Dear Karni Sena: The Folly of misplaced self-righteousness

Dear Karni Sena,

What were you smoking... I mean thinking, when you decided to protest the release of Padmavat, calling for the movie to be banned. Certainly you hadn’t seen the movie. 

Watched Padmavati (oops... made a boo boo once again)... Padmavat this Sunday and may I dare say that your claim that the queen is portrayed in bad light is as frivolous as the dream sequence that you claim to be in the movie that demeans her. In fact she’s much stronger than even poor Ratan Singh, who in many way is blinded by his own self-righteousness and male chauvinism and let’s face it, is the damsel in distress of the movie.

So your protest seems to be misplaced. I don’t think the feminist undertone went down with you well, cause right from the queen that’s more wiser and stronger, to Malik Kafur, a eunuch general, has more sense than the king. The queen actually had more foresight and wisdom than the king. Even our very own Shivaji could have told him that he was walking into a silly trap. But then you haven’t seen the film, so how would you know this.

In a way you gave a-not-so-great movie the publicity that it would have only dreamt of, if it had release on its own merits and not on the controversies that you faked up. The film actually plays on silly stereotypes of righteous Hindu king against a barbaric ruler. And what were you actually protesting, a person who historically has no evidence of having ever existed.

So when you threatened to cut off the nose of the the lead actress, you ended having your own unmentionables(let’s keep this PG) cut off and handed to you and became the butt of numerous jokes. Not forgetting helping the director rake a moolah from your stupidity.

And though you may feel like your political careers are set, based on the governments that chose to look the other way rather than reprimand you and let you get out of hand with your silly and misplaced protest. So you may have got some eyeballs and governments indirect support you, but remember, Jasi Karni waise barni...

So all the best for your future careers and whatever you try to take and protest. You sure made a fool out of yourself, and God knows what Rajput pride you have left.

P.S. Of course Sunny Leone will have many followers in India and don’t be surprise if there are many of them in your ranks too.