What Rahul had said in his election speech was a reminder to Indian people that Congress had taken a lot of decisions which have changed the history of Indian subcontinent. It is true that when paki generals were making a que for uncle Sam to pressurise India, it was Indira Gandhi's guts to stand up and help Bangladeshi freedom fighters achieve full freedom. Bangladesh was kept as a slave state of pakistan who were controlling the fiercely freedom loving Bangladeshis against their will and were looting all their wealth openly and diverting the money to pakistan. India took a great step in helping Bangladesh attain freedom from pakistan.
RE:What a furore?
by Serial Tourist on Apr 18, 2007 01:03 PM Permalink
Boss, the furore is because Rahul's statement went against the official Indian position that the country only provided humanitarian assistance to Bangladeshi refugees and had no role to play in breaking up Pakistan. If you admit that Indian government had a role in creating Bangladesh, then by what authority will you accuse Pakistan of trying to do the same to India through Kashmir insurgency? You have to learn that truth and diplomacy are complete strangers.
If Rahul Gandhi wants to speak only the truth, he should open a Gandhi ashram and leave politics to smart, pragmatic and shrewd people. Rahul is a novice and speaks like a lost child.
