Why this Kolaveri Didi?

Yesterday Mamata Banerjee added one more feather in her cap when she stormed out of a CNN-IBN show on one year of Trinamool Congress rule, accusing the audience, which consisted of students, to be Maoists and CPM cadre. She lost her cool and stormed out of the interactive TV session when members of the audience questioned her on the recent cartoon controversy. Sometimes I wonder, is this the same Mamta Banerjee who almost one yearback, got unprecedented victory in West Bengal ? Her behavior was totally unexpected and unreasonable. I strongly believe that she is unfit for the post of Chief Minister. She does not deserve this position.

In response to students’questions, she got furious saying there was no crime against women in the state, and accusing them of being CPM cadre and asking “Maoistquestions”. Later, she claimed that it could even be verified that the members of the audience were Maoists and CPM cadres, and they were asking nothing but questionsof the Maoists and the CPM.

The questions that made her uncomfortable were

the increasing attacks on women in the State
the infringement of democratic rights by the authorities
the police action following the recently circulated e-mail by a Jadavpur professor with graphics directed at her.

Anyway, one thing is clear, whenever politicians such as Mamata Banerjee, Kapil Sibal try any attempt to subvert idea of free speech and expression in this country through their dictatorial policies and decision, the people of India will never tolerate them. And this became evident when the students asked so called Maoist questions from Mamata Banerjee.