Iron Statue of the Iron Man

We are told that an iron statue will be built in Gujarat - the statue of Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel; that this statue will be the tallest statue in the world; that it will be higher than the Statue of Liberty in North America and the statue of Christ the Redeemer in South America. A claim is being made that this statue of the freedom fighter and first Home Minister of India will prove India "greatest" and farmers will come forward and contribute to build it. With all respect to the great leader and all those who wish to build it, don't you think, there is something amiss in the whole project?

That which is amiss is the common sense of our bragging politicians. They don't have the knowledge that statues will not make a country great.

We are told that an iron statue will be built in Gujarat - the statue of Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel; that this statue will be the tallest statue in the world; that it will be higher than the Statue of Liberty in North America and the statue of Christ the Redeemer in South America. A claim is being made that this statue of the freedom fighter and first Home Minister of India will prove India "greatest" and farmers will come forward and contribute to build it. With all respect to the great leader and all those who wish to build it, don't you think, there is something amiss in the whole project?

That which is amiss is the common sense of our bragging politicians. They don't have the knowledge that statues will not make a country great.

Actually, no body can make Sardar Patel greater by statue. He is great because he is great and not because of statue still to be made. This reminds me of a song in the movie- Mera naam Joker- Peeth unchai oont ki unchai si nahin hoti. Hoti hi hai peeth unchi oont ki (A camel's back is not high because of going high. This is really high.

Similarly- mahanata patel ki statue se nahi hoti. hoti hi Thi mahanata Sardar patel ki

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We are told that an iron statue will be built in Gujarat - the statue of Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel; that this statue will be the tallest statue in the world; that it will be higher than the Statue of Liberty in North America and the statue of Christ the Redeemer in South America. A claim is being made that this statue of the freedom fighter and first Home Minister of India will prove India "greatest" and farmers will come forward and contribute to build it. With all respect to the great leader and all those who wish to build it, don't you think, there is something amiss in the whole project?

That which is amiss is the common sense of our bragging politicians. They don't have the knowledge that statues will not make a country great.

Actually, no body can make Sardar Patel greater by statue. He is great because he is great and not because of statue still to be made. This reminds me of a song in the movie- Mera naam Joker- Peeth unchai oont ki unchai si nahin hoti. Hoti hi hai peeth unchi oont ki (A camel's back is not high because of going high. This is really high.



Similarly- mahanata patel ki statue se nahi hoti. hoti hi Thi mahanata Sardar patel ki

Sahi farmaya huzoor. How a statue can make person great, who was already great.?

I feel that the true freedom fighter of India was Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose. He never told his people to build his statue. None of the freedom fighters had ever thought that their statue will be made in future. They were selfless and they sacrificed everything for the country, even their lives. This is a strategy to get votes.

The seed to liberate the country was sown by those selfless 'Sepoys' in 1857. It would be appropriate to erect statues of Sepoys.

I have great respect for Sardar Patelji and he has done enough to unite India, whn British left, there were numerous princely states, without him India could be divided into numerous regions. Statue of Unity will be sign for a modern India, I appreciate it.

We are told that an iron statue will be built in Gujarat - the statue of Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel; that this statue will be the tallest statue in the world; that it will be higher than the Statue of Liberty in North America and the statue of Christ the Redeemer in South America. A claim is being made that this statue of the freedom fighter and first Home Minister of India will prove India "greatest" and farmers will come forward and contribute to build it. With all respect to the great leader and all those who wish to build it, don't you think, there is something amiss in the whole project?

I hope they make a ladder big enough to clean the poop of birds as well.

We are told that an iron statue will be built in Gujarat - the statue of Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel; that this statue will be the tallest statue in the world; that it will be higher than the Statue of Liberty in North America and the statue of Christ the Redeemer in South America. A claim is being made that this statue of the freedom fighter and first Home Minister of India will prove India "greatest" and farmers will come forward and contribute to build it. With all respect to the great leader and all those who wish to build it, don't you think, there is something amiss in the whole project?

I hope they make a ladder big enough to clean the poop of birds as well.

