" Just because Dr Elst is a foreigner does it make his arguments wrong? And, I
would not be incorrect if I say that the arguments put forward by Dr Elst
have been made by many Indians as well.
Having said this, I want be surprised if Gabe rephrases his query saying
"why at all an endorsement is required from any Indian when the matter has
to settled by the court of law"
Gabe, let us look at the message, and not shoot the messenger.? _ U.G.Barad
I say:
Our propensity towards Europhilia is demonstrably revealed by this simple fact
that this white man, Dan Discolli, with just a couple of unctuous posts has won
the
hearts and minds of a few of my goanet brothers and sister. ( I have no reason
to suspect the genuineness of his passion, nor am I happy to be prejudiced
against
the white, even so....)
The point is, a nation with more than a billion opinions is not likely to
escape any
thought, or turn of thought, or angle on the Ayodhya issue that may be
attributed
as a distinct new contribution by prof. Elst to what has become a farrago.
NO FOREIGNER can comprehend complexities of Indian ethos, so it is risky to
consider
his opinion on matters native to India, particularly if the issue is
deep-rooted in her
more than five thousand years of uniform cultural continuum.
More often than not, a foreign 'authority' or commentator on Indian issues has
made
a mess of the original simple but lofty idea behind our ethnics.
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