A Shameful Situation...

It was painful but I was forced to face this situation. I thought once not to share this with you all, but at the same time it’s a nice forum to discuss it and get opinion from the brains of India.
Yesterday, I was coming from my college after classes. As usual I was on my bike and you know the Bangalore traffic!! It’s painful.. but not as painful as the situation what I faced..
It was about 03:40 PM and it happened to be the first brake on my bike-wheel after I left the college. It is the obvious biggest circle of Bangalore—Mekhri Circle. A Toyota Innova also braked by my side synchronously. A person by walk also came and stopped there. The Toyota power window opened and a man inside stretched his hand out of the window and handed a Rs.10 note to the person who had no four wheels but only two legs. In reply the man got something and closed the power window.
Can you guess what it was?? I know you are thinking that it’s a usual thing at the traffic. But that something was nothing but our Indian Flag. This is also usual. But the man inside the Toyota was not Indian, a French I guess. It was this situation that an instant shame came into my mind like a rocket.
Now can you imagine the situation? Now think “Can our flag be sold?” For Rs.10, our national flag was in the hand of a French person. It was not that I have not seen any person selling the flag. From childhood I have seen it and even purchased each year going to school ( Getting Rs.2 from my mother for flag but I always divided Rs.1 for flag and Rs.1 for chocolate :)).
Why should never I had such thought in mind? Why should Indian flag be sold? I know you may argue that many people get job due to it.. be it textile industry.. be it tailoring skills… but is it correct to commercialise the flag which we watch up-headed and salute it with a pride feeling during our school days and even now? Some people may definitely argue that “What is the use of this freedom?” but I ask them to tell honestly… To expect more without contributing is very easy. The fact is that freedom has given an identity to our country on global map in every field. Everything we have…to name a few are enormous talent, huge resources and cultural heritage. Still do you think a flag can be sold? It’s really painful?
Everytime I was critisizing the Bangalore traffic that was making my travel hectic, but I was really thankful to the yesterday traffic at mekhri circle which gave me a thought to present it in front of you. Please think seriously and what a day it is to debate--- the 64th Independence day.. Happy Independence Day...
Note: This is my personal opinion and not to hurt anyone’s sentiments. I do apologize if I did any such thing.