In his message, Vidyadhar Gadgil says that Communalism Combat has taken up the
issue of the Kashmiri Pandits. A friend of mine subscribes to the publication,
and I am afraid I do not find myslef in agreement with Vidyadhar on this. Yes,
they have some articles on the subject - but what is the rule and what is the
exception? Another friend says that he questions the sincerity of the editors
of Communalism Combat on the basis of what he has heard them say in public
meetings.
Again, the issue is really not whether the Sangh has done anything for the
Kashmiri Pandits or whether Communalism Combat has done anything for them. It
is what Vidyadhar had said in response to a message from me, namely: "Of
course, their plight must be addressed. Meaningful solutions must be found."
I would like to know from Vidyadhar exactly what these meaningful solutions
are. He has said that Communalism Combat has written many articles on this. To
test the sincerity of the editors, and prove my friend wrong (which I dearly
want to do), can he post an article from the publication where a meaningful
solution has been proposed. To the point of sounding like a broken record, I
would like to once again mention that the Pandits have been suffering since
1989, that is for the last 18 years.
I was also intrigued by the quote from a Communalism Combat editorial, namely:
"Whenever Communalism Combat is blamed for being 'too pro-minority', we hold
the Sangh Parivar and the rest of the saffron brotherhood responsible for this
editorial 'tilt'."
Reminds me of a joke where a person says that he has very responsible position
in his organisation - he is held responsible for all that is going wrong in it.
:-)
On a serious note, does this quote not disprove Vidyadhar's contention about
the concern of Communalism Combat with respect to the Kashmiri Pandits?
Sachin Phadte
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