Govt subsidy for hindu pilgrimage

There were about 6.1% christians in 2001 and will be 7% in 2011 census. All 6-7% christians will want to go to bethlaham, so you can so 6-7% of TN population wants to go to bethlaham. Muslims were 5.5% in 2001 and must be around 6.5% now. So, another 6-7% of TN population wants to go to Haj. Now, hindus were 88%, but now will be somewhere at 85%. Out of that about 35% are either rationalists(atheists) or fans of rationalists. Another 35% have no idea what manasarover and muktinath are. Another 10% just doesn't care about these places and are happy with local temples, because hindus simply don't need to be tied to one temple or one book. Last 5% are the ones who really can associate with those places,gods and are keen to go there given a chance, but even thats not prescribed in a book as mandatory visit. Hence 250 seats are good enough. But what is important is govt should stop looting temple revenue and spend all of it on temples and hinduism related activities only.

Patriotism is the answer

I remember listening to indira, rajiv gandhi, bunch of PMs in between, Nrao, MMS, sonia gandhi, MGR, Jayalalitha, karunandhi, different CMs of karnataka, various presidents and so on till Kejriwal's negativism. You feel like an odd person in the crowd that is full of rogues and local rowdys listening to fake rhetoric speech.

Narendra Modi's speech on 27th Jan 2014 at Shreshta Bharat Divas in Mumbai here

Listening to Narendra Modi never feels like listening to politics, but some kind of leadership training specifically customized to your needs. Topics that are never heard from politicians, about strategic vision for India as a country, defense manufacturing locally, alternative energy, war memorials, energy self sufficiency, patriotism, strategic development etc. There is absolutely no mention of caste, minority-ism, divisives, subsidy, quota, freebies, new subsidy schemes and other fake rhetoric. Rally/speech by politicians has never been so motivating since the times of Nehru/Patel era. Never before politician's rallies started and ended with vande matrams and jai hinds.

Only person today who wakes up our sleeping patriotism, while we are all buried under our day to day challenges and enjoyments.

I was part of this famous and easiest position of educated and politically non-active people that 'everybody is bad', 'system itself is corrupt', 'nothing will change', 'politics is for rogues', 'who cares', 'bribary is a way of life', 'indians are assholes by nature' etc. Modi's speeches are wake up calls to our minds in sedation, and he makes you realize that negativism and knee jerk activism are not the solution, but strategic development, sense of unity and patriotism are the needs of this country.

Lokpal is not the answer, we already have swaraj, ie democracy. Anarchic activism is a check on the imbalance, it is not the government itself.

Patriotism is the answer. Development is the answer