18mths in jail is alot more4 Sanjay Dutt!

Let's get one thing straight; although i am a self-proclaimed Bollywood fanatic, i really don't care a rat's arse about whether Sanjay Dutt goes to jail or not. I don't think too greatly of his acting talents (even in Munnabhai; i think he was a supporting act to Circuit and Boman's characters).But i do have my opinions about the issue and for all its worth; here it is:

I do honestly believe that the bloke has some connection with the underworld. It does not necessarily make him a bad guy though. I think he does know people like the Dawoods and the Shakeels of the world and chances are bright that he more than JUST knows them.

However; that does not change things about the man's attitude itself. Media honest people like Vir Sanghvi and host of other otherwise critical journos (Karan Thapar included) have admitted that they are yet to meet a more humble celeb. He can be extremely crude on one occasion and a thorough gentleman on another. We know many many such people in our own peer groups who behave in such a manner (some choose to call it double standards; i choose to call it discretionary behavior)

Secondly; and more importantly; his connections do not definitely make him a terrorist. A lot of people connect his now well-documented conversations with underworld dons to his arrest under the TADA code and pass their judgment on him. And that according to me is grossly incorrect. He knows them but that does not mean he helped in the terrorist acts in 1993. The two incidences reported are separate and must be treated as such.

I honestly believe that he DID possess those weapons but i also believe he bought them to protect his family. Yes, he may have been naive enough to not procure the permit/licence but that does not make him a terrorist. He has been a victim of an agenda that people had against his father's political manifestos. That more than his act has been the reason for his 18 months spent in jail.

And that i think is enough of punishment for possessing illegal arms that were bought with the intention of protecting a family. Couple that with the 13 years he has spent under a constant worry of being convicted for an act he hasn't committed and we come across a situation where you really begin to question the fact as to who runs the judiciary of this country: the courts; the politicians or commoners with tons of money.

Anyways; let him be...He's not a terrorist; just a naive celeb who puts emotions ahead of logic. 18 months in jail is a lot more than one normally pays for that!!

Source: http://www.indiafm.com/features/2006/12/16/1952/index.html