Yes. Otherwise the statue will become a bird sanctuary.

We are told that an iron statue will be built in Gujarat - the statue of Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel; that this statue will be the tallest statue in the world; that it will be higher than the Statue of Liberty in North America and the statue of Christ the Redeemer in South America. A claim is being made that this statue of the freedom fighter and first Home Minister of India will prove India "greatest" and farmers will come forward and contribute to build it. With all respect to the great leader and all those who wish to build it, don't you think, there is something amiss in the whole project?

Yes one this is amiss in this project i.e. dirty politics. It is views of congress peoples that all congress leaders which contribute in freedom struggle are belongs with congress. Gandhi, Nehru, Patel and all other leaders of that time are leader of whole India and Indians. It will be better if congress also contribute in this project.

We are told that an iron statue will be built in Gujarat - the statue of Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel; that this statue will be the tallest statue in the world; that it will be higher than the Statue of Liberty in North America and the statue of Christ the Redeemer in South America. A claim is being made that this statue of the freedom fighter and first Home Minister of India will prove India "greatest" and farmers will come forward and contribute to build it. With all respect to the great leader and all those who wish to build it, don't you think, there is something amiss in the whole project?

Yes one this is amiss in this project i.e. dirty politics. It is views of congress peoples that all congress leaders which contribute in freedom struggle are belongs with congress. Gandhi, Nehru, Patel and all other leaders of that time are leader of whole India and Indians. It will be better if congress also contribute in this project.

Yes. That's a good suggestion. If the congress really thinks that Patel belongs to congress, why it hasn't taken the initiative in the first place. As you said Patel belongs to the nation.

I feel that the true freedom fighter of India was Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose. He never told his people to build his statue. None of the freedom fighters had ever thought that their statue will be made in future. They were selfless and they sacrificed everything for the country, even their lives. This is a strategy to get votes.

Yes. This is strategy to get votes. One leader said that if Sardar Patel were P.M., history would be different. No doubt sardar Patel was great and as Deputy P.M. and Home Minister, he successfully united India. Pt Nehru and Patel were an excellent team. But what nif Patel were P.M. If Patel were P.M. and Nehru deputy P.M., still they would work as a team. But as Patel died in 1950 itself, Pt Nehru would be P.M. just after death of sardar Patel and thereafter continue as P.M. just the way it actually happened. In their zeal, the interested leaders even forget that Patel had no more life to function as P.M. or in any capacity. Patel could be P.M. only till 1950 to be succeeded by Nehru.

I feel that the true freedom fighter of India was Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose. He never told his people to build his statue. None of the freedom fighters had ever thought that their statue will be made in future. They were selfless and they sacrificed everything for the country, even their lives. This is a strategy to get votes.

Yes. This is strategy to get votes. One leader said that if Sardar Patel were P.M., history would be different. No doubt sardar Patel was great and as Deputy P.M. and Home Minister, he successfully united India. Pt Nehru and Patel were an excellent team. But what nif Patel were P.M. If Patel were P.M. and Nehru deputy P.M., still they would work as a team. But as Patel died in 1950 itself, Pt Nehru would be P.M. just after death of sardar Patel and thereafter continue as P.M. just the way it actually happened. In their zeal, the interested leaders even forget that Patel had no more life to function as P.M. or in any capacity. Patel could be P.M. only till 1950 to be succeeded by Nehru.

Yes. I agree with you. Do you think the present day mud headed politicians have that knowledge to understand the logic behind what you said above?

I feel that the true freedom fighter of India was Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose. He never told his people to build his statue. None of the freedom fighters had ever thought that their statue will be made in future. They were selfless and they sacrificed everything for the country, even their lives. This is a strategy to get votes.

