India, I prostrate to thy politics !

The recent BJP-Sonia brawl (not lexically), that started with the demand and disqualification of Jaya Bacchan has gained significant limelight, thanks to our ever-agile media, flooding us with all sorts of accounts and viewpoints. The democracy preserves the freedom of the press, and then we get media reports that are biased and glamorised.. is that deviant from the intended motives of the free press?.. I guess I too deviated from my topic and would return to it some other day.

So the issue at hand.. as ably communicated to me by Animesh bhaiya :), is whether Sonia by resigning at the right moment has gained a moral highground for her.
Of course, I was keeping tracking of the event, but to write something for public view.. should be factually correct, unless it is my viewpoint.. which I, anyways am free to express.
Circa 2004, a similar situation arised after the general elections.. where the BJP took a stand against Sonia becoming the PM citing her foreign origin.. and Sonia took BJP by surprise.. and raised herself in the annals of Indian politics as a righteous and selfless individual working for the betterment of the nation and her party.
But today, the situation is, alas a different one! .. to begin with, all this row over disqualification was started by a petition filed by a congressman. If only the congress had known, it would turn a Frankenstein's monster situation.. anyways, i guess different things were in the offing.. and the BJP was of course, quick to pickup.. being a 'vigilant and responsible' opposition, though the Petition against Ms. Gandhi was initially filed by a TDP guy.
To quote in her words, "“atmosphere was being built up in the country to give an impression that government and Parliament were being misused for my cause only... This has hurt me greatly,” Sonia stated before stepping down. She also reminded everyone that she had “come to politics and public life not for any personal gains” but to serve the nation.
I am afraid however, this second renunciation may not have the same effect as the first one. To quote one of the articles I liked, (Click here for the complete article)
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If Sonia Gandhi’s 2004 ‘renunciation’ gave her a halo that has stuck to her head more steadfastly than Manmohan Singh’s blue turban, her 2006 ‘resignation’ is the moment when we get to see the swathes of cellotape that keeps that halo in place. By pre-empting any embarrassing ordinance, Sonia may have come across — again — to those willing to be bewitched that she is the moral answer to immoral politics. But renouncing and being pushed to renounce have always been two different activities.

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But, again there are counter-view points available as cited in this article "Turning outrage into applause" ..

Of course, BJP isn't letting it go out so early.. they are 'rightly?' describing is a ‘‘a move to save face’’ after having been ‘‘caught red-handed while trying to subvert Parliament and the Constitution.’’ The party has convened a meeting of senior leaders for tomorrow forenoon to decide its future course of action.
Describing the resignation as mere “eyewash”, Leader of Opposition L K Advani today made clear that his party would continue to target Gandhi’s “dual standards for herself and other leaders in the House” and for “still holding many a post of profit”. .. (see Link)

In all, I would say the reader has to take his own discretion and form his viewpoint.. though, in my opinion, Sonia is playing another schmaltzfest... are you game?

-Vinod

P.S. Your valuable comments and criticism are invited.
And thanks to Animesh for instilling in me enthu.. to write this.