“History
is not history unless it is the truth.”
-Abraham Lincoln
Hi, Everyone! Before going into the political
situation in India in 1937, it is necessary to give some background into the
Jinnah-Nehru-Gandhi situation.
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The tragedy of India was the
undercurrents and clashes between Jinnah and Gandhi-Nehru; none of them looked
beyond their own petty egos and aspirations to power and consider what was
right for the motherland.
In her book Indian Summer (page 80-81), Alex Von
Tunzelmann has captured the essence of the situation.
“Jinnah had begun his political career in Congress.
He made himself a figurehead for Hindu-Muslim unity and was acclaimed as such
by Hindu Congress luminaries. He joined the Muslim League in 1913, confident
that he could act as a bridge between the political parties. But it was the
emergence of Gandhi as the spiritual leader of Congress in 1920 that began to
push Jinnah out. “I will have nothing to do with this pseudo-religious approach
to politics,” Jinnah had said, rejecting the call for
satyagraha. . . .
There was a profound and deadly clash of personality
between Jinnah and the other English gentleman of Congress, Jawaharlal
Nehru. . . .”
In case
anyone has any objections to Nehru being referred to as the “other English
gentleman,” check out this little snippet from an interview of John Kenneth
Galbraith by Arun Venugopal:
“While the pace of his day has slowed
down, John Kenneth Galbraith's
mind remains vibrant and unrelenting. He also talks of his close friendship
with Nehru, who figures in his book Name-Dropping. "You realise, Galbraith," Nehru had once told him,
"I am the last Englishman to rule in India."
Read the whole interview @
What a tragedy for India . . . ! To be freed
from the British Raj only to be “ruled” by an Englishman passing himself off as
an Indian . . . ?
Isn’t democracy a government of the people, by the people, for the
people?
·
Was Nehru supposed to “rule” India? Is that what he believed?
On an aside: was it this delusion that made him trample upon the
rights of so many Hindus and unleash a Reign of Terror in the aftermath of
Gandhi’s murder . . . ?
To
continue with Alex Von Tunzelmann’s account:
“After the Conference [Round Table Conference,
1931], he [Jinnah] returned to private life—until a friend reported to him a
comment made by his archrival, Jawaharlal Nehru. In conversation at a private
dinner party, Jawahar had remarked that Jinnah was ‘finished.’ Jinnah was so
furious that he packed up and headed back to India immediately, with the stated
intent to ‘show Nehru.’”
And “show Nehru” he did
indeed . . . !
From that moment on, Jinnah pitted his considerable
political skills against the Gandhi-Nehru-led Congress, whose fumbling and
bumbling in their thirst for total power was no match for “one of the most
brilliant politicians of his day.”
The scene is now set for the beheading of India.
Anurupa
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