Real Bharath Rathna

If any one asks me about my reading habits, I will say reading newspapers forms a very important part. Wait! Please don’t rush to think about me as a person with great general knowledge. I don’t know much of the happenings in europe and even in united states. Even national news, political leaders do not catch my attention much. Always I admire normal people whose names never make in the newspaper's front page, but whose honesty and will power to fight their way out in corrupt country like ours. So I read more about regional news especially my hometown madurai news. A few days ago, I read about a murder which raises so many questions in my mind till date. Let me tell the news.
It was about a "pookari" (flower vending lady), who sold flowers in the bus stand. Once she happened to witness a gang rape by a group of thugs. During investigation she stood up to the task and gave her testimony as witness in the court. These thugs were released on bail after "Charge sheet" was filed. They threatened the "pookari" to retract her statement else had to face dire consequences which included raping her teen age daughter or Killing the pookari.
She was adamant and eventually she was killed by the thugs. It was reported in lesser number lines in a regional newspaper.
Now, these are the questions I have in my mind.
1) How many of us will dare to fight for justice like that great lady?
Mind you injustice was done to a unknown person. She just witnessed it.
2) Apparent assumption of her less or no literacy, I see she was very selfless and brave. As far as I know, no educated person, including myself will be that daring. What good is this education for?
3) The country worries a lot if Sachin gets out on wrong "Decision" or a "Kavarchi Nadigai's" dog dies. Here the great lady was killed, not even a single tear drop shed. Why so much indifference and hopelessness when seeking justice is concerned?
4) Does she not deserve a bravery award?
5) As long as we don’t respect people who fought for justice, leave alone we taking the fight by ourselves, we will be fast losing that brave race . Is that not what we see from their dwindling numbers?
"Dharmo Rakshathi Rakshanath"
Righteousness protects those who protect it.

Muthukumar Puranam