by uv : 7:04 AM
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