The Two-Nation
Theory
By Ali Haider
New Jersey
Borrowing
from a famous phrase, I would say that the news
of the so-called "Death of the two-nation theory"
is greatly exaggerated. As for S A Rai, it seems
that he thinks that everybody in the government
has to tow the same line. Welcome to the Musharraf
miracle, Mr. Rai. People can disagree with what
you call the "raison d'etre" of the creation of
our nation, but as long as they serve the nation
faithfully, they can all work together towards
a common goal.
And as long as Babar Khan Ghauri's opinion about
the two-Nnation theory does not affect the Ports
& Shipping Ministry, he is fully entitled to his
own opinion, as is Mr. Altaf Husain. Ironically,
while a Pakistani Minister declares the two nation
theory dead, the Indian officials, right up to
Mr. Vajpayee, are proving it to be very much alive
by way of their deeds. Mr. Advani's personal involvement
in the destruction of the Babri Masjid along with
Narinder Modi's use of the state apparatus to
carry out his murderous Hindutva pogroms against
the Muslims coupled with the venom spewed by Mr.
Vajpayee against the Muslims of the world in his
speech at Goa are all proofs that justice for
Muslims is impossible under Hindu rule. Rai can
tell his chldren that there were once two nations
that shared the subcontinent for a thousand years
and hated every minute of it.
After that they were taken slave by a third nation,
the British. In the 1930's and 40's a fourth nation
called Germans broke the back of the third, the
British. This provided the first two nations an
opportunity to seek independence and sovereignty.
The British wanted to leave Muslims under Hindu
rule. A man named Mohammad Ali Jinnah led a valiant
struggle and delivered the Muslims from the jaws
of slavery. History testifies that a nation that
worshipped cows and a nation that ate cows had
the misfortune of sharing the same piece of land.
A man named Mohammad Ali Jinnah drew a line between
them in 1947. If one's kids are more than five
years old, they can grasp this concept quite easily,
especially if they enjoy going to McDonald's.
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