"A lotus is born in dirty water, it grows on dirty water but rises out of dirty water to stand above it unsoiled..."
It is all dirty business for BJP in Karnataka. For long it has been raising venomous pets that were let loose for any thing that would further it political-stay in the state.
But what happens when you have literally spoiled your pet? Well, then you have a rowdy Muthalik or a tantrum-wielding spoiled Reddy on your throat.
The BJP government that stormed to victory like a proud mustang, today stands more like a shriveled lotus surrounded by mangy dogs. Even the 'yours-truly' saffron loving small-time admirers have given up on the government.
"BJP in Karnataka is like another government," a BJP supporting friend remarked recently. On being pressed on what does he mean, he explained, "They are just trying to stay in power, the ideology is no more important and they are behaving just like the others (JD(S)/Congress)."
In short, he realised that BJP too was just another political party cashing in on the deep-long rooted hatred. Of course, he never said it loud.
How helpless and shackled the BJP government in Karnataka is? The Yeddy government,which was quick to book charges against the sleazy Nithyananda, grew cold feet when Tehelka's Rent-a-Riot expose on Ram Sene Chief Pramod Muthalik hit the news.
BJP gave Muthalik a free run in the state-- A barking dog that bit when it was ordered to and such dogs go rabid,when shackled and they never go down without taking you along.
So that very much explains the government's stance on the matter. "The government has no official stand(but they have an unofficial stand) on this issue," Yeddy was quoted by the newspapers.
But can you expect BJP have a stand on the issue? You don't throw stones at your own 'mangy pet.' Do you?
So its conclusive that government is not going to do anything about it and since time has a way of making us forget things, Muthalik's 'bare act' also would be forgotten.
But can it be forgiven?
First it were Reddy's, then romped Halappa and now Muthalik- together they would bring this government on its knees.
The Lotus in Karnataka is mangled, it grew on the dirt but it forgot to stand straight, it stooped too low, with the dirt.