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"Secularism" Combat
Truth on the Scaffold Patriotism Re-asserting
Vol.8 No. 5 Editor: Dr. T.H. Chowdary MAY, 2010

Inside ...
- Samaana Nyaya Vedika Equal
Maoist Menace: A Lesson from the Past
Jistice For All Dr. T. H.Chowdary
- The IPL Show
- No Property Tax for Minority In the 1940s the communist party of India under the spell
Institutions of the Soviet Union indulged into brazenly and blatenlty anti-
- Jawaharlal Nehrus Belief Indian exertions. It applied Stalins thesis of the right of
Infallibility- A Disaster to India nationalities for self-determination to the demand of the
- Are you a Secularism? Muslim residents of India that they area a separate nation
- Shivajis letter to Aurangzeb entitled to self-determination and for the partition of India
- Pt. Nehru on Islamic and Hindu to create an Islamic state as their home land. The second
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anti-Indian action was their taking up arms to overthrow the
- Hussainiana
* * * newly independent Government of India headed by Nehru,
Editor : Dr. T. H. Chowdary characterizing it as a lackey of Anglo-American imperialism.
Associate Editor : Smt. P. Parijata They took to armed actions against the State mainly in
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Karkhana (Secunderabad), communist armed actions). The communist insurgency was
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comprising of progressive writers, peace movement activists,
All that is necessary for evil civil liberties union and human rights advocates could all
to triumph is for good men be arrested and immobilised from providing safe homes,
to do nothing arms purchases, misleading propaganda and use of
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-India insurgent army with its police trained
democratic rigts and civil liberties guaranteed
and deployed to keep law & order?
by the constitution to peaceful Indians, made
use of to defend the subversive and anti-state 3. No rebel army can be sustained in the
actions of the armed communists. field without a support structure operating
openly by utilising the freedoms and rights that
2. The Naxalites and Maoists who are now
are guaranteed by the democratic Constitution
in operation in 160 districts of the country (one
which is mainly applicable to citizens who
quarter of the total) have no faith and in no
are loyal to the Constitution and who are
loyalty to the Indian Constitution and State.
peaceful. The infrastructure to sustain the
They themselves are describing as Peoples
Maoist armies is provided by the above -
War Groups (PWG) and they have military
ground Maoists under different descriptions
formations like People Liberating Guerrilla
like the Peoples Union for Civil Liberties,
Army in Kerala, Karnataka, Tamilnadu
revolutionary writers associations, revolutionary
border areas and Commanders of Guerrilla
students union, people democratic students
Zone in Dandakarunya
union, Student Federation
Special Zonal Committee,
The Naxalites and Maoists who are of India, progressive
Andhra and Orissa Special
now in operation in 160 districts of the writers, societies for civil
Zonal Committee and so
country (one quarter of the total) have no liberties human rights and
on. These are like our armys
faith and in no loyalty to the Indian so on, all of which are
fighting divisions, corps
Constitution and State. They themselves under the command of
and eastern and western
are describing as Peoples War Groups the Maoist armies. The
etc., commands. By the very
(PWG) and they have military formations former are making use of
designation Maoist, it is
like People Liberating Guerrilla Army the democratic freedoms
clear that their inspiration is
in Kerala, Karnataka, Tamilnadu border.. and liberties and rights
not from this soil, form
guaranteed by the
this countrys history,
civilized state, India. Can any state which has
philosophy or society but from a foreign
the responsibility of defending itself and the
country and foreign ideologies. They are
Constitution and guarantee the life and limb and
waging war. As if they are already a
liberties of its peaceful citizens, treat an all
government, in their supreme self confidence,
India armed revolution, and organised armies,
they are offering cease fire and most
be they guerrillas as though it is a local
stunningly, they offered compensation to the
problem, a social problem, a problem of
families of the 76 CRPF Jawans they killed
development, social justice, tribal rights etc?
in the latest battle. It is clear from their
formations, from their ideology, from their actions 4. All the political parties with perhaps the
and their declarations that they are an army and exception of the BJP had been either by fear
a State in the making, challenging the State or by populism at one time or the other, have
of India itself. They are operating not in supported of the Maoists calling them patriots
state by state but across the states. Is it fighting for social justice ( which they as rulers
not absurd for the Home Minister to say that for sixty years failed to deliver). The PWG,
the fighting these Maoists is primarily the the Naxalites and various such groups seem
responsibility of the State police and that the to have forged common armies to take on
Center could only aid and guide them? Can the might of the Indian State. Politicians
a State or a few states together fight an all and political parties while in opposition have
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fraternised at least in words end statements hesitate to use the Peoples Liberation Army
with the Maoists. Even Lok Satta party says against the Islamist secessionists in Xingxiang
that they are peaceful Naxalites little realising and the Tibetans aspiring for freedom in the
that the aim of Naxalite/Maoist army and Tibet Autonomous Region of China. Philippines
party is to destroy the present state and has being using its armed forces against the
its Constitution and put in place, a Marxist secessionist Moros Indonesia had used its
dictatorship of the proletariat like in China, armed forces (though unsuccessfully) against
North Korea, Cuba and earlier, in the Soviet the armed rebels in Papua-New Guinea (which
states of eastern central Europe besides was called Irian Jaya by Indonesia). Sri Lanka
USSR. The Maoists are drawing inspiration has used its armed forces against the LTTE
from a historic past when the Peoples and wiped them out. In all these cases, the
Liberation Army under Chairman, Mao Tse insurgents and armed gangs swore enmity to
Tung fought for more than two decades the established state and to achieve their aim,
against the established they took to arms. India
State before be finally If you will not fight for the right when must make up its mind
becoming victorious in you can easily win without bloodshed; if whether it recognises
1949. The UPA you will not fight when your victory will the Maoists as enemies
government at the Center be sure and not too costly; you may of the State as they
and many ramshackle come to the moment when you will have themselves have
governments in the to fight with all the odds against you and declared or will use
States are in no better only a small chance of survival. There policemen as canon
position than the corrupt may even be a worse case: you may fodder for the Maoists.
Ko Ming Tang in China have to fight when there is no hope of There is the serious
before 1949. While the victory, because it is better to perish than prospect of defections
KMT showed the will to to live as slaves. and meek surrender
fight the Chinese when confronted by the
communists, many political parties and Maoists as the State itself is not serious
governments in India are compromised, may against the enemies. It is time enough for the
be out of fear from violence of the Maoists Indian state define the Maoist armies and their
their peoples courts and instant justice. That above-ground infrastructure as insurgency and
is why the Maoists have been able to spread put it down with all the might of the State as
their armies in several district in different Malaysia in the 1950s and Sri Lanka in 2009
states, each ruled by a different party there. had done. It is worth while to recall the most
instructive call of Winston Churchill.
5. If the Maoist armies are to be defeated,
first it is necessary to destroy their above-
ground infrastructure by resort to Preventive If you will not fight for the right when
Detention Acts which were used for the same you can easily win without bloodshed;
purpose against the same communist if you will not fight when your victory will
insurgency in 1947-51 . Then the Government be sure and not too costly; you may
of India had no hesitation in using the armed come to the moment when you will have
forces to fight the armed communists. Even to fight with all the odds against you and
Pakistan is using its armies and airforce to only a small chance of survival. There
put down the Taliban terrorism and insurgency. may even be a worse case: you may
Russia has repeatedly used its army and have to fight when there is no hope of
airforce to put down the armed revolts in one victory, because it is better to perish
of its provinces, Chechnya. China does not than to live as slaves.
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SAMAANA NYAYA VEDIKA EQAL JUSTICE FOR ALL
(ANDARIKI SAMAANA NYAYAM)

