#019 Should be glad that at least one High Court Judge highlighted the need for democratic socialism

One pleasant surprise. Many High Court judges in India dish out platitudes. Justice Chandrakumar of Andhra Pradesh High Court, Hyderbad, seems to be an exception. Answering questions, at an IIDWA sponsored Meet on Women, Justice Chandrakumar, not only spoke about women, but also about the imperative for evolution of democratic socialism in India. Date 24th Jan. 2013. Venue: Hyderabad. Approximate translation of what he said, as per Eenadu Telugu Daily dated 25th Jan. 2013:

" .. Whether it is Anna Hazare or Kejriwal, decisions taken in haste will not show solutions to problems. Anna has no scientific solutions for problems. He does not know why prices rise. He does not know how corruption can go. As long as wealth is concentrated in few people, and as long as one person holds hundreds of thousands crores (of Rupees), problems do not get solved even if Lok Pal Bill materialises. In these circumstances, those who can bring in socialism should come. Leftist democracy alone is the alternative for this country. .."

Note: If there are any errors of translation, I own them. For those who want to see the exact wording used by Justice Chandrakumar, they will please see the Eenadu newspaper, page 16, dated 25th January 2013.

ybrems The above message did not, unfortunately, get adequate T.V. coverage, Press coverage. Why? Probably because: He did not speak something about x or y or z religion. Then, there would have been violent demonstrations, not only all over Hyderabad, but also all over India. His house would have been ransacked by mobs. Strange are the ways of parties, groups and mobs. Shar Rukh Khans, Salman Khans, Katrina Kaifs, and Aiswarya Roys, Dhonis and Tendulkars, get greater coverage in this country, than persons with great goals and anxieties for this country.