I am amused by the controversy over legislators in Karnataka allegedly watching porn on their mobiles inside the Assembly.
My question is, why make a ruckus after you have elected such people? We have long ago forgotten our responsibilities as free citizens in a democracy who can choose the people who will lead us. At the time of exercising our choice we go by all narrow considerations such as caste, creed, religion, etc. Little do we care about the suitability and capability of the person of our choice, or his moral integrity.
And suddenly things like this happen, we act surprised; we clamor for their resignation!
We get only the rulers that we deserve. Most of the people who kick up dust over this themselves are not averse to watching porn when they get the opportunity. They are pained and outraged only if the porn clip happens to be about a woman in their life, like a wife or a daughter. Anyone else is acceptable.
So why should they think the representatives they elect will be any different?
Then there is the media. Most journalists are as culpable as the average man, or the 'erring' legislators, when it comes to such things. As a journalist friend in New Delhi tweeted: "anointed saints of the press club, are we?"
The funniest part of this whole episode, to me, was the explanation offered by one of the legislators: it was scenes of rape that he was watching!
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