(Since writing this in 2003 some more marriages, prohibition of widow remarriage,
unequal treatments are being meted out to kulina (High Class) marriages (many parents
Hindus. Some of these are : wanting to give their daughters to a high born
fellow, and the high born fellow virtually marrying
* Rs. 25,000 for Christians for their pilgrimage
one after another but not making a home) with
to Jerusalem (stopped after through a PIL
none but one or two) etc. Later on, there were
in Andhra Pradesh High Court), Rs. 1500 grant
inquiries into untouchability and unjust
to Christians & Muslims at the time of their
impositions like Sanskrit and Vedas could not
marriage, total fee waiver for Muslims joining
be learnt by any one other than the twice-born.
professional colleges, government grants for
Later on, there was movement for political
the construction of churches and mosques
independence. As the freedom movement got
their repair and maintenance.
more extensive, the question arose whether
* Waiver of property tax for Christian more importance should be given to political
institutions (understood tobe Christian Independence or social reform. There were
educational institutions, church owned market discussions as to which should be striven for
places and office complexes ...). The Christian more vigorously suraj (good Governance) or
Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh publicly swaraj (self rule). The question of education
declared that (Feb 2006) that his is a government for people other than the twice-born castes,
of minorities and in April Sri K. Rosaiah their representation in Government jobs etc.
successor to Dr Y.S. Rajasekhara Reddy has also came to be agitated. In the combined
declared that his is a government of Dalits. presidency of Madras, was founded the Justice
The Congress , TRS & TDP are competing with Party, mainly comprising of land-owning non-
one another to give reservations to Muslims Brahmin castes and traders among Hindus.
for government jobs and admission to colleges On limited franchise, the Justice Party won the
(even when they have unlimited number of elections to local bodies and the
minority educational institutions where 70% of
State legislature, in the early 1930s. During
the seats are sold to Hindus) and so on. Thus,
the rule of the Justice Party, land-owning
taxes are heaped upon Hindus and the money
farming castes and Vysyas made considerable
so realised is by utilised for the welfare and
progress through education and participation in
promotion and pleasure and development of the
the political and social reform movements.
foes of Hindus; that is those religions which are
engaged in convering Hindus and finishing 2 The most tormenting problem viz.
them off in India, the only country left for untouchability and centuries old economic
Hindus.) disabilities of the Harijans and the isolation of
scheduled tribes came to be agitated by, chiefly
Even before India attained independence,
Dr. Bhim Rao Ambedkar. It became acute
there were intellectual movements for reforming
when Ramsay MacDonald, the first Labour
Indian society, mainly addressing the extremely
Prime Minister of England gave the communal
repulsive social practices like Sati, child

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award of separate electorate and weighted reservations for SCs and STs are being
representation for Muslims and also separate continued decade after decade and have now
electorate and reserved seats for Harijans. become more or less permanent; none daring
Mahatma Gandhi raised no objections against to propose a sun-set date for them. On the
the separate electroate and weighted other hand, caste-based reservations came to
representation for Muslims but undertook a fast be demanded in the name of social justice by
unto death to negate the separate electorates people of several hundred other castes. The
for Harijans. Dr. Ambedkar compromised. Kaka Kalekar Commission (1950s) was set up
There were no separate electorate for Harijans to identify backward classes in the country. It
but there were reserved seats. The event has enumerated about 3,500 castes; some of them
focused the urgency and acuteness of social even among Moslems and Christians. Caste
justice for Harijans in the first instance and later became synonymous with class. is an
on for the Scheduled Tribes and the Backward unfortunate development. as a result of
Castes among Hindus. During British times, agitations and political populism, hundreds of
there were reservations in the Madras presidency castes have come to be notified as backward,
for recruitment to Government. jobs and more backward, most backward and for all
admissions to educational institutions, based these castes social justice advocates wanted
upon caste. reservations in Government, jobs and admission
to educational institutions. The second
3 After Independence, with the adoption of
commission viz. Mandal Commission had
the Constitution of India in December 1950, the
enumerated more than 4500 castes, a quantum
problem of social justice, especially in regard
jump of about 1000 since the Kalekar
to Scheduled castes and Scheduled tribes
commissions report. It is obvious that sections
engaged the attention of our leaders. Dr.
of the Hindu society started competing to
Ambedkars towering personality and his
demand that they belong to separate caste and
uncompromising commitment to justice for and
that they must be classified as backward, more
welfare of Harijans (Gandhiji called the
backward, most backward, totally and utterly
untouchables Harijans but Dr. Ambedkar called
backward; some of them even demanded that
them depressive classes and now they are
they be included in the scheduled tribes!
called Dalits), could not be ignored. When the
Indian Constitution was adopted, there was no 4 In Andhra Pradesh excepting Brahmins,
article for reservations for Scheduled Castes Vysyas, Reddys, Kummas, Velamas, Kshatriyas
and Scheduled Tribes for jobs in Government and Kapus, every caste has come to claim to
or in educational institutions. The first be declared as a backward caste. Reservations
amendment to the Constitution was in this which were meant for some to last for 10 years
regard. Reservations for Government jobs up to 1961, have been extended decade after
(including PSUs as interpreted later) for decade. There is no prospect of their ever
scheduled castes and scheduled tribes were getting terminated. One of the consequences
provided in the Constitution by the 1st has been that, generation after generation,
amendment, a significantly only for 10 years i.e. people in the same family are benefiting from
up to January 1961. Dr B R Ambedkar was reservation. For example, a person who got into
under no illusion that reservations were the only IAS cadre because of reservation, is having his
correct means of justice; he placed more value son also as a beneficiary of reservations to
on education and cultural upliftment. It is enter into IPS or IAS cadre. The third generation
altogether a different matter that these is also becoming the beneficiary of reservations.

