http://satyameva-jayate.org/2007/10/31/of-...ra-and-gujarat/
<!--QuoteBegin-->QUOTE<!--QuoteEBegin--><b>Of Godhra and Gujarat</b>
Posted on October 31, 2007 by B Shantanu
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This post comprises two separate articles from Shri Arvind Lavakare which I am reproducing in full below.
They are from 2004 and 2006 respectively and offer food for thought, especially in the context of the Tehelka sting operation (Read Offstumpedâs take on Tehelka and BarbarIndianâs posts on it here and here).
In the first article, Shri Lavakare makes the following main points:
To label the riots in Gujarat as âgenocideâ is wrong
- Friction between Hindus and Muslims is not new and is not a creation of the BJP/VHP/RSS (âthere had been communal friction since at least the time of Aurangzebâ who ruled India from 1658 till his death in 1707â³)
- Muslims often have difficulty in integrating or assimilating with non-Muslim cultures - especially in countries where they are in a minority (he cites examples from the world over)
- In the second article, Shri Lavakare notes that a large number of Hindus too suffered in the riots that followed the S-6 carnage.
More importantly, he recalls the Justice Tewatia Report into the riots and suggests that the burning of carriage S-6 was deliberate and pre-planned by jehadi elements inspired and supported by Pakistan and their avowed aim was to create Hindu-Muslim communal conflagration in India.<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->Read the rest at link, it has better formatting.
<!--QuoteBegin-->QUOTE<!--QuoteEBegin--><b>Of Godhra and Gujarat</b>
Posted on October 31, 2007 by B Shantanu
*** CAUTION: Long Post ***
This post comprises two separate articles from Shri Arvind Lavakare which I am reproducing in full below.
They are from 2004 and 2006 respectively and offer food for thought, especially in the context of the Tehelka sting operation (Read Offstumpedâs take on Tehelka and BarbarIndianâs posts on it here and here).
In the first article, Shri Lavakare makes the following main points:
To label the riots in Gujarat as âgenocideâ is wrong
- Friction between Hindus and Muslims is not new and is not a creation of the BJP/VHP/RSS (âthere had been communal friction since at least the time of Aurangzebâ who ruled India from 1658 till his death in 1707â³)
- Muslims often have difficulty in integrating or assimilating with non-Muslim cultures - especially in countries where they are in a minority (he cites examples from the world over)
- In the second article, Shri Lavakare notes that a large number of Hindus too suffered in the riots that followed the S-6 carnage.
More importantly, he recalls the Justice Tewatia Report into the riots and suggests that the burning of carriage S-6 was deliberate and pre-planned by jehadi elements inspired and supported by Pakistan and their avowed aim was to create Hindu-Muslim communal conflagration in India.<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->Read the rest at link, it has better formatting.