11-07-2003, 11:19 PM
Sri Gurumurthy tells it like it is.
From the above link
There are authentic historical documents from the court of Aurangazeb too. Aurangazeb says, in this month of Ramadan, there are three places of worship very dear to the Hindus â kashi, mathura and Ayodhya. Ayodhya has been taken care of. Destroy the other two, are the written orders of Aurangazeb and it is recorded. Its authenticity cannot be questioned by the secularists and they havenât questioned it so far. Do you all know how the destruction of these two holy shrines took place?
In Mathura they broke the murti of Bhagawan Krishna into pieces, slaughtered forty cows, and mixed up the flesh of the slaughtered cows with the pieces of the broken idol of Krishna and put into sacks. Two sacks of this act of religious bigotry and violence was sent to Mecca, two sacks sent to Baghdad and some pieces of the broken idol and the flesh of the cows was strewn in the Jamma Masjid for the Muslim faithful to step on and urinate upon. This is how Hindu Gods were dealt with by more than one Muslim invader king. What is it that the Hindus want? Not revenge, but the return of those sites so that the temples can be rebuilt on the site again. There are huge mosques in Varanasi and mathura, on the exact spot where our temples had stood. The Muslims and the seculars want proof in Ayodhya. There is irrefutable proof, existing proof, historical proof for Kasi and Mathura. So why donât they give us back those sites?
Contrary to what is constantly being asserted, this incident did not take place a 1000 years ago and was not committed by an invader but a 6th generation Indian born in India, less than 350 years ago. We are constantly reminded by our IM brothers that 'it is our country too', even though we have never said otherwise. But here is an example of an Indian who behaved in a very barbaric manner, and by no stretch of the imagination was he an exception. Such behavior is repeated even today in Muslim majority areas of India not to mention the countries our neighborhood. Is this the way citizens of 'our country' demonstrate that it is 'our country too'.
But i agree with Sri G, we do not seek revenge for these acts, but what we do seek is acknowledgement that they took place from the leadership of the Muslim community. We must have a truth and reconciliation commission similar to that set up in South Africa, to lay bare everything we know has happened in the past. Some have suggested that we should forgive and forget. I say one can forgive, but only when the other party asks for forgiveness and admits there is reason for asking for forgiveness. As for forgetting, one should never forget. The events of the lost millenium of the Indic civilization should be etched into the psyche of every Indian.
From the above link
There are authentic historical documents from the court of Aurangazeb too. Aurangazeb says, in this month of Ramadan, there are three places of worship very dear to the Hindus â kashi, mathura and Ayodhya. Ayodhya has been taken care of. Destroy the other two, are the written orders of Aurangazeb and it is recorded. Its authenticity cannot be questioned by the secularists and they havenât questioned it so far. Do you all know how the destruction of these two holy shrines took place?
In Mathura they broke the murti of Bhagawan Krishna into pieces, slaughtered forty cows, and mixed up the flesh of the slaughtered cows with the pieces of the broken idol of Krishna and put into sacks. Two sacks of this act of religious bigotry and violence was sent to Mecca, two sacks sent to Baghdad and some pieces of the broken idol and the flesh of the cows was strewn in the Jamma Masjid for the Muslim faithful to step on and urinate upon. This is how Hindu Gods were dealt with by more than one Muslim invader king. What is it that the Hindus want? Not revenge, but the return of those sites so that the temples can be rebuilt on the site again. There are huge mosques in Varanasi and mathura, on the exact spot where our temples had stood. The Muslims and the seculars want proof in Ayodhya. There is irrefutable proof, existing proof, historical proof for Kasi and Mathura. So why donât they give us back those sites?
Contrary to what is constantly being asserted, this incident did not take place a 1000 years ago and was not committed by an invader but a 6th generation Indian born in India, less than 350 years ago. We are constantly reminded by our IM brothers that 'it is our country too', even though we have never said otherwise. But here is an example of an Indian who behaved in a very barbaric manner, and by no stretch of the imagination was he an exception. Such behavior is repeated even today in Muslim majority areas of India not to mention the countries our neighborhood. Is this the way citizens of 'our country' demonstrate that it is 'our country too'.
But i agree with Sri G, we do not seek revenge for these acts, but what we do seek is acknowledgement that they took place from the leadership of the Muslim community. We must have a truth and reconciliation commission similar to that set up in South Africa, to lay bare everything we know has happened in the past. Some have suggested that we should forgive and forget. I say one can forgive, but only when the other party asks for forgiveness and admits there is reason for asking for forgiveness. As for forgetting, one should never forget. The events of the lost millenium of the Indic civilization should be etched into the psyche of every Indian.