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In fact, since not all SCs or STs can become called forward castes are also not eligible for
Government. Officers, (the total number of jobs welfare schemes like pattas, welfare hostels
in AP Government is about 12 lakhs; the SC etc. This is patently unequal justice. How,
population is about 120 lakhs) or get admission the unequal justice, because a person is born
into educational institutions by dint of in a particular caste, affects him can be
reservations and relaxation of qualifications, illustrated through a few examples. Archakas
reservations have come to create a new class of temples are Brahmins. Their economic
of dynasticcally advantaged within the condition is miserable. Just like the poor among
disadvantaged castes. Whether the benefit of the scheduled castes, they can not afford
reservations and relaxation of qualifications higher education, for their children. They do
should be restricted to one or two generations not have houses. They do not have given
is a matter often publicly debated but house plots. What is true of poor Brahmins
inconclusively and ineffectively. is also true of many poor Reddys, Kummas,
Velamas, Kshatriyas, Vysyas and Kapus. It is
5 While reservations have so far been
natural justice and natural human aspiration
only on the basis of caste and for the scheduled
that the poor among these should be entitled
castes and tribes, a new disadvantage or
to the same proactive assistance and welfare
disability has descended upon sections of
schemes that Government is administering to
the so called forward caste people. There
people of Scheduled Castes and tribes.
are poor among them; not for one generation
but for generation after generation also. 6 There is talk of justice to the economically
Economically, they are as disadvantaged as the disadvantaged just like caste wise
poor among the scheduled castes and disadvantaged. But we understand that
scheduled tribes who have not benefited from reservations for them like for the scheduled
reservations. Poverty is not the exclusive castes and Scheduled tribes and BCs can
attribute of only some castes. That is why for notbe provided, without amending the
purposes of welfare, there is a new criterion; Constitution. We desire that just as the
namely, people below povery line (BPL). Constitution was amended several times in
There is a definite criterion for classifying order to extend justice and welfare to every
persons and families as BPL in Andhra Pradesh. larger sections of people as deemed
Those who are BPL are given white ration desirable from time to time, appropriate
cards. Their economic condition is worsening amendment to the constitution may be
with time as the affirmative, welfare schemes made to provide for reservations on
and employment and financial assistance are consideration of economic poverty without
mainly targetted for Scheduled Castes and caste criteria. We realize that this may take
Scheduled Tribes. Many persons (estimated some time and requires to be considered in its
to be at least about one fourth of them) among many aspects. In the meanwhile, the acute
the so called upper castes are also below justice and welfare deprivation that the very
poverty line just as some castes for whom poor among the so called FCs can be alleviated
reservations are provided. The BPL among the in a number of ways. For example:
forward castes are disadvantaged for education,
Persons in the so called non-backward,
employment, housing pattas, etc. There are
Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes castes
no reservations for admission to education
but who are poor as defined by the Government.
institutions or for recruitment to Government
(entitled to white ration card) maybe made
jobs. Those below poverty line among the so

