Friday, October 26, 2007

why modi must go

The World I seek I can not find
A new earth, A new sky I can not find- Kaifi Azmi
To understand the complete breakdown of the state in Gujrat one has to consider only three incidents.
1. In gandhinagar, where the state govt. has its office, The wakf board office was attacked : For the
first time ever curfew was imposed in gandhinagar.
2. In another incident, The Mob burnt down trucks with their muslim drivers. This happened at the front gate
of the high court - Another symbol of the Indian State. and finally the Dargah of wali Gujarti, The 17th century
urdu poet, was vandalised and destroyed. This happened in front of the police commissioners office.
But democracy is also about restoring confidence and maintaining the dignity of all citizens- regardless
Of the gods they worship. Hitler's pogram doesn't become justifiable because a majority of germans
supported the SS.
How will history remember narendra modi ? the man who connived to kill minorities in gujrat and did nothing while they were burnt alive ? And how will history remember us ? As people who watched quietly and failed to rage and rage for the ouster of the butcher of gujrat.
Years of propaganda by the Sangh Parivar cannot be wiped out with modi's removal alone . It will take many more years to restore community amity and faith and goodwill.
But as long as modi remains, kaifi Azmi's new world will remain a delusion.

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