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Effigy I am in great demand

Jul 16, 2010 by Editor Sep 8, 2011 11 Comments

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In the recent years I am have become a need to all the political parties big or small. Not only parties; I am now the main element around which an entire agitation revolves.

I have been in Belgaum from many years, but in the past week or so I have got a great demand for my self after the rake up of the border dispute once again.

Did you all get who am I, NO, I am “Effigy” A crude figure or dummy representing a hated person or group.effigy

I am made in all sizes and figures with many faces most of them very flagitious, but even then I am made with care and then carried along to a center of the circle and my favorite circle is Chennamma Circle. Where after shouting slogans a few who made me keep me in the center of the circle and when all the traffic is blocked “I feel like a hero, with people from all angles looking at me and the media jumping, sitting to get a good angle of me”.

effigy1After all shoutiung is done it my time to get some harsh beating with chappals and sandals and then some inflammable material is thrown on me and I am set a aflame.

Things just dont end here for me, infact once I am set on fire people pound on me from all directions, kick me, throw me and get out all the ill feeling they have about some one out on me as if I was in real the person who they hated.effigy2

After some flashes by the media as I am set a blaze and I collapse down on the earth, where my end is near, the people who made me again shout slogans and leave me alone and walk away.

My mortal remains are then thrown away in a unruly and unacceptable manner by the Police usually on the side of the road where my life comes to an end, but I am happy to die, as I have come of some use to them, they may be “Marathi’ or “Kannada’. Thats my story- Effigy.

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  1. Indian Homemaker says

    Jul 28, 2010 at 3:13 PM

    All these protests get violent very soon, along with effigies buses are burnt, somebody gets hurt (or worse)… instead of burning effigies I prefer peaceful dharnas and protests.

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  2. rkp says

    Jul 18, 2010 at 1:51 AM

    Hi Uday,
    Enjoyed reading the article. Bundhs, effigy burning are (sadly) the by-product of electing the folks who are not worthy of that post. As Sunil mentioned above we should invite all these folks once to ful-fill their quest for all effigy burning at some common area! For last few weeks the KRV, MES and several other groups have disrupted the public life in BGM. These folks do not have any true-fighting spirit or love for the language or culture which they say are fighting for. It is all MONEY. You pay them and they are ready to switch any side or do any thing in life. It is just that language fight and border issues have become a means to earn their daily bread!.

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  3. Sunil New York says

    Jul 17, 2010 at 1:17 PM

    Hey Uday,

    The variety of subjects on the current affairs, which you throw up in AAB, is what that makes the readers in growing numbers to become followers of AAB.
    Now regarding Effigy, It is really heart-breaking to see the teens in the pics above. At the least, Government should not allow age 21 and less in such morchas/events.

    I want to see a day, when people from all walks of life, religions, languages, assemble at Chennamma circle and burn the effigy by name 'Hatredness' or 'Violence' or 'Disharmony', rather than these political figures.
    That will be the true spirit and victory of humanity.
    Belgaum Next and Team AAB, a humble request; please arrange an effigy burning event for the above purpose and invite people from KRV, MES, and all citizens, specially the younger ones.

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  4. Pallavi says

    Jul 17, 2010 at 9:47 AM

    Awesome !

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  5. aaaaaaaaaa says

    Jul 17, 2010 at 7:39 AM

    Good VERY TOUCHING Stoy….arun

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  6. Sandeep Hegde says

    Jul 17, 2010 at 7:39 AM

    Simply awesome article 🙂

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  7. YunusKhan says

    Jul 17, 2010 at 5:36 AM

    The presentation of story is awesome. It is a saying ACTION SPEAKS LOUDER THEN WORDS here above story speaks ALL ABOUT BELGAUM in image of Effigy. Believe or not here none will be harm only common man will supplier. Now nobody is realizing later they will regret, what they did.

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  8. YunusKhan says

    Jul 17, 2010 at 5:05 AM

    The presentation of story is awesome. It is a saying ACTION SPEAKS LOUDER THEN WORDS here above story speaks ALL ABOUT BELGAUM in image of Effigy. Believe or not here none will be harm only common man will suffer. Now nobody is realizing later they will regret, what they did.

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  9. Prasad_Parmaj says

    Jul 16, 2010 at 3:13 PM

    Wonderful story Bhai
    Plz stop making so heart touching stories bhai 🙁
    though its just Effigy the Story of its is awesome if Effigy had life it would be in tears

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  10. niranjan says

    Jul 16, 2010 at 2:54 PM

    good 1 uday dada…..

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  11. Vijay says

    Jul 16, 2010 at 2:34 PM

    What a thought !!

    One thing I commend about AAB is its "Apolitical / Neutral Stance"

    Shame on media personality like NDTVs Padmashree (?) Barkha Dutt and today's most of the TV media. Learn something from AAB the ideal of journalism on political stance.

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