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eligible for all the welfare measures like housing The IPL Show
for the poor, house-sites, bicycles, gas Dr T. H. Chowdary
The IPL 20-20 cricket series played day and
connections etc.
night in different sports theaters (they are not
Government may create an Education stadia any longer but theaters) in India and
abroad is nothing but like a mega cinema show;
Assistance Loan Fund of Rs.500 crores and
it is and not a sport any longer. It is an
give non-interest or nominal interest bearing entertainment event. Just as we have unending
loans for the poor (white ration card holders) serials on the TV screens, the IPL matches are
among the non-backward, non-scheduled other entertainment series but with deadly loss of
castes, non-scheduled tribes people. productive work by millions of people who are
inveigled to see the show. Just as mega cinemas
BPL persons among the F.Cs also may are generating black money, so is the IPL 20-20
be admitted to Welfare Hostels, made eligible estimated to be involving Rs.20,000cr. The TV
to get loans for self-employment (like from channels and even the All India Radio are giving
it unwarranted and evil-generating publicity by
Minority and SC/ST financial Corporations etc.)
giving news as well as show on the channels. More
7 Society must rethink the issue of for -over, the cricket mania that is being created is
detrimental to our traditional, wholesome little time
how many generations the dynastic successors
wasting games like football, hockey, basket ball and
of beneficiaries of affirmative action be entitled volley ball. These really exercise the players and
and how equal justice should be done to all are not wastefully engaging millions of viewers.
citizens irrespective of their caste and religion. The cricket mania is coming in the way of young
Indians taking to wholesome sports. Government
8 The Samana Nyaya Vedika is founded should not be a party to create this mania. It is
to study the various aspects of social justice better to ban this and if cannot be done legally,
for all irrespective of their caste or religion; then the AIR and other government media at least
how reservations and affirmative actions and should not mention this at all in their broadcasts.
welfare measures currently in vogue can be No Property Tax for Minority Institutions
extended, not on the basis of heredity but on Dr T.H.Chowdary
the basis of need for all, depending not only There are 1735 minority educational institutions in
on the social disability that some have suffered the state of Andhra Pradesh. It is reported that for
the last two years they are not paying property taxes
but the economic disability that people are to the local bodies as they had been promised by
afflicted with for generation after generations. vote-seeking politicians that no minority property will
People concerned with human dignity and non- be taxed! This is awful. Are these foreign embassies
discriminatory justice should all deliberate upon whose properties are not taxed? Are the minorities
especially-privileged, gods own people to carry on their
issues of welfare, affirmative action, and justice activities at the cost of the majority community? To
for all citizens of India. While delivering some facilitate their activities how could a secular government
people from injustice there should be no creation exempt them from property taxes? It appears that the
of new privileged groups or communities. government of the state is taken over by the minorities
very creepingly. Measures that encourages and
9 The Smaanana Nyaya Vedica is an all- strengthens the minorities to decimate the majority
community is being undertaken.
Andhra Pradesh platform and is of a federative
nature. It will engage people in discussions and 2. The root cause is political parties competitively
bidding for the votes of the minorities. This can be
deliberations to secure equal justice for all stopped only if the minorities are given separate
people irrespective of heredity suffering similar electorate and their representation in legislatures etc.,
deprivations and disadvantages. We will plead is limited to their proportion at the time of Independence.
all, especially Government, political parties, This proposal to limit their representation is because
there is studied, deliberate furious proliferations of their
intellectuals, social reformers and justice-levers. population to overwhelm the ununifiable Hindus.

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Jawaharlal Nehrus in his Belief Infallibility-
A Disaster to India

(We reproduced below a conversation conversion.


between Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru, and an IAS Sri Yuvaraj Karan, a former IAS Officer, who
Probationer, Sri Yuvaraj Karan in 1950.) is also one of the escapees from Pakistan (so
Mohammed Ali Jinnah who propounded the beloved of Rajender Sachar, I K Gujral,
theory that Moslems are a separate nation and Manmohan Singh and Company) has written
so demanded the partition of India for creation a book, Understanding Partition published
of the Islamic state of Pakistan (and Bangladesh) by Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan. When he was at
as a national home for the subcontinents eh IAS Training Institute in Dehradun, in the first
Muslims proposed an exchange of population batch IAS trainees, Jawaharlal Nehru was invited
between Hindu Indiai and Islamic Pakistan. to address them. At the end of Sri Nehrus
Dr. B R Ambedkar in his masterly analysis of self-confident an d all-knowing address; Sri
the Muslim problem of India in his book, Yuvraj whose mind was particularly exercised
Pakistan of Partition of India, also advocated for the continued stay in India of the leaders
the exchange of minority population and cited of the Muslim League who had brought about
the example of the exchange of Muslim and partition of India and fought for the establishment
Christian populations in the Balkans of Europe of Pakistan, reacted to the observations made
on the dissolution in 1919 of the Ottoman by Jawaharlal Nehru and provoked a dialogue.
Turkish empire. The exchange of population Here it is:
was supervised by the League of Nations after Y Krishna (YK) : Well, Sir, those who have
the first World War and thus put an end to the brought about Partition have been left behind
Muslim problem in non- Muslim Balkan states. in the partitioned India. The Muslim League had
Here in India, Jawaharlal Nehru and Mahatma declared that the Hindus an d Muslims were
Gandhi opposed the exchange of populations. two nations and had asked for partition because
Both said they did not accept the two nation they feared that the Muslim, being a minority,
theory, but agreed to divide India on the basis would suffer oppression and atrocities at the
of religion! In the event, Islamic Pakistan hands of he Hindu majority. Pakistan was to
ethnically cleansed Hindus, Sikhs and Buddhists be their homeland where they could live in
from that country and the Islamic state of freedom from the tyranny of the non-Muslim
Bangladesh is also doing the same thing in majority. But lo! And behold! The vast majority
steps, but here in India the Muslims who rioted of the Muslims of U.P, Bihar, Central Provinces,
for Pakistan, were affectionately patronized by Bombay, etc. remained behind in India and did
Nehru (and his Dynasty) and also Mahatma not migrate to the homeland (Pakistan) created
Gandhi. The 9% of Muslim population in India for them. We never accepted the two-nation
in 1947 has gone upto 13.4% according to theory though we were driven to accept Partition
census 2001 of India and over 15% according to avoid bloodshed and to achieve Independence.
to Sachar Committee Report. Incidentally, Js Prime Minister (P M): We are not a
Rajender Sachar, Manmoham Singh,Kuldip communal State. The Muslims, who have
Nayar as well as Jyoti Basu and Budhadev decided to stay in India, are as much honouable
Bhattacharji to mention a few. Secular warriors citizens of the country as the members of the
have fled from the Islamic state of Pakistan majority community. They cannot be victimized
in 1947 to escape massacre or forced in the new situation for their actions and
Those who carry on great public schemes must be proof against the most fatiguing delays, the most
mortifying disappointments, the most shocking insults and what is most of all, the presumptuous judgement
of the ignorant. - A message from the famous Cadillac Company

