I am really very disappointed by this decision of Antonia, I was expecting Shahi Imam or someone like Haneef/Shakeel etc.. to be nominated. Another historic moment of national shame..
RE:I am disappointed
by Ek Hindustani on Jul 21, 2007 12:43 AM Permalink
Does your highness Gaurav Sharma know or has spent atleats 2 minutes to go beyond the Muslim identity/name and research at who that person nominated is?? Or do we have another hate monger, who can't stand to look at any other people belonging to different region or religion as Indians? I'll tell you what national shame is. National shame is treating an Indian who has served India and Indian as a convicted criminal in court. And let us support Haneef until he is proven guilty in court, a mere apprehension and suspicion of involvement for sharing a SIM to a cousin has landing him in this spot. How many times have you given your stuff to your friends and brother and family members. If they commit a crime, should you be accountable and treated as a criminal terrorist without being proven guilty of the crime? Talk about education...reading these columns, I find that more and more Indian of my generation have a viel of illetracy surrounding themselves. Shed that and rise up as real intellectuals. Hindustan Zindabaad.
RE:I am disappointed
by Gaurav Sharma on Jul 21, 2007 01:00 AM Permalink
writing long messages here won't change anything. You know what's happening in world these days, take lead and educate your community. Have guts for that? Or just an intellectual on blogs? My question is why only a Muslim candidate, why just see his religion and appoint him? Don't you have brains to understand that this is only done for vote bank. I hope you do. That was my point.
RE:I am disappointed
by Ek Hindustani on Jul 21, 2007 01:09 AM Permalink
Gaurav, if you would like to engage in a constructive argument, please treat me first and last as an Indian. If you can do your country and countryman a favor, I would be truly indebted to you. Coming to the point of this argument, politicians do everything for a purpose. NO politician has done anything in this world for NOTHING. so yes, going by that logic, there is surely an angle to his being chosen. But do you think that there might also be a possibility that he must have been chosen because who he is. You certainly would agree that there is angle for that as well. Now my question to you is will you raise such doubts and questions the moment any Indian in this case he happens to be a Muslim is selected. If a Sikh person of prominence nominated should we think it was done for some purpose. Point Im trying to make is there are better ways to put forth your point, but the way you chose to put forth your concern stops nothing short of hateful and biased. And trust me Gaurav, there are enough of your brothers (Indian Muslims) who are intellectually capable and patriotic just as you and me are. Its just a matter of stopping the demeaning and ghetoization and you will find that all your brothers and sisters (your countrymen) are as capable and intellectual as you are. Lend them a helping hand and stop the hate. Have you the guts to do that? Lets all work together for a better strong India, strong not only from outside but from within so that no outsider will use us against us
