Are we sophisticated?

the arrest of swami sri jayendra saraswati and the consequent news reports and coverage of the case had made me rethink some notions i had held about our indian society. while the spiritual considerations still prevail, i should not be mistaken here for an anti-hindu or for that matter anti-anything.

can all those who had put their faith in the sanyasin be totally sure that he is not involved in the sankararaman murder even 0.01%? if the saint-fanatics rule out all possibilities, then we need to be ashamed that we are worse than those fighting from across the border. let us question ourselves honestly before pledging our support and shouting in front of the jail.

what if he is really involved? do we have the sophistication to forgive the saint ? can we be like the americans who forgave Clinton in his sexual affair in the White house?? (now, the analogy may sound poor to some but dont chide away the issue in context)

let the faith be more on the institution than on the person. let our religious sentiments not overtake law. let us be more of good citizens than ardent devotees. let us not allow opinionated jounalism jaundice the logic and reason. to this extent, we can only ask for a fair and FAST trial of the murder conspiracy.