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conduct before and at the time of Partition. Pakistan, considering the speeches
We cannot and must not live in the past. (mischievous and rabble rousing) of the national
Muslim leaders (those who were opposed to
YK: True sir, but the immense suffering the
Partition) like Dr Syed Mahmud, Maulana Hafizur
people have undergone and the problems;
Rahman (of Jamiat-ul-ulema-e-Hind) etc., at the
only it has created new ones.
Lucknow conference of Mussalman, Hind (Dec
P M: you are too young to understand. The 1947).
overwhelming majority of the Indian Muslims
P M: This is false, mischievous, a canard
are politically backward and have been misled
intended to defame and denigrate the nationalist
by the pernicious and poisonous propaganda
Muslims who have played a glorious role in
of the Muslim League. So it will be wrong
India Independence.
to treat the vast majority of Indian Muslims as
being responsible for the ills of our country. YK: The P M must be correct on this point.
I have perhaps been wrongly informed. But the
YK : True sir, the vast majority has been
basic fact remains that the Muslim League
misled by the two-nation theory. But this does
leaders and worked from Western UP Meerut,
not absolve the Muslim League leadership; they
Moradabad, Aligarh, saharanpur, etc -organised
are the authors of Partition. And yet, the
the riots in Rawalpindi in March, 1947 which
majority of this leadership has also stayed back
set the Punjab ablaze. It was not the work
in India.. The Muslims of Pakistan , West
of the local Muslims of Rawalpindi in the initial
Punjab, NWFP, Sindh and Baluchistan, as
stages but of the Muslim League leaders from
such, never wanted or asked for Pakistan. In
UP. Is it also not shocking that the Muslim
fact, they did not need to.
League leaders of Rampur State in UP should
There was a pause and silence for a couple have launched a violent agitation by setting on
of minutes. fire several government buildings demanding
The Raja of Mahamudabad, Begum Aizaz accession of the Rampur State of Pakistan?
Rasul, Raja of Pirpur, Maulana Hasrat Mohanti The face of the Prime Minister turned
etc., from U P, Syed Hussain Imam from Bihar, red in anger. He started puffing at this
M .Mod. Ismail from Madras etc., to name a silver cigarette-holder.
few of the host of Muslim League leaders, have
At this point I had a very strong urge to recall
stayed back in India though they had actively
the advice
worked for the creation of Pakistan as the
homeland for the Indian Muslims. They are PM Nehru had given to the Kashmiri Pandits
not an iota of justification for such leaders in 1945 at a meeting in Sopore in the Kashmir
being allowed to stay in India after having got Valley thta if non-Muslims wanted to lie in
the country partitioned on the basis of the two Kashmir, they should join the National
-nation theory. They ought to have gone to the Conference (which was overwhelmingly a
homeland they asked for and obtained. Muslim party) or bid good-bye to the country
(Kashmir). But sensing the mood of the Prime
There was again a pause
Minister I was sullen and kept quiet.
P M Nehrus face was flushed. After a brief
The Principal of the Training School M J
silence, he resumed
Desai, ICS was visibly feeling uncomfortable
P M : we cannot abandon the nationalist and edgy. As there was palpable tension in
Muslims who had fought an d sacrificed for the atmosphere and the Prime Minister Nehru
Indias Independence. was silent and red faced, the Principal asked
YK: But the Congress has already abandoned for eh dinner bell to be rung. This relieved
the Khidmatgars led by the Frontier Gandhi. the tension in all of us. We collected our plates
P M: This was a most decision forced on and made a bee-line for the dining table...
us by the geo-political realities. (Readers would note how indifferent if not
YK: I am not sure of the loyalty of the so- hostile Sri Nehru was to the plight of Hindus
called nationalist Muslims after the creation of even after partition. -Ed)

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If Uttaranchal, Jharkhand and Chathisgarh
ARE YOU A SECULARIST? can be created as separate states, why not
Jammu?
Why Gandhiji objected to the decision of
There are nearly 52 Muslim Countries. Show
the cabinet and insisted that Somnath
one Muslim country which provides Haj
Temple should be reconstructed out of public
subsidy
fund, not government funds. When in
Show one Muslim country where Hindus are
January 1948 he pressurized Nehru and
extended the special rights that Muslims are
Patel to carry on renovation of the Mosque
accorded in India?
of Delhi at government expenses?
Show one country where the 85% majority
Why did Gandhiji support Khilafat Movement
craves for the indulgence of the 15%
(nothing to do with our freedom movement)
minority.
and what did he get in turn
Show one Muslim country, which has a Non-
* Mr. Mohamed Ali speaking at Aligarh and
Muslim as its President or Prime Minister.
Ajmere (1924) said:
Show one Mullah or Maulvi who has declared
However pure Mr. Gandhis character may
a fatva against terrorists.
be, he must appear to be from the point of view
Hindu-majority Maharashtra, Rajasthan, Bihar, of religion inferior to any Musalaman, even
Kerlaa, Pondicherry, etc. have in the past though he be without character.
elected Muslims as CMs, Can you ever
The Statement created a great stir. Many
imagine a Hindu becoming the Chief Minister
did not believe that Mr. Mohamed Ali, who
of Muslim-majority J&K?
testified to so much veneration for Mr. Gandhi
Today Hindus are 85%. If Hindus are was capable of entertaining such ungenerous
intolerant, how come Masjids and madrasas and contemptuous sentiments about him. When
are thriving? How come Muslims are offering Mr. Mohamed Ali was speaking in a meeting
Namaz on the road? How come Muslims held at Aminabad Park in Lucknow, he was
are proclaiming 5 times a day on loud asked whether the sentiments attributed to him
speakers that there is no God except Allah? were true. Mr. Mohamed Ali without any
When Hindus gave to Muslims 30% of hesitation or compunction replied.
Bharat for a song, why should Hindus now Yes! According to my religion and creed, I
beg for their sacred places at Ayodhya, do hold an adulterous and a fallen gentleman
Mathura and Kashi? to be better than Mr. Gandhi
Why Temple funds are spend for the If Muslims & Christians are minorities in
welfare of Muslims and Christians , when Maharashtra, UP, Bihar etc., are Hindus not
they are free to spend their money in any minorities in J&K, Mizoram, Nagaland,
way they like? Arunachal Pradesh, Meghalaya etc? Why are
When uniform is made compulsory for school Hindus denied minority rights in these states?
children, why there is no Uniform Civil Code Do you admit that Hindus do have problems
for citizens? that need to be recognised? Or do you think
In what way, J&K is different from that those who call themselves Hindus are
Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu or Uttar Pradesh, themselves the problem?
to have article 370? Why post-Godhra is blown out of proportion,

