:::Shri Mohammad Adeeb: A Politician for Positive Change::: If you ask any viewer of any Indian news channels that have you heard name of Shri Mohammad Adeeb. I’m sure if his or her TV subscription is doing its job perfectly for the last 2 years than he would surely give your answer in conformity. Few years back Shri. Mohammad Adeeb, in his capacity as lawmaker of Upper House of Indian Parliament (Rajya Sabha), wrote a letter to the British Government along with Obama Administration to seek clarification what has changed in their visa policies (or rather as guardians to Human Rights) which could probably force them to re-think about allotting visa to Modi. Currently Shri Mohammad Adeeb is contesting elections for a Lok Sabha seat from Bijnor (UP). It is possible to say that Shri Mohammad Adeeb could be one of hundreds of thousands who wish to get a seat in the lower parliament and try their luck in serving the country as an abrupt reaction to the current deteriorating socio-political situation in India. In such a Tsunami wave, you can expect the floods bringing everyone up with force but eventually when waters settles then you may find a ship in the middle of the town! Experience of few weeks Delhi Government is not far away. However persons, like Shri Mohammad Adeeb, constitute an important and integral part of long-lasting, real and positive political change. Only those changes can be endorsed which are positive. For instance the change which was brought by East India Company on the ruins of Indian monarchs and rulers was certainly a negative one. However the change which was sought after by Gandhiji and Nehruji was a positive one although the price paid in few months was heavy and painful. Shri Mohammad Adeeb received his political guidance from various stalwarts of Indian politics over a period of 4 decades. This made it easy for him to strike the right balance between emotions and long-term social goals. He was born in a wealthy landlord Muslim family of Barabanki (near Lucknow). When he was 2-3 years old, his father passed away and he was raised (along with his single brother) under his grand-father’s care and ultimate affection. As a result, he knew the pain which is suffered by an orphan boy or those who are separated from their loved ones. Hence his hearts melts down when he comes to know about young-boys being jailed for no reasons and understands the suffering through which their families, wives and kids go through. He tried to bring cases of injustice to government machinery and up to great extend he was successful in his endeavor to draw media attention to forgotten lives of our society. Shri Mohammad Adeeb moved to Aligarh Muslim University and graduated in 1961. AMU was considered to be the only option, in those days, for thousands of Indian Muslims especially those living in North India. The educational-cum-professional path at AMU was extremely straightforward. You complete your education and then opt to “migrate” to Pakistan and within few years become an Officer or start your business and then have a lavish bungalow in uptown Karachi. However Shri Mohammad Adeeb never thought of migrating for worldly affairs. Its seems like words of Mulana Abul Kalam Azad (1888-1958) were echoed, then and now, in his inner soul when Mulana Azad addressed a large gathering of old Delhi Muslims saying: “You people are considering your escape from India as divine as migration.” During his college-days, Shri Mohammad Adeeb made a remarkable history of winning unopposed as Head of Students’ Union. This helped him to get close to Dr. Fukhrudin Ali Ahmad (1905-77) who later on became President of India. Similarly he had the golden opportunity to meet and invite Shar-e-Kashmir Sheikh Abdullah (1905-82) to speak at a large student gathering in AMU. He describes the event with deep interest and fondly remembers the man who paid the cost of being an Indian due to vested interests of some politicians. As a result, one thing Shri Mohammad Adeeb knew very clearly that India is for all Indians and we should not give a fraction of our rights given to each of us by the Constitution which binds us together and make us proud of one of the greatest juristic achievements by Babasaheb Ambedkar (1891-1956). Once he completed his college education, he returned back to Lucknow and came close to Mulana (Late) Abul Hasan Ali Nadwi (1914-1999) who served as Rector of Nadwatul Ulma. This long and sincere interaction helped Shri Mohammad Adeeb to be a spiritual politician i.e. a lawmaker with thoughtful and humane heart. Under the guidance of Mulana Ali Mian, he joined the Humanity Move and benefited from the intellectual wealth of Dr. Bishambhar Nath Pande (1906-98) who was a true Gandhian activist, politician and historian. As a result, he learned to avoid working in isolations and helped him to elevate to a level where he can think of all the minorities and weak sections of the Indian nation, as a whole, and not aiming to serve his own cast or creed. In late 1970s, Shri Mohammad Adeeb moved to Dubai (UAE) and managed a small-scale business. As a result, this helped him understand how an NRI thinks of his own country and what should be the best ways to make India self-efficient as well as secure and prospering country. In 1988 when Shri Mohammad Adeeb returned back to Delhi so expressed his surprise in a sad tone to Mr. VP Singh (1931-2008) that due to agenda-based political and communal flaring up, one person needs to distingue himself as Hindu and the other as Muslim. As a result, Shri Mohammad Adeeb started working closely with secular Hindus from all sects of the society. His on-field involvement post remedial works of Gujrat and Muzzafurnagar riots helped him understand the tactics used by selfish and tyrant fanatics. Considering all the above, it is evident that joining of politics by Shri Mohammad Adeeb was neither a coincidence nor an opportunistic accident. Rather he was groomed by one of the finest minds of political India post- Independence. Similarly he was spiritually nurtured by one of the purest hearts of Indian society. Similarly involving in his own business and living as an NRI raised his level of self-esteem to be a global Indian who is proudly living in India to serve those who are often neglected due to their small numbers or fragile voices and presence. Best of Luck….and wish to see more of you in a truly different and vibrant India. Yousuf Azim Siddiqi
Posted on: Fri, 21 Mar 2014 12:35:32 +0000
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