The Tapes !!

With all this brouhaha over the Salman-Ash tapes, there are some things that hit me in between the eyes:

1. Ash knew that their conversation was tapped, and warned Salman against "spilling beans" . Does this means she knew about Salman's undeworld links? If she did, and she did not disclose this to the police, is this not betrayal of the country? In all cases, she did come to know of this after Salman told her. Should she not have reported it then? I am not sure about India, but in US, its the duty of anyone to report a crime, failing which is a culpable crime.

2. Even now Ash is maintaining a "dignified" silence. Is this not aiding and abetting the "crime"?

3. If Ash could listen to the words used in the conversation, it just goes on to show that the freedom of the women in India is a sham and Indian women still listen to horrible abuses from men without complaining. If someone who represents the next generation of India women is like this, just go on to think about the common populace.

4. With the veracity of the tapes still in question, the Mumbai film industry is trooping in to support Salman. What the heck? If the tapes are true, and if Salman is indeed guilty, then these people who earn millions from the Indian junta are supporting a criminal and a traiter. This makes them traiters themselves. Why should we watch their movies? Why should we support them?

Of course Salman is a brat, a criminal, but to be fair to him, he should not be tried in a people's court. Let the facts come out in public. Let there be a proper investigation. Let him be tried in a court of law. Do not proclaim him guilty untill proved innocent.