On Mon, 21 Mar 2005 11:00:51 -0800 (PST), Mario Goveia <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Gabe Menezes <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/south_asia/4368501.stm > > US stands by India visa decision
> > Mario replies: > Good for the USA. Shame on the AAHOA (Asian American > Hotel Owner's Association) for inviting Modi to be > their keynote speaker. Couldn't they have found > another Gujarati speaker without this cloud over his > head? > > To treat this as an insult to India and not as a > reprimand to Narendra Modi and his dastardly actions > during the Godhra riots speaks volumes for the > continuing Hindu supremacist movement among some > Indians. In India this idea has been rejected by the > voters and the secularists have to constantly be on > their guard against such movements. RESPONSE: The programme on BBC 4, put forth a view, Indians are a very religious lot. The problem with India could be the secularism. It would make more sense to embrace all Religions i.e. pluralism. I subscribe to this, setting aside religion is not the way forward, rather inclusion for all forms of religion could be the light at the end of the tunnel. -- Cheers, Gabe Menezes. London, England
