11-16-2003, 02:21 AM
Hauma , while I agree that JL Nehru may have made a leadership blunder at the time, is it not true that till today we have the likes of Kuldeep Nayyar, Gujral, N.Ram of the Hindu, Purefool Bidwai , Karan Thapar etc. etc etc etc etc (the list is endless) - who scream like pigs when any punishment is imposed on muslims for their crimes against "kaafirs"- or even on Pukistan (the home of swine and pimps).
These people (ironically many with Hindu names!) harbour such hatred for Hindus and Sikhs that they want India's destruction (it seems). These types HAVE BEEN abundantly present in India for the last 200 years, and would scream at the top of their collective voices to prevent Population transfer at the time of partition.
Partition was the logical and correct time to make the transfer; it was the rationale for the partition on the sides of the muslis.
Hindus and Sikhs just had to go along with that logic at the time - and it would have been done. With no hue and cry.
In my view our nation threw away a golden chance to redeem itself , its past inaction , disunity and even occasional cowardice by taking that collective step.
But alas - it was not to be...
These people (ironically many with Hindu names!) harbour such hatred for Hindus and Sikhs that they want India's destruction (it seems). These types HAVE BEEN abundantly present in India for the last 200 years, and would scream at the top of their collective voices to prevent Population transfer at the time of partition.
Partition was the logical and correct time to make the transfer; it was the rationale for the partition on the sides of the muslis.
Hindus and Sikhs just had to go along with that logic at the time - and it would have been done. With no hue and cry.
In my view our nation threw away a golden chance to redeem itself , its past inaction , disunity and even occasional cowardice by taking that collective step.
But alas - it was not to be...