Yes. This is strategy to get votes. One leader said that if Sardar Patel were P.M., history would be different. No doubt sardar Patel was great and as Deputy P.M. and Home Minister, he successfully united India. Pt Nehru and Patel were an excellent team. But what nif Patel were P.M. If Patel were P.M. and Nehru deputy P.M., still they would work as a team. But as Patel died in 1950 itself, Pt Nehru would be P.M. just after death of sardar Patel and thereafter continue as P.M. just the way it actually happened. In their zeal, the interested leaders even forget that Patel had no more life to function as P.M. or in any capacity. Patel could be P.M. only till 1950 to be succeeded by Nehru.

Yes, I always knew that statues are best used for caching votes. We should count number of statues in our country, I am sure these will count almost same as population of India. Now this is anybody's guess which statue will outnumber the other one and which party started the use of statues as vote catching strategy?

I feel that the true freedom fighter of India was Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose. He never told his people to build his statue. None of the freedom fighters had ever thought that their statue will be made in future. They were selfless and they sacrificed everything for the country, even their lives. This is a strategy to get votes.

Yes. This is strategy to get votes. One leader said that if Sardar Patel were P.M., history would be different. No doubt sardar Patel was great and as Deputy P.M. and Home Minister, he successfully united India. Pt Nehru and Patel were an excellent team. But what nif Patel were P.M. If Patel were P.M. and Nehru deputy P.M., still they would work as a team. But as Patel died in 1950 itself, Pt Nehru would be P.M. just after death of sardar Patel and thereafter continue as P.M. just the way it actually happened. In their zeal, the interested leaders even forget that Patel had no more life to function as P.M. or in any capacity. Patel could be P.M. only till 1950 to be succeeded by Nehru.

Yes, I always knew that statues are best used for caching votes. We should count number of statues in our country, I am sure these will count almost same as population of India. Now this is anybody's guess which statue will outnumber the other one and which party started the use of statues as vote catching strategy?

"Statues are the vote catchers" according the treatise on "Raj Neeti" agreed by all political parties. Thus showing the " Unanimity" at least on ONE issue.
I fully endorse your views.

Patel was a Gujarati. Mahatma Gandhi was also a Gujarati. Hence Modi inherits the legacy of Gandhi and Patel! But is this acceptable. The biographer of Sardar Patel- Raj Mohan Gandhi thinks otherwise.

http://www.hindustantimes.com/India-news/AllaboutNarendraModi/Patel-wouldn-t-have-accepted-Modi-as-his-heir-Rajmohan-Gandhi/Article1-1147192.aspx

Patel was a Gujarati. Mahatma Gandhi was also a Gujarati. Hence Modi inherits the legacy of Gandhi and Patel! But is this acceptable. The biographer of Sardar Patel- Raj Mohan Gandhi thinks otherwise.

http://www.hindustantimes.com/India-news/AllaboutNarendraModi/Patel-wouldn-t-have-accepted-Modi-as-his-heir-Rajmohan-Gandhi/Article1-1147192.aspx

I agree, Nehru was a Kashmiri but never accepted by Kashmirirs. Modi has no copyright on neither Gandhi nor Patel. But then Gandhi had disowned his own son for the same reasons, am I right?

Patel was a Gujarati. Mahatma Gandhi was also a Gujarati. Hence Modi inherits the legacy of Gandhi and Patel! But is this acceptable. The biographer of Sardar Patel- Raj Mohan Gandhi thinks otherwise.

http://www.hindustantimes.com/India-news/AllaboutNarendraModi/Patel-wouldn-t-have-accepted-Modi-as-his-heir-Rajmohan-Gandhi/Article1-1147192.aspx

I agree, Nehru was a Kashmiri but never accepted by Kashmirirs. Modi has no copyright on neither Gandhi nor Patel. But then Gandhi had disowned his own son for the same reasons, am I right?[/quote

Yes. Gandhi had disowned his son Dev Das Gandhi. But when Gandhi is no more, he himself loses all rights and everyone else gets. So now everyone can claim Gandhi's legacy. There can be also various versions of Gandhian thoughts. Gandhi is no more to deny what you do with him. Similarly about Patel. Rahul and Gandhi both can claim legacy of Patel- Modi as Gujarati and Rahul as Congress leader. Both may have different versions. What is the harm? Same book may be published and authored by different publishers and individuals. Gandhi and Patel are also like books and statues only.

