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Thank you Siverfox. Re: Iyer-Iyengar marriage first of all I am opposed to any division among the Brahmins such as Iyer, Iyengar, Rao, Vadama, Vaathima etc. etc. Every youngster should revolt against such unwanted divisions. I know you are an Iyengar and I am wishing that you could agree with me. Believe me I am actually quite a traditionalist and I am for celeberating all the traditions. But I do not believe that the tradions can be celeberated only by perpetuating the divisions.

Should people carry it further and promote inter-caste marriage? That is where my limitation rises to put a huge wall. I think that is a safety wall. It is, as I said, the Guna Visesham that we as Brahmins are set apart from others and such viseshams are not to be graded as superior or inferior. It is the modern secularist mindset that would say that if something is neither superior nor inferior then it cannot be set apart from any other. Unfortunately those who say such things do not understand Hinduism. Belive me I AM a Brahmin (meaning my existence IS) not without reason and neither my being a Brahmin is an accident. (Actually Hindus do not believe in accidents. Incidently I worked for an insurance company where the company dinned into our head that all accidents are caused!).

Now on to Sonia. It is true that our constitution treats all citizens as equal and on that merit an argument is made that Sonia could be the P.M. It is to the credit of Dr. Subramanian Swamy to have impressed on Dr. Kalam that as an immigrant citizen such as Sonia of Italian origin could get only those rights that are available to India born Italian Citizens in Italy. I.E. Italy does not let an Italian Citizen of Indian origin to be its Prime Minister and so reciprocally Sonia cannot claim a right to be Indian Prime Minister. When Sonia went to Dr. Kalam staking her claim to become the Indian Prime Minister Dr. Kalam told her not to insist on her claim and if she does then he would have to get approval from the Supreme Court before appointing her. Sonia realized that the principle of reciprocity would kick her out from the job permanently. That is why she withdrew claiming inner voice as if she refused the job that was offered on a silver platter. Hope people understand why she is so much opposed to the re-election of a great person like Dr. Kalam with impeccable credentials and is nominating a criminal and corrupt Pratibha who would invite her to be the next P.M. And Pratibha would challenge the Supreme Court of undue interference in the presidential prerogative and would tell them that she would not recognize their opinion. That would make the alien whose loyalty credential are questionable and whose qualifications are below that of most auto drivers as the highest office holder in India. Should India sleep walk into this dreaded situation?