Topic Of The Day:-“Pointer To A Divide”
Yet, the majority opinion states that “the objective of the Act is to plug leakages” and that “we have already held that it fulfills legitimate aim” (page 386). For those who work on these programmes, it is very puzzling why these straightforward misrepresentations have not been challenged by the media.
This phenomenon appears to be an outcome of the deep social and economic divide in Indian society. Those who benefit from these programmes and who understand why Aadhaar cannot improve inclusion do not have a voice in the media or policy-making. This allows anecdotes (repeated ad nauseam) to become the basis for taking big decisions. Contrary to the rhetoric of evidence-based policy-making, what we have seen in this case is anecdote-based policy-making. The opinion of the majority judges also betrays this deep divide — caste and class — in society.
Yet, Wednesday’s Aadhaar verdict with four judges latching on to the government’s version of the story, and one of them applying his mind to the matter independently, reaffirms that you can’t mislead all the people all the time.
MEANINGS AND WORD
1) legitimate
Meaning : conforming to the law or to rules.
Tamil Meaning : முறையான
Synonym : appropriate , normal
Antonyms : affected
Example : “his claims to legitimate authority”
2) betrays
Meaning : expose (one’s country, a group, or a person) to danger by treacherously giving information to an enemy.
Tamil Meaning : துரோகம்
Synonym : abandon , deceive
Antonyms : assist
Example : “a double agent who betrayed some 400 British and French agents to the Germans”
3) latching
Meaning : (of a device) become fixed in a particular state.
Synonym : bolt , catch
Antonyms : key
Example : “the output relay can be set to latch at a preset value”
4) reaffirms
Meaning : state again strongly.
Tamil Meaning : மேலும் உறுதிப்படுத்துகிறது
Synonym : continue , resume
Antonyms : destroy
Example : “the prime minister reaffirmed his commitment to the agreement”
5) persist
Meaning : continue in an opinion or course of action in spite of difficulty or opposition.
Tamil Meaning : தொடர்ந்து
Synonym : continue , recur
Antonyms : cease
Example : “the minority of drivers who persist in drinking”
6) presiding
Meaning : be in the position of authority in a meeting or other gathering.
Tamil Meaning : நிறுத்தப்படுகிறது
Synonym : controlling , directing
Antonyms : commanding
Example : “the prime minister will preside at an emergency cabinet meeting”
7) subsidy
Meaning : support (an organization or activity) financially.
Tamil Meaning : மானியம்
Synonym : allowance
Antonyms : forfeit
Example : “the mining industry continues to be subsidized”
8) trivialize
Meaning : make (something) seem less important, significant, or complex than it really is.
Tamil Meaning : சிறுதிறமான
Synonym : blubber , mumble
Antonyms : conceal
Example : “the problem was either trivialized or ignored by teachers”
9) assertions
Meaning : a confident and forceful statement of fact or belief.
Tamil Meaning : வலியுறுத்தல்களை
Synonym : affirmation
Antonyms : desertion
Example : “his assertion that his father had deserted the family”
10) demolished
Meaning : pull or knock down (a building).
Tamil Meaning : இடிக்க
Synonym : annihilate obliterate
Antonyms : help
Example : “the house was demolished to make way for the shopping centre”
