from the mailbox: praful goradia in the pioneer

jan 5th

arab petro dollars talk. clearly.

by the way does anyone know what happened to naushad's eye?

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From: Ra

Dear Rajeev,

This is an interesting article by Prafull Goradia.Incidentally,saudi's king
is going to be the chief guest(sic) during our Republic Day parade!As you
said, we ARE  dhimmis!

"The world of crypto-Muslims

Prafull Goradia analyses why our so-called secular Hindu leaders are
indifferent to the fate of their own co-religionists

Late in November, Mr Siricant Jaggan, a teacher-cum-writer from Barbados,
happened to pass through Delhi. In the course of writing a book, he visits
Karachi and Lahore from time to time. On my meeting him, he expressed
surprise at there being no mention in the Indian media of the Amra sisters
having been abducted.




Mr Jaggan had read quite a bit in Pakistani newspapers about their being
forcibly converted, married to Muslim men and lodged at madarsas in Karachi.
A few days later, on December 8, the Times of India carried the news
reported by Dawn. Then came an editorial in The Pioneer, "Hindus in
Pakistan". No other journal gave the girls' misfortune any significance.



On being asked for his views on why Hindus were so indifferent to the fate
of their fellow beings, his response was interesting. A Hindu himself, who
had read Indian history as well as observed contemporary events, Mr Jaggan
felt free to be candid. The Hindu elite, he felt, has had for long a lurking
admiration for its rulers. Forget the Muslims for a while, he said; take the
British who continue to be adored and sought after by most Hindus. In the
case of some, even the accent gets affected when talking to an Englishman.
Quite often, an Indian's demeanour changes in the foreigner's presence.



Such fawning on the British is unusual for a people whose cultural roots are
ancient and deep. According to Mr Jaggan, even in West Indies, the Europeans
inspire much less awe. Adaptation of ways and habits is a different matter.
For example, the Japanese men and women wear mostly Western clothes; one has
to search far and wide to see a kimono-clad person. No national leader of
China is seen any more in anything but a lounge suit adorned with a necktie.
But neither the Chinese nor the Japanese are obsequious towards the
European.



The Hindu elite is deferential to the Pakistanis it comes across in, say,
Delhi or when on a visit to their country. In return, the Pakistanis are
generous and hospitable to the Indians but that is all. The average society
Hindu looks up to his Pakistani equivalent, whereas the reverse is seldom
true. An invitation to the Pakistani embassy in Delhi is considered a
privilege even by those whose families had lost their everything during
Partition. In contrast, from what I have heard from our diplomats who have
had long spells in Islamabad, to a Pakistani, an Indian invitation is no big
deal.



In my interaction with Mr Jaggan, he raised a question as to whether the
Hindu fascination with a white or a fair skin can explain his veneration for
the British and the Muslim upper class, often called ashraf. The weakness
for fair complexioned brides is widespread. One has only to glance at the
matrimonial advertisements in the newspapers to realise what a craze there
is for gori brides. The upper castes are often referred to as savarna, which
means the same or a single colour. Or, is the complex a deference to whoever
the Hindu social consciousness considers having been a ruler? In search of
an explanation, Mr Jaggan recounted some of the symptoms of an extraordinary
inferiority complex.



The Vishwa Hindu Parishad, which even most Hindus look upon as a radical
organisation, asked for the return of only the three bhoomis of Ramjanma,
Krishnajanma and the Gyan Vapi Masjid. A total of three sacred places,
whereas there are several thousand desecrated temples across the country.
Jaggan's contention was not religious. His point was one of normal human
courtesy. If anything belonging to someone else happens to be found in one's
own inadvertent possession, decency expects that it be returned.



There need be no regret, no apology; a mere 'take it back'. What is the
purpose of anyone, be he a Hindu, a Muslim or a Christian, holding on to
plunder perpetrated centuries ago? If not returned, the temples stand as
monuments of dacoity and barbarism. As Jaggan put it, who are the VHP or the
BJP to concede all the other such monuments? And who are all the secularist
Hindus to oppose the partial return of the Babri edifice? They are not
pseudo-secular, but crypto-Muslims. The word crypto means concealed.



Many Indians were ridiculed as brown Englishmen. But even these, who
considered most British things as superior, seldom backed the English
against an Indian cause. Whereas, the communists invariably support the
Muslim, even if opposed to the Indian interests. They had backed the
Partition.



Before that, they had sponsored 16 provinces, or rather principalities, any
of which could secede from the Indian Union. Recently, they have supported
the Iranian nuclear programme, which is against Indian interests. An Islamic
bomb, especially when extremists have a finger on its trigger, cannot be
desirable. Moreover, its president is utterly anti-Israel, anti-Jewish and
hence any support to his Government would ruin Indo-American relations.



The Communists are pro-Muslim, despite knowing that no Islamic country
tolerates their presence. Pakistan and Bangladesh are immediate examples
where Marxist parties were chased out of existence. And, despite the names
of some of the leaders being Sitaram, Hari Kishen, Keshto Gopal, etc., they
have no scruples in aligning themselves with Messrs Lalu Prasad Yadav and
Mulayam Singh Yadav who are also crypto-Muslims. How can one be satisfied by
calling these Hindu mullahs pseudo-secular, asked the Caribbean writer?



No wonder, the atrocities on Hindus in Pakistan and Bangladesh evoke no
space or sympathy among the crypto-Muslims. The abduction, conversion and
forcible marriage of the three Amra sisters is indeed sad, but it is not
first or the last tragedy in either Pakistan or Bangladesh. Hindus,
Buddhists and Christians in the latter are also objects of oppression. There
is no protest by New Delhi. But there are appeals going forth to King
Abdullah for saving the eye of Naushad, a migrant from Kollam district of
Kerala, in Saudi Arabia. Interestingly, Mr Jaggan pointed out, the
appellants are not normal Muslims but crypto-Muslims.

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