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Vijay Tendulkar: The man who wanted to shoot Modi

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Posted online: Monday , May 19, 2008 at 04:23:11
Updated: Monday , May 19, 2008 at 05:51:23


Mumbai, May 19: Vijay Tendulkar, who towered over the Marathi literary field for over four decades, was no stranger to controversies.

His remarks in the aftermath the post-Godhra communal carnage in Gujarat that ‘if he had a pistol, he would shoot Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi’, evoked mixed reactions, with Modi supporters burning his effigies and others lauding him for the anti-Modi tirade.

Later, when asked if it was not strange that someone known as a strong voice against death penalty had a death wish for Modi, Tendulkar had said that ‘it was a genuine and spontaneous anger, which I never see as a solution for anything. Anger doesn't solve problems’.

Ghashiram Kotwal, a Marathi play written by Tendulkar in 1972, was considered by many as his response to the rise of the Shiv Sena in Maharashtra.

The play, a political satire, was based on the life of Nana Phadnavis (1741-1800), the Prime Minister in the court of the Peshwas. It portrayed how men in power give rise to ideologies to serve their purposes, and later destroy them when they become useless.

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Corrupt NGO and Mafia Police by KTVReddy on 20 May 2008

He wanyed to shoot KVPatil MA,LLB.Famous unscrupukos KVPatil MA,LLB known to have reacged a secert deal with VSNaipaul for 10 million dollars for WITHDRAWING Domestic Violnece case on him!!VS NAIPALU KNOWN TO HAVE CONFESSED IN his biography to hit and abuse his wife.THis KVPATIL.MA,LLB from Satara filed a case at satara court and summons was snet but He got 10 million dollar tansferred by hawala with ashok rokade(UK,NHS) and this goon withdrew case!!Vow...well done KVPatil MA,LLB this time..earlier this goons tried to do smae on Mahatma Gandhi but Gandhi Foundatuion refused to pay him even a penny--so he withdrew case by himself>>>looks like satara CJM becoing a battle grlund for DV related cases!

Why waste a bullet by Akz on 20 May 2008

If the people of gujarat is happy with the blood stained leader then no one can stop him. Gujarat has been taken over by fundamentalism, there is no value for human lives as exhibited by the riots there. By the way in all our history of Indipendant India did we punish any leader for communal riots? I bet no.In our country religion and religious hatread sells well and the smart politician knows how to fool the public very well.

Shoot Modi??? by Sunil Awasthi on 19 May 2008

What do you think of Raj and Bal Thaggarey? Forget about Udhav he will be a useless creature after his father anyway.........

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