Divide and rule! Are we game?

It was said that the british stayed here on the 'divide and rule' policy. They created differences among us and we fought among ourselves; losing power and conceding to them.
Is the situation different now, that we are FREE ?
Turn on the TV, see the show 'indian idol' (or any such, there are dozens) where contestants from various parts of the country will compete for a title. Then there will be an emotional appeal for vote from audience.
Attempts will be made to ensure that the regional affiliations of the participants are utilised to the maximum extent. More often than not, they succeed in their agenda. If a finalist is 'Punjab da puttar' it is expected that all people from Punjab will vote for him and so on.

Reservation.period. I don't need to say anything.

Kya aap panchvi pass se tez hain ? yadi hain to shayad aap wo program nahin dekhenge. It is based on making a person feel herself down, to prove that even if she is a Ph.D., a group of class 5 students is always smarter. A new kind of discrimination.

INDIAN PREMIER(partition) LEAGUE: How can you support Kings XI despite being a Mumbaikar ? Aren't you ashamed . This can be heard outside. Even cricket is now being used to create a rift.

Earlier also the motive to divide was to rule and make money, now also it is to make more money. There are many more examples. But I am sure that we, the Indians, are not game to this motive, it will not materialise, even if it seems to, temporarily.

Are newspapers doing what they should ?

Today, I read a news item in 'Mumbai Mirror(MM)' ; a publication of the times of india. It says on the front page : policemen posing as junkies in colleges to nab the drug gangs.

Who does MM want to tell this ? The policemen themselves ? or to us, maybe we should be careful while dealing in those things the next time around.

Won't this news act as a tip off for those involved, and make them more cautious, thus making the efforts of the policemen futile ? What do these people want to project ? They want to serve up some spicy entertainment, to give some 'tehelka' ; to be cheaper than other newspapers in every sense possible. They are very successful in their plans; only thing that it is not good for the nation in general.