Patel was a Gujarati. Mahatma Gandhi was also a Gujarati. Hence Modi inherits the legacy of Gandhi and Patel! But is this acceptable. The biographer of Sardar Patel- Raj Mohan Gandhi thinks otherwise.

http://www.hindustantimes.com/India-news/AllaboutNarendraModi/Patel-wouldn-t-have-accepted-Modi-as-his-heir-Rajmohan-Gandhi/Article1-1147192.aspx

I agree, Nehru was a Kashmiri but never accepted by Kashmirirs. Modi has no copyright on neither Gandhi nor Patel. But then Gandhi had disowned his own son for the same reasons, am I right?[/quote

Yes. Gandhi had disowned his son Dev Das Gandhi. But when Gandhi is no more, he himself loses all rights and everyone else gets. So now everyone can claim Gandhi's legacy. There can be also various versions of Gandhian thoughts. Gandhi is no more to deny what you do with him. Similarly about Patel. Rahul and Gandhi both can claim legacy of Patel- Modi as Gujarati and Rahul as Congress leader. Both may have different versions. What is the harm? Same book may be published and authored by different publishers and individuals. Gandhi and Patel are also like books and statues only.

I agree to this point, Gandhi and Patel have always been used for their charismatic values by the politicians of this country. But the real following is missing seriously. They will come dressed in Khadi and show a Charkha as a symbol on 2nd October but will wear differently as soon as back from that particular function. All are same except few chosen ones.

Patel was a Gujarati. Mahatma Gandhi was also a Gujarati. Hence Modi inherits the legacy of Gandhi and Patel! But is this acceptable. The biographer of Sardar Patel- Raj Mohan Gandhi thinks otherwise.

http://www.hindustantimes.com/India-news/AllaboutNarendraModi/Patel-wouldn-t-have-accepted-Modi-as-his-heir-Rajmohan-Gandhi/Article1-1147192.aspx

I agree, Nehru was a Kashmiri but never accepted by Kashmirirs. Modi has no copyright on neither Gandhi nor Patel. But then Gandhi had disowned his own son for the same reasons, am I right?

He disowns his own son for marrying outside of his caste, Patel and Bose both are opponent of Nehru, one goes outside of Congress and the other stays inside and fight with him.

Patel was a Gujarati. Mahatma Gandhi was also a Gujarati. Hence Modi inherits the legacy of Gandhi and Patel! But is this acceptable. The biographer of Sardar Patel- Raj Mohan Gandhi thinks otherwise.

http://www.hindustantimes.com/India-news/AllaboutNarendraModi/Patel-wouldn-t-have-accepted-Modi-as-his-heir-Rajmohan-Gandhi/Article1-1147192.aspx

I agree, Nehru was a Kashmiri but never accepted by Kashmirirs. Modi has no copyright on neither Gandhi nor Patel. But then Gandhi had disowned his own son for the same reasons, am I right?[/quote

Yes. Gandhi had disowned his son Dev Das Gandhi. But when Gandhi is no more, he himself loses all rights and everyone else gets. So now everyone can claim Gandhi's legacy. There can be also various versions of Gandhian thoughts. Gandhi is no more to deny what you do with him. Similarly about Patel. Rahul and Gandhi both can claim legacy of Patel- Modi as Gujarati and Rahul as Congress leader. Both may have different versions. What is the harm? Same book may be published and authored by different publishers and individuals. Gandhi and Patel are also like books and statues only.

I agree to this point, Gandhi and Patel have always been used for their charismatic values by the politicians of this country. But the real following is missing seriously. They will come dressed in Khadi and show a Charkha as a symbol on 2nd October but will wear differently as soon as back from that particular function. All are same except few chosen ones.

There is a saying in Telugu. It says people sell the fruits quoting the reputation of the tree. However its English equivalent is "Basking in others glory" will exactly reflect our leaders attitude. They do not have a glory of their own. That's why they got habituated to live on others glory. Parasites all without exception.