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Vande Mataram, Another 1857 ??
by Neeraj Gangal on Sep 08, 2006 06:18 AM Permalink
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Maulana Sadiq sahaab has expressed his point of view very
beautifully.
Each religion has its own terms and conditions which need to be
respected. Loyalty and Intergrity towards the nation are paramount,
but its presence (or absence) cannot be doubted on the basis of only
a specific form of expression.
For instance, in 1857, though they were men of integrity, the sepoys
were compelled to revolt - the Hindus to protect themselves from
eating beef, the Muslims to guard against eating pork.
Retrospectively, if the British East India Company were to doubt the
"Integrity" of the sepoys just because they refused to chew the
cartridges- it would not be a fair parameter to judge the soldiers'
integrity towards their profession.
If we can understand and respect the sepoys' predicament and the
subsequent 'War of Independence' under the notion of 'Nationalism',
why not give a genuine consideration to the Muslim predicament
under the notion of 'secularism'?
We claim to love our mothers. The Hindus bend and touch their
mother's feet, the Christians may not. Does that mean, they love their
mother's less?
We all love India. Each one has his own form of expression.
So be it.
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