I have never understood why mere qualifiers of one's accident of birth should incite such intense emotions and actions. A sense of belonging is probably essential for humankind to survive, but it is also the biggest weakness it has. However, such philosophical debates on the nature of humans aside, it takes a special kind of delusion and perversity to be actively inciting factionalism, encouraging it to grow to dangerous proportions, where only destructive action can bring closure. Even if Mr T only caught onto Hindutva and Marathi-manoosism for the political mile-age it would give him, I cannot shrug it off as a rational decision made by somebody wanting to be in power. It requires a madness and baseness of spirit.
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