The Attack of the Pub Culture

The way these politicians are going on about pub culture and how it not part of Indian ethos and culture, one would think that Indians grew up drinking milk and water.

The latest politician to join the anti-pub culture bandwagon is Union Health Minister Anbumani Ramadoss, who believes that pubs are to be blamed for increased in number of drink driving accidents involving youngsters. How about blaming parents who are giving their cars to these youngsters? Of course not. Parents are holy and western influence is to be blamed for all the ills in Indian society.

I would like to pose a question to all politicians who are against pubs in India -- have you never visited a pub? Where were your so-called Indian principles and ethose when you were drinking in pubs with you bodyguards to protect unwanted intrusions?

Drinking has been part of the Indian culture for centuries. Why do you think the British Empire found it so easy to conquer India? The rulers of the Indian princely states were interested only in drinking and fornicating. Once the British found this out, they gave the rulers enough incentives to continue these two vices provided they handover the running of the state to the British Empire.

I wonder what else the politicians are going to blame for deteriorating social circumstances. If they did what they were elected for rather than filling their coffers, we wouldn't have a decadent society where everyone else gets blamed for the politicians' incompetence.