Saturday, October 28, 2006

Has India lost Gujarat ?

When this reporter, with his longish beard, walked into an elite government colony in Ahmedabad to meet a senior official, three children suddenly got off their bicycles.
One screamed aloud, “Terrorist!” Why?
“Because you are a Mussalman,” he responded. So?
“All Muslims are terrorists. My father is a judge. He will call you terrorist in court.” Really?
“Yes. Now get out of here. This is a Hindu area!”
Sauyajya is 12 years old and has not met a single Muslim in his life. No one knows how many Sauyajyas are in the making in Gujarat.
- Prashant Jha, columnist

ICYAI the full, disturbing essay is here,

Nothing short of a massive social movement is required to cleanse the state of Gujarat.

2 comments:

Sachin R K said...

Sad...more so when you consider Gujarat is the birthplace of the Mahatma.

b v n said...

Its sad ,yes.

but then mid-east is the birth place of Jesus christ.Doesnt help :(