10 Secularism Combat, May 2010


when non-one talks of the ethnic cleansing When Christian and Muslim schools can
of 4 lakh Hindus from Kashmir? teach Bible and Quran, Why Hindus cannot
In 1947, after partition, when India was teach Gita or Ramayan?
partitioned the Hindu population in Pakistan Abdul Rehman Antuley was made a trustee
was about 19%. Today it is not even 1%. of the famous Siddhi Vinayak Temple in
In 1947, the Hindu population in East Pakistan Prabhadevi, Mumbai can a Hindu -s ay
(now Bangladesh) was 30%. Today it is Mulayam or Laloo-ever become a trustee of
about 7%. What happened to the missing a Masjid or Madrasa?
Hindus? Do Hindus have human rights? Do Praveen bhai Togadia has been arrested
In contrast, in Indian, Muslim population has many times on flimsy grounds. Has he Shahi
gone up from 10.4% in 1951 to about 14% Imam of Jama Masjid, Delhi, Ahmed Bhukari
(claimed to be 20% by Moslems) today; been arrested For claiming to be an ISI agent
whereas Hindu population has come down and advocating partition of Bharat?
form 87.2% in 1951 to 85% in 1991. Do you A Moslem minister in Mayawatis cabinet
still think that Hindus are fundamentalists? offered Rs. 50 crores to any one who would
Do you consider that-Sanskrit is communal behead the Danish Cartoonist for his picture
and Urdu is secular, Mandir is Communal of the Prophet. Is this not a crime? Was he
and masjid is Secular, BJP is communal and charged & punished.
Imam is secular, BJP is communal an d When Haj pilgrims are given subsidy, why
Muslim league is Secular, Dr. Praveen Bhai Hindu pilgrims to Amarnath, Sabarimalai &
togadia is ANTI-NATIONAL and Bhukari is Kailash Mansarovar are taxed? A Muslim
Secular, VandeMataram is communal and President, A Hindu Prime Minister and a
Allah-O-Akbar is secular, Shriman is Christian Defence Minister could run the
communal and Mian is secular, Hinduism affairs of the nation with a unity of purpose.
is Communal and Islam is secular, Hindutva
Can this happen anywhere, except in a
is communal and Jihadism is secular, and
HINDU NATION BHARATH?
at last, Bharat is communal an d Italy is
Please forward it to as many Indians as
Secular?
possible.

62nd National Day of Israel


On the 14th of May 1948 the State of Israel was re-founded after more than 1900 years
of extinction of the State and exile of the people. One of the smallest state in the world
with fewest people its achievements are fantabulous. Its security in defence, in agricultural,
industry, discovery, invention and Nobel prizes.
Friends of Israel, a Unit of Pragna Bharathi will be observing the Israel National Day on
the 14th of May.
Day, Date & Time: Friday, the 14 May 2010; 1600 Hrs
Venue: Auditorium of Badruka College, Kachiguda, Hyderabad
Speakers: Mr. Eli Belotsercovsky, Deputy Chief of Mission from the Israel Embassy
& Sri Kanneganti Ramesh
Guests of Honour: Sri Hariprasad Badruka, Honarary Secretary,Badruka Educational Society

ALL ARE INVITED

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Shivajis letter to Aurangzeb
Muslim rulers of India who wanted to headquarters. On 30th Nov 1679 the
humiliate and impoverish Hindus who did not Emperor started from Ajmer and moved
convert to Islam used to impose 'zezia' that is, towards Udaipur. His order of the
a tax levied on non-Muslims. Akbar removed imposition of the Jaziya had provoked
this tax holding it as unjust and also to buy the grave unrest throughout the country. It
goodwill of Hindus. A number of Rajput rulers was at this time that Shivaji sent his
thereby became reconciled to the Mughal rule celebrated letter to Aurangzeb, protesting
and even started serving them. Aurangzeb, the against the imposition of the Jaziya.
great greet grand son of Akbar to most Islamic
Nothing emphasises Shivajis role as a
zealot ruler restored this zezia besides ordering
nation-builder of India than this letter
that no Hindu temple should be built. He also
which he, standing forth as the champion
desecrated Lord Shivas temple in Varanasi
of the subjects of the Empire, wrote to
and got many hundreds of temples pulled
Aurangzeb at this time. The tone, the
down. The sum realised through zezia was
dignity, the admonitions administered, the
utilised to continue the oppressive rule of the
appeal to a higher humanity and finally the
Islamists and also provide for the welfare of the
warning coneyed to the Emperor to desist
Muslims. The wakf lands and properties are
from his ruinous steps make the letter
also of this nature. The lands and other property
one of the important documetns of Indian
of defeated Hindu rulers were confiscated and
history. Extracts from the letter follow,
some of them were given to Muslim bodies to
be used for the welfare of Muslims from the To the Emperor Alamgir. This firm wel-
income that such wakf land and properties wisher Shivaji, deeply grateful for divine
generate. favour and your kindness as clear as
daylight, begs to inform your Majesty as
2. Shivaji before he became the Chatrapati
follow:
wanted to end his battles against Mughal
Empire . The Rajput General of Aurangazeb, I returned from your presence without
Raja Jaisingh brokered a truce and in fact took seeking your permission. It is my
Shivaji to Delhi to put an end to the war of the misfortune. But I am ready to serve you
Marathas against Aurangzeb. Arangzeb did not in every possible way. May your kindness
treat him with respect is due to him. Shivaji be felt by everybody. As a well-wisher
walked out and then escaped from captivity I am placing some matters before your.
in a very daring manner. After returning to
his kingdom safely he wrote a letter to Recently it has come to my ears that
Aurangzeb about the inequities he was heaping owing to your war against me, your treasury
to Hindus especially the zezia. Here is text of has become empty. You have decided
the letter. to meet the expenditure through the
imposition of jaziya on the Hindus.
Aurangzeb was not deeply involved in
wars with the Rajputs of Jodhpur and You Majesty! Akbar, the founder of
Mewar. He had made Ajmer his your empire ruled for fifty-two years. He

