"Mumbai attacks were staged by the Indian government to malign Pakistan. It was a joint operation of Israel, US and India in lines of 9/11. Whilst 9/11 was used to stage a war on Afghanistan, this is being used by India to do the same to Pakistan."
"A discredited retired Pakistani general took on an aggressive tone on public television against any claims made by the Indians of the involvement of militants operating within Pakistan. Without waiting for any evidence, he emphatically concluded that the attacks in Mumbai were solely carried out by indigenious Indian militants. No doubt, an attack of this nature cannot be carried out without local complicity, but to rule out any link to any of the militant groups operating within Pakistan is unrealistic.... (Governments) must have the courage to face the truth and have the determination to inform public accordingly."
Over the last couple of days most of us tech savvy people have been getting the youtube link which plays a news report elaborating on the former. That clearly is a version from Pakistan.
On the same event there has also been editorials which is the latter quote. Strange as it may sound to some of us, the latter too is a quote from the Pakistani media.
Surprising to see two substantially opposite views emanating from the same country over this one episode. One clearly is a radical approach, meant to fan fanaticism and hatred even further. It seemingly suits their ambitions. The other is a sober voice, educated, clearly with a better vision and seemingly unbiased without any hidden agenda. Which one would we wish to see grow in acceptance? Latter one I hope.
Does it change our perception a little? For perception is reality.
There is a similar element on the Indian side. Some of us may not like this, but quoting an sms which has been doing the rounds lately:
"Wah IndiaAfzal to maafi
Sadhvi ko Faansi
RSS par pratibandh
SIMI se anubandh
Amarnath Yatra par lagaan
Hajj ke liye anudaan
Wakai .. Mera Bharat Mahaan.
Jaago Hindu Jago varna ek din apna desh %&*%stan kehlayega aur tum atankwadi"
So what's the agenda here. What motive? Radical enough or not? Which do we wish to see growing on the Indian side of the fence? Hope we can see through.
Ironic that this post comes on December 6th. Did any of us imagine repercussions of what happened some 16 years ago? Often I receive mails from a friend (Rahul) who signs off with a Mahatma Gandhi quote - "Be the change you want to see in the world". Now you may be fond of the Mahatma or not, but there is something about this quote.
So what can I change? I replied to this sms (act), spoke to the sender gave him my point of view (explain, sometimes even educate), once I saw him appreciate what I was saying, insisted that he passes it on to his friend who sent it to him.
Else perception would have grown stronger, and perception as we all know is reality. Is it then that I can choose reality by choosing to percieve differently? I wonder..
1 comment:
Well i guess you are right perception is reality, and the perception in the world is that India is a true democracy, so is true democarcy
1) Buy votes by giving sops or money.
2) Divide the voters along caste lines.
3) Use your Goonda acumen to inhibit voters to vote in your favour
4) Take over polling booths and get your goons to stuff the ballot boxes/machines
the list can go on..........
The angst of the educated indians is precisely this perception because all of the above has led to a creation of a class of politicians who think they are the reincarnation of god and rest of the junta are their minnions
The sickening part in all this is that these type of politicians are growing in numbers
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