RAM JETHMALANI MAVERICK UNCHANGED, UNREPENTANT by Ram Jethmalani

Author:Ram Jethmalani [Jethmalani, Ram]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9788129133502
Publisher: Rupa Publications
Published: 2013-11-30T18:30:00+00:00

A victim of circumstance

No politician in independent India has been demonized in such a relentless, Goebbelsian manner as Narendra Modi, and no politician has withstood it with as much resilience and courage as he, who has stood firm despite the entire central government, influential sections of the media machinery and sections of civil society arraigned against him.

The policies and conduct of Narendra Modi should be compared with those of the late Rajiv Gandhi. The tragic assassination of his mother led to what may accurately be described as a virtual genocide of the Sikhs. Armed bands of hooligans and murderers went around the streets and colonies of Delhi in search of innocent Sikhs, sought them out and slaughtered them mercilessly. We saw some Sikhs being burnt alive on public roads while crowds watched the heartrending scenes. Although a Sikh president held office, he could not move a finger to help the unfortunate followers of Guru Nanak. I cannot forget those shameful days even now. All that the new prime minister Rajiv Gandhi had to say was a defiant, ‘When a big tree falls the earth must shake’. Never did the Congress leadership apologise for the atrocities and the murders. It is the greatness of the Sikh community that they have forgiven the Congress.

Till date, not one Congress leader involved in the 1984 riots has been brought to book* nor has any serious attempt been made to do so. Rajiv Gandhi became, for a while, the media’s darling and even his heirs, who themselves aspire to lead this country, have not made any real attempts to reach out to the Sikhs. Modi and his government, on the other hand, have ensured that due process of law is carried out and the guilty convicted. Yet Narendra Modi remains one of the most demonized figures in Indian politics, accused of every crime from providing state sponsorship to the riots to protecting those responsible.

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