12 Secularism Combat, May 2010


had adopted the excellent policy of The remaining provinces and forts too will
treating with peace and equality, Christians, be lost to you. I will not spare any effort
Jews, Muslims, Dadupanthis, Stargazers, to ruin eh provinces. Your subjects are
Malakis, Atheists, Brahmins, Jains, inf crushed. The income from your
act all the communities. His aim was Paraganas and Mahals is decreasing
to ensure the welfare and protection of day by day. It is difficult to realise even
all. That is why he came to be known one thousand from places the income
as the jagadguru. The result was that whereof was one lakh previously. Poverty
to whatever direction he turned, success is striking he kings an d princes. The
and glory attended his arms. He brought plight of noblemen and mansabdars is
most of the country udner his sway. apparent to everybody. At present your
soldiers are discontented, the Moslems
After him, Nuruddin Jahangir, ruled for
are in anguish and the Hindus are
twenty-two years. He led a life full of good
scorched. Men are pining for bread. They
deeds became immortal. Shahjahan ruled
are red in face because they have been
for thirty-two years. He too made his life
striking their mouths with their hands.
fruitful through good deeds. That is why
these rulers were successful in whatever They are in such deep distress, and yet
direction they turned. During their rule a you have imposed jazia on them. How
number of provinces and forts came could you do this? This evil news will
under their sway. They have passed spread from east to west. People will say
away, but their name endures. Their The Emperor of Hindustan has taken
greatness is beyond description. One a begging bowl and is out to realise jazia
measure of their greatness is that from Brahmins, Jains, Saadhus, Jogis,
Alamgir has tried to imitate them but Sanyasis, Bairagis, the poor and the
without success. He is at a loss to starving people. He takes pride in doing
understand why this should be so. so. He is laying in dust the name of the
Taimur dynasty. Such will be the deep
The previous rulers, had they so desired,
feeling of the people.
had certainly the power to impose jazia.
But they felt that all men, big and small, Your Majesty, In the Quran, God has
were the children of God, and all been described as the Rabbul Alameen,
religions, but means to the worship of the the Lord of the entire universe, and not
Almighty. They never allowed the feeling as Rabbulmusalmin, the Lord of the
of religious hatred even to touch them. Mussalmans. In fact, Islam and Hinduism
The memory of their kindness and the are both beautiful manifestations of the
good deeds they did, is always fresh in Divine Spirit. The call for prayers is given
the world. All men great and small, in he mosques, Bells ring to the Divine
praise and bless them. During their rule glory in the temples. Any one bearing
the people had peace, and as a result, fanaticism and religious hatred must be
their gory increased day by day and said to be acting against the commands
success attended their affairs. of God. To presume to draw lines on
these pictures is verily to lay blame on
But during your regime many provinces
the Divine Artist(God).
and forts have gone out of your hands.

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To point out blemishes in any creation issuing scores of G.Os giving government
only means that you are blaming the money for the building of churches & mosques
creator. Do not do so. and their land and also giving grants for the
marriages of Muslims & Christians. 95% of the
To be just, jaziya cannot be justified on
government revenues are coming from Hindus
any grounds. IT is an innovation in India.
and their business. This can be seen Muslims
This is unjust. If you feel that on grounds
& Christians are being pleased and been
of religion and justice the imposition of
pampered and given welfare and other measures
this tax is essential, you should first
from the tax monies Hindus are paid. Zezia
realise it from Raja Rajsingh. For, he is
with extended vigour to subside the other
the leader of the Hindus. It will not then
minorities is now in force in India. Thanks to
be difficult to realise it from this well-
the Nehruvian secularism which in practice is
wisher.
anti-Hinduism practiced by the so called secular
(Source: From the book, Chatrapathi Sivaji governments & parties.
by Sethu Madhava Rao Pagadi, Page 311
4. Shivaji and his Marathas had the valour
to 314)
of Hindus. That is why when Aurangzeb did not
3. The Government of India with Jawaharlal respond to end the discriminatiion against
Nehru as the Prime Minister became the started Hindus they fought and destroyed the Mughal
the restoration of privileges and beneficence empire and restored the Hindus rule, Hindu
to Muslims at the cost of Hindus. Calling it Padapadashahi in India. The remnant Muslims
'minority' welfare and 'secularism'. Jawaharlal Nawabas and rulers are vassal of the Maratha
Nehru himself moved a Bill for subsidising the power. Indeed Marjee Sindhia the Maratha ruler
Muslims Haj pilgrimage to Mecca. This is a of Gwalior was the Prime Minister of the
purely communal act meant to please the Dewazer Mughal emperor so called whose writ
Muslims obviously for their votes and for buying was confined to the city of Delhi and Indore.
peace from them by way of avoidance of In stark contrast to Shivaji and his sons of
communal riots. Zezia was a direct tax . The justice and self-respect and fearlessness,
Haj subsidy is indirect tax on Hindus for the seculars are more or less ostracize before the
benefit of Muslims. Currently it is amounting to minorities for their votes. They are competing
over Rs.400 cr for year and it is growing. For with one and other with promises of
the convenience and comfort of Haj pilgrimage reservations, more grants, loan waivers, tax
in many State capitals Haj Houses are built exemptions, grants to Madrasas and so on. It
on land given by governments and the is an irony that Hindus are submitting in a
constructions are subsidised from the funds of competitive manner to the demands of their
the secular governments. force because they are engaged in several
ways to convert Hindus and to end Hinduism
When Dr Y. S. Rajasekhara Reddy a Christian in this country and elsewhere. While there were
became the Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh only a few Jaichands in the past now every
he wanted to out-performing Jawaharlal Nehru secular leader and his party is outdoing Jaichand
the Muslims pleasing secularist introduced and Jaisimha and Mansingh. In fact some of
subsidy for Christians pilgrimage to Jerusalem. them consider in honor to give their daughters
After an year this was stopped though temporarily to the minority young men.
by the High Court of Andhra Pradesh and a
PIL filed by a patriotic Telugu person. In Andhra
Pradesh the Christian Chief Minister was
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Pt. NEHRU ON ISLAMIC AND HINDU CIVILISATIONS

