When Godse killed Gandhi and the 'parivar' people distributed sweets in celebration of the act of finishing the 'traitor' in 1948, no sensible person could have imagined that this breed of fire brand 'patriots' after four decades would ride over a massive hate campaign against 'pseudo-secularism' and 'appeasement of minorities' , shouting slogans like "Babar ke awlado, bhago Pakistan ya Khabaristan", 'Hindustan me rahna hoga tho ram nan kahna hoga"etc, lynching Muslims (for simply finding them spoiled with too much of "appeasement" and lacking in patriotism) in the 1990s, and finally would become rulers of this vast country, through a democratically conducted general election in 2000s. . Agreed that praising of Gandhi by a CM doesn't warrant a fatwa even from the most devout Muslim religious head, albeit in the sensitive context of a majority of population having enstranged from other parts of India thanks to a hindu-ised, majoritarian , manipulated and extra-legal concept of Nationhood/Patriotism , where leaders of many a campaign against atrocities on the civilian population perpetrated by the uniformed forces goes mostly unchallenged by the rest of India. But how many Dharmsansads, Hindutwa forums, Thakres, Advanis, Narendra Modis, Rithambaras,etc..etc, have abused the same Gandhi in their rhetorical pronouncements of nationhood and patriotism, defiled and challenged the Indian Constitution and the Rule of Law by their words and deeds with impunity is to be read with this. Dear Mr.Murali K Warrier, this kind of 'inquisition approach', the communal selectivity in searching, in finding or not finding enough proof of patriotism in them compared to us, contributes more to war and conflict , than peace and understanding between humans everywhere.
On 10/7/07, Murali K Warier <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > http://www.rediff.com/news/2007/oct/06kash.htm > > Praising Gandhi earns Kashmir CM a fatwa > > *Mukhtar Ahmad in Srinagar | *October 06, 2007 | 21:44 IST > > Kashmir's Grand Mufti Mufti Bashir-ud-Din, Saturday asked Jammu and > Kashmir Chief Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad to undertake penance for his recent > utterances asking people to adopt Gandhian philosophy for worldly success. > > In an edict (Fatwa) issued by him, the Grand Mufti said that in case "he > does not undergo penance for his utterance, his act would be considered as > anti-Islam." > > The chief minister had, while addressing a gathering of school and college > students on Gandhi Jayanti, reportedly said while "Islam secures the world > hereafter, adoption of Gandhian philosophy was the route to success in this > world." > > The Grand Mufti, while asking the chief minister to clarify his position > on the matter, said,�"Gandhi was relevant to his community but for the > Muslims Prophet Mohammad was the only leader to be followed." > > "The best path for every Muslim to follow for betterment in both this > world and the world hereafter is the path shown by the Holy Prophet. The > chief minister must clarify his recent statement in which he told people to > follow the Gandhian path. He must also seek penance for his assertions," the > Grand Mufti said. > > Syed Ali Shah Geelani, the senior separatist leader and the chairman of > the hard-line group of the separatist All Parties Hurriyat Conference also > issued a statement lashing out at Azad. > > > -- > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > A single death is a tragedy, a million deaths is a statistic. > - Joseph Stalin > > To send men to the firing squad, judicial proof is unnecessary. > These procedures are an archaic bourgeois detail. This is a > revolution! And a revolutionary must become a cold killing > machine motivated by pure hate. We must create the pedagogy > of the paredon (The Wall)! > - Che Guevara > > -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Green Youth Movement" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/greenyouth?hl=en-GB -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
