This article talks about Muslim brethren. Muslims are an inseparable part of everything which is directly, indirectly or even remotely Indian. The BYM is no exception. And as the page founder, I see a certain cynicism that keeps the second religious majority of India little confined to themselves. They at times act sad, occasionally terrified and sometimes even trapped. This cynicism is because they get to read wrong news, wrong books, and wrong national dailies in Hindi/Urdu and regional languages, most of which focus on negativity. “A roadside ruffian slapping a passerby” is sold as “Hapless Muslim attacked by Hindu bully”. The Delhi Zoo incident was reported as Vijay mauled Maksood to death. FACEPALM. And the result of that is angst, panic and enmity. Muslim leaders and clergy have a domineering presence over the mindsets of an average Muslim. They keep propagating their paleolithic propaganda and the followers keep falling prey to it. I have observed that most Muslims are against Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh(RSS) and most of them dont even know about it. They openly criticize its alleged anti-Muslim stand. Although RSS is not an anti-Muslim organization but it is widely perceived as one by Muslim leaders. Opposing something is of course ones fundamental choice but accepting the wisdom that comes from any reverends mouth is not a wise thing to do. The greatest gift of the human kind is the power to understand, reason and conclude. Sadly, we conclude without understanding and reasoning. Another very noticeable aspect about the second religious majority of India is that they are often made to believe that they are victims by their leaders. 2002 Gujarat riots, Ishrat Jahan encounter, Batla house encounter have been discussed, re discussed, over discussed, debated, argued a gazillion times. And the mere mention of these incidents makes them act orphaned. 1984 which was a culpable homicide strangely isnt discussed so frequently. Sikhs have gotten over it and have decided to move ahead without playing the victim card. The apathy of Samajwadi Party for the Muzzafarnagar victims strangely doesnt become that big an issue. And the hundreds of riots that took place in Congresss regime stay forgotten. Godhra and Gujarat keep echoing and the magnitude increases manifolds during the election times. I haven’t seen protest campaigns against ISIS or Syrian civil war or bomb blasts by Taliban/Al Qaeda. This is not what Islam preaches or they are not real Muslims is what the common excuse is. Certainly we need the true harbingers of Islam to take a lead and guide their lost brothers. One weird thing which is very marked is that Congress Party and some of its regional allies are considered as Messiahs by Muslims. The truth is that socio-economic status of Muslims in India has registered a very slow growth. The Congress led government tries its best to showcase its pro minority stand but the reality is drastically different. In spite of so many Muslim universities, schools, scholarship programs, reservations and welfare schemes the results are far from satisfactory. Do we have a regulatory authority that can validate the schemes of the Government? Do we have any way to find out the difference between proposed ideas and implemented ones? No. And hence whatever the leaders say becomes gospel truth for them. And hey! What happened to Sachar commission? This indeed is a sad aspect. And since most of the Muslims support Congress, they oppose the Bhartiya Janata Party. Why? Because they are anti-Muslim. Who says that? The Muslim leaders and Clergy have established this golden fact while the Congress party seconds the same. The resistance of the Muslims for BJP is so strong that they team up with any party which can keep BJP away from power. Aam Aadmi Party is a revolution without an iota of doubt and it has a healthy number of Muslim patrons. Most of whom want it to decelerate BJPs pace. Some of course are closet Congress supporters and declaring the same in public is not a wise thing to do. To conclude Id say Muslims in India should stop paying heed to the leaders that try victimizing them. India is an equal opportunity provider to everyone regardless of their caste or religion (The reservation thing holds true of course). They need to give the clergymen a little break and take the control in their own hands. They need to stop worshiping political parties and stop hating them as well. They need to be more positive about them and the ones that they share their place with. They need to read about Azeem Premji and A R Rehman and APJ Abdul Kalam. Muslims and Hindus together make this nation one of the most culturally rich nation on the planet and its high time both of them say goodbye to their prejudices and pave the path for cultural and religious harmony. PS: I in no way intend to generalize people here
Posted on: Tue, 07 Oct 2014 07:04:10 +0000
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