Once again, the Jinnah controversy has raised itself from ashes like the phoenix. The BJP seems to be struggling to define its true identity. Its veterans-of the likes of Advani and Jaswant, who have tilled and cultivated the soil of “Sangh Parivar” with their blood and sweat are being ostracised. Let us not forget that the birth and prosperity of Sangh Parivar rests on the propagation of Pakistan.It was partition that led to growth of the right wing ideology in India. We all know the hidden skeletons of India’s partition. Neither the Muslim League, nor the Congress or the Hindu Mahashabha were interested in stopping the carnage. The British wanted a hasty retreat from India because they knew the carnage was imminent. They did not want the responsibility of ensuring the safety and security of millions of Indians who were themselves vent upon drinking each other’s blood. The Hindu Mahasabha fulled the Hindus in the hindu majority provinces and the Muslim league did the same in its sphere of influence. Consequently it was the Congress which gained from all the chaos. In fact, it was the demonic face of the Congress that we got to see after India’s Independence. Nehru got the pie (Jinnah given peanuts and Gandhiji sidelined). None of the Congress leaders were interested in stopping the blood bath that was reeking with human miseries across the borders. Boundary lines were hastily drawn at midnght and the bloody exodus of people began from both the sides.
No use playing the blame game. We all know the truth. The real cause of partition was our greed. Jinnah was a scape goat during partition and a demon in history books for a resurgent India. India needed Jinnah as a demon because it needed the justification for the creation of Pakistan(Infact India still needs a Jinaah every time when there is a need to unite). Someone needed to be proved responsible for the blood bath and it was Jinnah. The history books were written based on this plan : demonise Jinaah and unite India.
Few lines from Ghalib’s poertry best evokes the mood-
“Humko malum hain zannat ki hakikat lekin- Dil ko khush rakhne ke liye Ghalib yeh Khayal accha hain”
3 comments:
its a good thought.... well written truth..
Bold Abdul, and sapient too.
Far too often people are sold, and they buy, simplistic truths!
I liked the line where you speak of Nehru, Gandhi and Jinnah.
As for BJP, they are pretty much at confused crossroads. With Jaswant ousted and another major flagbearer gone, and Advaniji poised for exit anytime, the younger lot seems only too thirsty for power without prolly fully understanding the shifting grounds and what power for a right-wing party entails in such a context.
Good post... worth the wait...
Awesome post dude. I never knew bout this. Shows how far history can be distorted ... and how powerful a perception can be created amongst the masses ..
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