We cut open our skulls and hand them our minds! Twinkle on Ram Rahim Singh’s wrongdoing

India, at times, will surprise you in a awkward way, with its unjustified contradiction. In the same country where candle marches pour out in support of a gang rape victim, we have people, clueless and brainwashed, create massive ruckus and indulge in limitless vandalism because the baba they follow, has been proven guilty of rape.

Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh Ji Insaan, the actor, director, and self-proclaimed spiritual guru was announced guilty of raping two women, and convicted by the police. Following the verdict, unrest at its best broke out across North India and section 144 was later issued in Delhi and parts of UP.

Twinkle Khanna, who happens to be vocal about almost any issue that matters, happens to be a neighbour of him in Mumbai. In her column for TOI, she has written a heartfelt piece that points exactly where we go wrong. (Also Read: Twinkle Khanna takes a dig at her neighbour Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh)

“But the realisation of what a godman’s followers are really capable of sunk in only on Friday after MSG was convicted of rape. Mayhem spread across parts of Punjab and Haryana as his followers, who call themselves Insan, forgot about their humanity and went about threatening to ‘wipe out India’. The violence led to at least 30 deaths and 250 people being injured. The ministers, who had taken blessings from the same godman looking at these very followers as a votebank, were busy announcing their helplessness to control the mob,” she writes.

Adding,”But ultimately that is their business both literally and figuratively speaking, and I am fine with it. What really bothers me is how we cut open our skulls and hand them our minds on a plate like the legendary delicacy, monkey brains”.

Twinkle further recalls an instance wherein comedian Kiku Sharda who was once jailed for mimicking Ram Rahim Singh. “Anyway, all this monkey business reminds me of a certain cheeky monkey and old colleague, Kiku Sharda who was jailed for mimicking the Love Charger. I think he should immediately go to the nearest Chinese restaurant to celebrate, order a beer and tell the waiter, ‘I don’t want any monosodium glutamate in my Schezwan chicken, you people should lock away your MSG too. Cheers,” she adds.

You nailed it once more, lady!

Ranjini Maitra

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