New Delhi. As soon as the news broke that US President Barack Obama had been awarded Nobel Peace Prize for 2009, violent clashes erupted between various groups of people in India. Most of these people wanted to believe that Obama was ‘one of them’, while the other groups disputed their claims. Sources say that around 44 people have been injured, 13 of them seriously, in the clashes in different parts of the country till reports last came in.
Groups of Hindus and Muslims clashed with each other in Miraj, Maharashtra only a few weeks after they had fought over a poster of “Tom & Jerry”. While Muslims claimed Obama as one of them for having ‘Hussein’ as his middle name, Hindus claimed Obama to be a devout worshiper of Hanumaan as he always kept a small idol of the monkey god with him. The situation became quite tense as both the groups started hurling jokes at each other. The situation was brought under control when police opened fire at the crowd and beat them up with lathis.
Look, there hangs the peace I brought to the world. Look closely you fool!
Clashes were also reported from Tamil Nadu as a group of Tamil and Hindi speaking guys got into an argument in Chennai. Tamils claimed that name of the US President was Obamma, which was similar to names like Jayamma, Muniamma or Nagaratnamma, proving that the President was a Tamil. Hindi guys disputed the claim by arguing that Obama’s first name was Barack, which was similar to any other Hindi/Urdu name such as Mubarak, Mehak or Sadak. Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M Karunanidhi has criticized Hindi speaking people for making an issue out of nothing and has challenged them to first prove that Lord Rama ever existed, creating further tensions.
Although Raj Thackeray criticized Karunanidhi for his remarks on Lord Rama, his party MNS warned that any victory procession by North Indians, especially Hindi speaking bhaiyyas, over the Nobel Peace Prize going to Obama will not be tolerated. So while clashes with North Indians didn’t take place in Mumbai, the city still witnessed some violence when Shiv Sainiks attacked a procession by Goan Christians who were celebrating victory of Obama as they thought that Obama was a devout Christian and a messenger of peace.
Clashes were also reported from Chitrakoot in Uttar Pradesh where Brahmins and Dhobis attacked each other. Dhobis, one of the so-called backward castes among the Hindus, claimed Obama as one of their own as he had a donkey for an election symbol. Their claim was refuted by Brahmins, who counterclaimed that Obama was undoubtedly a Brahmin as he was a learned man with power. Situation got very tense when Brahmins taunted that if Dhobis were right then the dog that Obama brought for his daughters would be the most useless character in the White House, as it would be a “dhobi ka kutta“.
Clashes also took between Marketing and Sales department of Emami Group as sales people claimed that it is going to be very difficult to sell “Fair and Handsome” cream now as Indian men may no longer aspire to have a fair skin. They claimed that men would rather prefer a tanned color (as defined by Italian Premier Silvio Berlusconi) like Obama, for the US President has now got a larger than life image after having won the Nobel Peace Prize. But the marketing team accused the sales team of throwing excuses for not putting enough effort in selling the cream, and claimed that Shahrukh Khan remained a stronger motivator than Barack Obama in India among the youth.
Earlier, clashes between North Indians and South Indians and between Tamil Brahmins and other Tamils had taken place on Rediff messageboards and orkut communities, when Venkatraman “Venky” Ramakrishnan, a person of Indian origin, was awarded Nobel Prize for Chemistry.
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i believe that Barack Obama is the president that the US needs in these hard times. I do not like the local and foreign policy of any Rebublican.
Barack Obama is a very special person since he is the first black president of the United States of America. his ability as a president is also very good and his plans for economic recovery is a good one.
Barack Obama may be a charismatic leader but somehow his economic policies are not that great in my own opinion. But still i am thankful that a Obama is the current president of the unitied states.
Barack Obama is the best democrat president in my opinion. he makes the best judgment and foreign policies.. .
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The entire controversy about any peace prizes to anyone, including one to Obama, appears to be meaningless, since all such prizes are reserved for those who can accomplish the impossible task of ensuring the peace of grave, which has been the first traditional preference of the Indian rich and powerful.
Ancient Indians had devised an automatic and successful strategy known as caste system, which is religiously preferred by the adherents of all religions over the national unity and solidarity.
Constitution provides freedom to propagation of such a wonderful policy in the name of freedom to profess and propagate one’s religion.
The best mockery, I have ever read!!