I guess Mr. Tutu has understood the message from Gandhiji wrongly. Gandhiji fought injustice using non-violence. Not the other way around. If terrorists adopted non-voilence (ironic - they wouldn't be called terrorists if they do), they could have acheived their ends of justice being done. Tutu should preach the terrorists, otherwise, Gandhian values will fail and terror would succeed and will stand justified to get their ends met.
Gandhian values have too simplistic for some people to use it anyway they like.
RE:Gandhiji's message is wrongly understood
by Neelum Gour on Jan 31, 2007 03:20 AM Permalink
well I disagree with you in this context as the real terror perpetrated during the indian freedom struggle was by the British Administration against the people of this country and Gandhi had reiterated the stand that means cannot justify the ends and that truth and non-violence is the only way forward. During World War 2 when Germany invaded Poland one of his statements were that in conditions where the women and children of my country are threatened and there is no other way then violence will be the last resort and I will be the first one to pick up the weapon against the perpretrator. Violence is the last resort not the first, it is the weapon of the weak not the strong. Terrorists are weak therefore they use violence, weak in spirit and weak in morals. But if we resort to the same tactics we are not different than them. But if they continue and don't talk, if they are adamant on destroying every human soul out there then violence against terrorist should be the last resort. I completely agree with Desmond Tutu in this point and I feel honoured that I live in a country where apostles of peace like Mahatma Gandhi, Mother Teresa walked, a place where the Dalai Lama resides. I feel proud to be an Indian and of the fact that truth and non-violence is embedded in our civilization for the past 5000 years and we should'nt forget or nullify this fact. Amit.
