"Upon my tongues continual
slanders ride,
Which in every language I
pronounce,
Stuffing the ears of men with false
reports.”
- William Shakespeare, Henry IV, Part 2
Hi, Everyone! From the
very beginning of my research, A. G. Noorani came to my notice as a very
particular Savarkar-basher. I do not know, nor intend to find out, why.
I am a very picky
reader. I will read books which express views opposed to mine, but I have no
respect for writers whose intent is malicious, who ridicule others, or who use
coarse and vulgar language in expressing their opinions.
A. G. Noorani, in my
opinion, falls in the bracket of one whose “intent is malicious.” There are no
other words to describe his constant diatribe denouncing Savarkar. He throws
together many words that give the illusion of being convincing arguments but
upon reading have no substance.
The only reason I am
mentioning him here is because he is at it again. He has an article published
in Frontline where he is once again
indulging in naming Savarkar as a co-conspirator in Gandhi’s assassination.
After four years of my silence, I feel enough is enough. If we don’t speak out,
people will only have the word of the detractors of Savarkar to follow.
That is why I wrote a
letter to the editor of Frontline.
The letter did get published though in a very much watered-down version. I am
going to give here my letter in its totality.
“To,
Mr. R. Vijaya Sankar
Editor, Frontline
Subject: Essay:
Savarkar and Gandhi’s Murder, by A. G. Noorani, Volume 29 - Issue 19, Sep. 22-Oct. 05, 2012
Dear Sir,
Every year or so Frontline and A.
G. Noorani take it upon themselves to begin the Savarkar-bashing by rehashing
the unsubstantiated, inconclusive, and irrelevant points re Savarkar’s alleged
involvement in Gandhi’s murder.
Now, I, on the other hand have some
pointed and very much relevant questions of you.
1) Why
did Morarji Desai not show the same diligence in the prevention of the
Mahatma’s murder as he did in its investigation afterwards?
Indeed, why did not Sardar Patel
appoint one man in charge of the investigation prior to Gandhi’s murder? Why
was Nehru silent?
2) Why
did Morarji not take any action upon Dr. Jain informing him of the conspiracy
to murder Gandhi? Dr. Jain claims he gave Morarji the names, but even if had
not, could he not have been imprisoned (like the 20, 000 others who rotted
there after Gandhi’s murder) and
perhaps tortured to give that information, just like so many were tortured to
cough up evidence against Savarkar?
Do read this article:
3) Why
was Nagarwala struggling ineffectually with mere instincts, when Delhi police
had concrete knowledge, just like Morarji, that editors of Hindurashtra were
involved in the conspiracy? A simple phone call would have given the names
Nathuram Godse and Narayan Apte.
And over and above all of this,
even if nothing was known, a simple search of incoming people would have
prevented a gun being taken into the
prayer grounds.
·
Why
was this simple preventive action not taken?
·
Why
was the murder of the Mahatma which could have been so easily prevented, not prevented?
·
Why
was no Government official, minister, or policeman held responsible for this
incredible, hard-to-swallow, utter incompetence?
It is time for Frontline and A. G.
Noorani to put aside the vociferous yapping on Savarkar’s “moral”
responsibility and time to talk of the Government’s culpability in the murder
of the Mahatma, the Father of the Indian Nation.
We want answers to these questions.
Anurupa Cinar
Author Burning for Freedom
www.anurupacinar.com”
Tomorrow I shall post
another comment I posted (but which never got past the website moderator) on
the longreads website where the Frontline-Noorani duo are continuing their
Savarkar bashing.
Anurupa
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