“SACRED GAMES” from RaGa’s Saga

Most of us have read that story from Panchatantra “The Brahmin and the Crooks.” It is reproduced below just in case some of us haven’t read it or do not recall it.

In a small village, there lived a Brahmin, by the name of Mitra Sharma. He was a worshipper of Fire-God. One day, during monsoons, when the sky was overcast with cloud, he decided to conduct a certain sacrificial ritual.

The Brahmin travelled to a nearby village, to visit a devotee, to request for a goat that he will offer it as a sacrifice to the Gods. On his arrival, he requested the devotee, "Son, I want to perform a sacrificial ritual on this auspicious time. Please offer me with a well-fed goat."  The devotee agreed and offered him with one of his best goats.

The Brahmin started his journey homewards. He carried the goat on his shoulders, so that he did not have problems in controlling the animal on the way home.

On his way home, three crooks watched him from a distance. They were almost starving, and the Brahmin had a goat and he was all alone. They discussed, "We will be saved from the fangs of hunger in this cold monsoon, if we can lay our hands on this goat that the Brahmin is carrying." They decided to trick the Brahmin, in order to gain the goat for themselves.

As planned, the first of the crooks stood in the Brahmin's path, by taking a shorter road.

When the Brahmin, with the goat on his shoulders, approached him, he queried, "Ho Brahmin, Why is it that you behave so ridiculously?" "Why on earth are you carrying a profane dog on your shoulders?"

On hearing this, the Brahmin got angry, he replied, "How can you not see any difference between a goat and a dog? Are you blind? Can't you see I am carrying a sacrificial goat?"

The crook had played his part, and replied, "Please don't get angry on me. You may have it anyway you want. Please carry on with your journey."

A little further, he was approached by the second crook, who said, "Ho Brahmin, shame on you! How can you carry this dead calf on your shoulders like that? Shame on you!"

The Brahmin got even angrier, "Are you blind? Can't you see it is a goat and not a dead calf?"

To this the second crook replied, "Have it anyway you want it to be, please don't get angry on me."

When the Brahmin had gone a little further, the third crook accosted him, "Ho Brahmin. This is highly improper for you do something like this. Why do you carry a donkey on your shoulders? Put him down, before anyone sees you doing this!"

Now, the Brahmin started thinking how can three different persons not see that was carrying a goat? He thought that he must be carrying a goblin, which is changing shape all the while. Fearing so, he put the goat down on the ground and ran home terrified.

The crooks had succeeded in their plan. The crooks caught the goat at once, and feasted on the goat to their heart's content.

The wise indeed say: “Untruth spoken repeatedly appears to be truth.”

RaGa is using a STRATEGY similar to that OF THE CROOKS on the brahmin like SUSCEPTIBILITY OF THE VOTERS

Information refers to facts provided or learned about something or someone. Information is the resolution of uncertainty about that something or someone. RaGa is playing with information and using it for increase in uncertainty.

Misinformation is false or inaccurate information, especially that which is deliberately intended to deceive. RaGa is getting misinformation planted in the media. A careful look will show that he has himself never ever provided any information or misinformation. His capacity to offer information or even misinformation is limited by his intellectual capabilities. He cannot deal with facts and numbers. He has not been able to display any sense of measurement, calibration or magnitude. He has not earned the title of a “Pappu” for nothing.

Once the misinformation is planted; RaGa jumps in the arena and use such misinformation for deception. Disinformation is false information spread deliberately to deceive. He and his media referees amplify and quickly spread the disinformation.

Recall from Mahabharat, how Yudhister was used to plant the misinformation, “Ashwathama hatha – Ashwathama is murdered – Iti narova kunjarova – I don’t know if it’s a man or an elephant.” Yudhistir spoke ‘Ashwathama hatha’ in a high voice and ‘iti narova kunjarova’ in a low voice which was drowned in the noise and din created by his men.  “Ashwathama hatha” was the disinformation used for killing of Dronacharya.

The damage-control machinery of NaMo reacts and counters the misinformation over the next few days. By the time, previous misinformation is dealt with; RaGa fires a new salvo of disinformation using new misinformation.

In this age, where people access news from social media and never bother to check the source or degree of reliance on the source of information, disinformation and not its denials, grabs attention (eyeballs).

RaGa’s battery of falsehood fired in the shoot and scoot mode, makes daily headlines and may leave a suspicion in the minds of the voters like the well-known “The Brahmin and the Crooks.”

The wise indeed say: “UNTRUTH SPOKEN REPEATEDLY APPEARS TO BE TRUTH.”

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