Over the centuries, Hinduism had for the people in the Islamic states of Pakistan,
encountered many civilisations but never before Bangladesh and several Arab countries are no
one as advanced as that the British had better that the Muslims residents of India. Thus
brought with them. In the face of Muslim giving lie to the gobbelsian propaganda and
conquests, the Hindus had withdrawn charge that Muslims residents in India are
themselves into a shell and refused to have adversely discriminated by the governments.
any dealings with the invaders. The Hindu The fact is a Muslim familys average has more
upper castes considered Islam as a rather children, as less education, madrasa schooling
crude approach to problems of philosophy and and not any employability generating education
metaphysics. Even the momotheism of Islam and general discouragement of womens
they found in their own religion, together with education are the causes for their so called
monism,which was the basis of their own backwardness. They are backward in their
philosophy. recognition of non-Muslims but by themselves
they consider they are the most civilised
Nehru goes on to say: The Muslims brought
culture are endowed and accomplished people;
no new technique or political and economic
developmental backward have different
structure. In spite of a religious belief in the
meanings for Muslims and non- Muslims unless
brotherhood of Islam they were class bound
until Muslims recapture state power in the
and feudal in outlook. In techniques and in the
country they will continue to say that they are
method of production and industrial organisation
being kept backward, discriminated against
they were inferior to what prevailed in India.
and so they are ailing it. Md. Ghazni, Md. Ghori,
Thus their influence on the economic life of
Aurangzeb, Nadirsha and such people are their
India and its social structure was very little.
heros. Whereas for the rest of the people
(And yet secularists say we dereeloped a
of Bharat Bappa Rawal, Prithvi Raj, Rana
"composite" culture. They don't explain why if
Prata of Shivaji, Krishna Devaraya, Gurugovind
does not exist in pakistan and Bangladesh but
Singh are heros. Is it not difficult for people to
if must be aserted to exist only in India. -Ed)
integrate when their heros and villains are
This moribund non-changing, obscurantist different and are mutually opposed.
system of Islamic polity and economy accounts
for Muslim backwardness and a large poor, Hussainiana
uneducated class despite centuries of Muslim
There is discussion about M.F.Hussain taking
rule. However, when they found themselves
far behind the Hindus in the economic and Qatars citizenship while not surrendering the
educational field, they blamed their Indian passport and citizenship. The secular
backwardness on the Hindus and me it a potent fundamentalists holding this event as a disgrace
cause for anger and demanded for special for India as it is the persecution launched upon
treatment during the British period which too by Hindu fundamentalists and that is the reason
failed to help them. In Punjab, the educational for Hussains asylum outside India.This appears
revolution spearheaded by the Arya Samaj and to be phony. Hussain says that there are
Hindu expertise of economic development left commercial considerations for his acquiring the
them far behind. Qatari citizenship, whereas the secular,
Source: Discovery of India by Jawaharlal fundamentalists give a reason as the Hindus
Nehru. persecution. This is just like the jihadi terrorists
blowing up human beings ascerting that it is
Indixes of human and economic development for the glory of Islam that they are doing

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but the secularists holding that it is not Islam


that inspires them. The defenders of Hussain
To
as well as the jihadi suicide bombers seem
to be knowing the inner thoughts while those
involved themselves dont cherish those
thoughts.
2. It may be that Hussains paintings that
seriously and severely outrage the sentiments
of crores of Hindus for more than 20 years old.
But was not the idea of two-nations (Musalmans
& Hindus) as old as 1888 when it was first
propounded by Sir Sayyed Ahmed in his speech
to a Muslim conference in Meerut, Rehmat Alis about any calumny of any Hindu God or
for the creation of a Pakistan state in 1930s Goddess or epic character but they defend a
and Md. Ali Jinnhas Lahore Resolution of 1940 non-Hindu work or writing calumniating or
years and decades old before the actual division offending Hindus sentiments saying that it
burst? freedom of expression is sacrosanct. It has
3. The secular fundamentalists have been never occured to them as to why this famous
silent about the persecution of Taslima Nasrin Hussain has not used his freedom of expression
not only in Bangladesh but in this the Marxist to paint the most illustrious characters or
government of Bengal and its reluctance to personalities of his own religion.
allow her to stay anywhere in Bengal, Islamist 4. After the struggle for Independence and
militants in Hyderabad wanted to murder her the ascendency of a particular Dynasty in this
when one of her books translated into Telugu country, purging the education system of the
was to be released, and the Islamist vandals sources and history and values and culture that
attack ed Hindus shops and houses and inspire the people to one nation hood, there has
establishments and state buses because emerged a breed of Indians dreamt of by
somebody in far of Netherlands wrote some Mecaulay while introducing his system of
cartoons about Prophet or some Canada paper education and doing away with the Indian
published a translation of Taslima Narseens system of education. The hope that a class of
article about the Burkha and so on. These people Indians who are only in blood and colour
'secular' fundamentalists did not lift their little native but in thoughts, in ideas, in preferences,
finger against an 'secular' Muslims Minister in culture and manners western; that is non-
in the UP government offering Rs. 50 cr award Indian is being fulfilled. While during the British
for any body who would cut off the heads rule such a class could not be produced, after
of those who wrote the cartoon about the Independence such a class has come to
Prophet and these who published it in far of occupy the commanding heights of our media,
Netherlands. They also silent when a print as well as electronic. It is these resident
'progressive' fellow-traveling creative writer non-Indians (RNIs) who are always coming to
calumniates Draupadi in a Telugu novel and the rescue of whosoever is against Hinduism,
contrives to get the Sahitya Academy Award. Hindu history the Hindus culture and literature
That this slander of Draupadi offends the and gods and goddess. The combat between
sentiments of crores of Hindus is not a concern the Hussianits and the Bharatiyas is a replay
for the 'secularists'. They are always silent of Aurganzeb vs. Shivaji.
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