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KolkatawilltakeacenturytorecoverfromMotherTeresa
ByIANS|Sep03,2016,09.44AMIST PostaComment

ByAroupChatterjee

IfMotherTeresa,tobecanonisedattheVaticanonSeptember4,istobenamedapatron
saintofanythingitshouldbefor"misinformation".Inthelast20yearsofherlife,truth
becameanunknownentitytoher.Themediaaidedandabettedherlackofintegrityandina
wayshecannotbeblamedforbelievinginherownlies.

Intellectwasnotherstrongpointand,forsomeonelikeher,tobesurroundedbyhordesof
sycophantswhoweretellingherifshesaidblackwaswhitethenthathadtobetrue,it
becameintoxicating.Themediadidspreadthemegamythabouther,butsheherselfwas
thesource.Sherepeatedlytoldtheworldshewentaroundthecity24x7"pickingup" Whywasshenotaskedwhyshereusedneedlesonher
residentsinNirmalHriday(itwasofficialpolicy)whenshe
destitutefromitssqualid"gutters"(shedidnot),thatshefedupto9,000inhersoupkitchens
herselfreceivedthefinestcareintheworld'sbesthospitals?
(shedidnot),sheneverrefusedahelplesschild(shedidasarule),thatthedyingdestitute
inhersocalledhomeforthedyingNirmalHridaydieda"beautifuldeath"(theyweretreated
harshlyandoftendiedamiserable,painfuldeath).

MotherTeresawasanultimatepoliticianwhoworkedonbehalfoftheVatican.No,shewasnotan"agent"asthatwouldbeconspiratorial.
ShedidnothavetodomuchsubterfugeorskulduggeryinIndiaitself,asIndians,particularlythemedia,wereinaweofherandconnived
withher.

WhenshesaidinherNobelspeechthatshecreated61,237fewerchildrenfrom(slum)couplesabstainingfromsex,noonechallenged
heronherbogusandfantasticfigureneitherdidtheyaskherhowattheheightoftheColdWarabortioncouldbethe"greatestdestroyer
ofpeace"(saidathousandtimes,includinginherNobelspeech).

IdonotblameworldmediaasmuchasIblameIndianandparticularlyKolkatamedia.Hereshewas,ajetsettingcelebrityalthough
appendedwiththeepithet"ofCalcutta"spendingsixtoninemonthsinayearinEuropeandtheUS,makingstrangeclaimsabouther
workandaboutthedisgustingstateofthecity,butnevertobeseeninthecity'sdisastersmajororminor.

WhywasshenotaskedwhyshereusedneedlesonherresidentsinNirmalHriday(itwasofficialpolicy)whensheherselfreceivedthe
finestcareintheworld'sbesthospitals?

Evenafterherdeath,theIndianfearofblueborderedsariscontinues.OnAugust1,2005,UKTVshowedachildtiedtoacotovernightin
herorphanageoneKolkatanewspapergrudginglyreportedthematterwithlotsof"alleged".Duringherlifetime,eventhatwouldbe
unthinkable.Shewaswhite,shehobnobbedwithPresidentRonaldReagan(theywereclosestofbuddies),andohyes,shehadtheNobel
soshehadtobedivine.

DidnooneknowthatshehobnobbedwiththeDuvaliersofHaitiwhosebrutalitywasunsurpassed(whoseopponentswereoftencutup
andfedtodogs)?NooneinIndiawantedtoknow.FortheWesternmedia,shewasametaphor,asetpiece,astratosphericcertaintyof
imageinanuncertainandchangingworld.Conversely,Kolkatawastheoppositemetaphorofabsolutedegradationwhere"foetusesare
giventodogstoeat"(asremarkedbyher"otherself"FrancisGoree).

ItwasbeyondtheWest'sinterest,energyorremittorobustlychallengethesewrongstereotypes.ButdidIndianjournalistsnotknowthat
hermainbankwastheVaticanBank,adarkcavernofcorruption,intrigueandmurder?Beforeshedied,itwaswellknownthatshehad
acceptedmillionsfromCharlesKeating,thenotoriousAmericanswindler,butnooneinIndiacared.

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Bengalisshowedsomeraregutswhenshewasbeatifiedthrougha"miracle"in2003.Doctors,andeventhethenHealthMinister,made
statementsthatMonicaBesrawascuredbyprolongedtreatment,andnotbyanaluminiummedal.EvenBesraherselfperiodicallysaidher
curewasnotamiracle.ButtheVaticantreatedIndianopinionwiththecontemptitalwayshasandproceededwithcanonisation.

ButwhatissogreataboutCatholicsaints?PeopleshouldrealiseaCatholicsaintdoesnothavetobesaintlyorniceinthesecularsense,
buthastobepuretoCatholicdogma,especiallyoncontraceptionandabortion.JoseMariaEscriva,aFascist,isaCatholicsaintanother
Fascist,CardinalStepinac,isa"blessed"."Saint"JohnPaulIIactivelyshieldedtheprolificpaedophileandcriminalMarcialMacielover
manyyears.MotherTeresaalsowrotealetterofsupportforaconvictedpaedophilepriestDonaldMcGuire,askingpeopletooverlookhis
"imprudence".

IfonelooksaroundMotherTeresa'shomesinKolkatatoday,onewouldfindmanyofthemacceptable.Butonemustnotforgetthatthis
comesafter25yearsofcampaigningbyme,andalsopersistentglobalcriticismfromHemleyGonzalez,theAmericanformervolunteer
whoin2008wassoutterlydisgustedbywhathesawthathefoundedtheStoptheMissionariesofCharitymovementandfoundedhisown
ResponsibleCharity.Moreover,inthelastsixmonthstheorderhassprucedupagreatdeal,preparingforthecanonisationonSunday.

Andyet,likeobligingpicaninnies,theIndiangovernmentisdutifullysendingadelegationtotheblackmagicceremonyinRome.(Hindus
pleasenote:thePopeisnotallowedtowishHinduspersonallyevenonDiwali.)

Bethatasitmay,myownwishwouldbetoreclaimKolkata/CalcuttafromTeresatosevertheautomaticconnectionofthetwonamesas
thewholewideworldseesit.Kolkata'simageundertheyokeofMotherTeresawilltakeacenturytorecover.Inthelast50years,thecity
haslostanunimaginableamountfromthelossofinternationalbusinessandtourismandwillcontinuetodoso.Butletusatleastloudly,
proudlyproclaimthatwehavenothingtodowithamedievalcreatureofdarknessnotanymore.

(AroupChatterjee,whodescribeshimselfasa"militantatheist",istheBritainbasedauthorof"MotherTeresaTheuntoldStory",an
updatedversionofwhichwasreleasedinKolkatainJune.Theviewsexpressedarepersonal.Hecanbecontactedat
aroupchatterjee@yahoo.co.uk)
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