RE:Those 10s of millions from Eastern Bengal who lost everything because of Gandhi literally curse him.
by Ganapati Hegde on Oct 09, 2007 07:41 AM Permalink
What exactly was Gandhi's role in this exodus of refugees. He surely was an anti-Hindu.
RE:Those 10s of millions from Eastern Bengal who lost everything because of Gandhi literally curse him.
by Tathagata Mukherjee on Oct 09, 2007 07:45 AM Permalink
Its a long history. Basically Gandhi started courting Muslim fundamentalists, mullahs starting from Khilafat Movement, which created havoc in Eastern bengal (now Bangladesh).
Mullahs started rioting almost regularly.
Gandhi could NOT defend, protect 10s of Millions of Hindus./Buddhists of Eastern bengal.
From Punjab, Hindus/Sikhs could be saved to a great degree.
In Eastern bengal, they could not be saved.
The blame for this goes directly go to Gandhi himself.
RE:Those 10s of millions from Eastern Bengal who lost everything because of Gandhi literally curse him.
by mosarraf hossain khan on Oct 09, 2007 08:22 AM Permalink
Don't berate without knowing a thing. As a researcher working on Bengal Partition at the University of British Columbia, Vancouver, I can say that unlike Punjab, the reufugee or human exodus across the Eastern border has been in phases(the Bangladesh War of 1971 was one of them0 and it still continues. The reason though manong many is religious fundamentalism in Bangladesh is also a more lucrative choice as India is an economic superpower.
RE:Those 10s of millions from Eastern Bengal who lost everything because of Gandhi literally curse him.
by Ganapati Hegde on Oct 09, 2007 07:50 AM Permalink
Hi Tathagata,
Thanks for the info. We South Indians Hindus, always used to admire Gandhi, because we did not have undergo the pains of partition.
It is only because of my recent readings, I have been able to understand the darker side of Gandhi.
He definitely has brought untold sufferings to the Hindus.
