Tomorrow is Valentine day. Much hoopla is generated every year by the moral police against the celebration of this day. This year too, different political groups have warned people to stay away from celebrating it if they don’t want to bear the consequences.
For instance, the VHP is all set to roam around with Rakhis and will force couples to tie them to each other if they found them celebrating the valentine day. Well, what else can be said about this apart from the fact that this idea is highly absurd. I mean what if the couple caught coo-chi-cooing under a tree in a park is married!!! I mean married people have the right to express their love for each other outside the confines of their home. And this is the ideal calender event to do so, to express love and gifts for renewed bonding. But the moral police would hardly let this day go by peacefully without vandalizing places and things.
I am sure many cyber cafes will have to bear the brunt as according to these political groups, they help facilitate the celebration of V day. These so called moral groups don’t hesitate to act above the law but they think that they are the law. Isn’t it threatening the liberty of common citizens? Can’t they live and let live…why are they promoting hatred amongst people?
People above 18 have the freedom of speech and freedom of expression and hence the self designated moral police have no right whatsoever to comment or play a spoilsport on this day. I mean this is just pure hypocrisy. Don’t they have any other valid issue to focus on. This is just so superficial an issue to fight against.
So i would just say – moral police, go find some other issue to get publicity, not a day marked for love all around the world. And love should be respected till it does not harm anyone. Because, it is love which makes the world go round and also makes the life worthwhile.