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Chairman of Pakistan Tehreek e Insaf (PTI), Imran Khan has said that he would rather leave politics like Tipu Sultan rather than Bahadur Shah Zafar.
Tipu Sultan was the ruler of Mysore in the later part of the 18[SUP]th[/SUP] century and spent his life fighting against the East India Company. Sultan was martyred in 1799 and remains as a hero for the Muslims of the sub-continent.
Imran is without doubt one of the most popular political figures of the country and his party is gaining strength in Pakistan’s domestic politics with the passage of time. Some of the political analysts in the country feel that PTI has become the third major
force of Pakistan’s politics and is likely to upset the mainstream political parties of the country in the upcoming elections.
There have been reports that the cricketer turned politician is facing life threats since his major public processions in Lahore and Karachi last year.
However, Imran wants to live and die like a lion. He feels that there are two options in front of him; one is to quit politics like Bahadur Shah Zafar, who was the last of the Mughal Kings and was an ease love. The second option is to die like Tipu Sultan
and Khan wants to go for the later.
“In Pakistan we say, ‘you can either leave like Bahadur Shah Zafar or like Tipu Sultan.’ The options are to leave like a jackal or like a lion. I would choose to leave like Tipu Sultan,” says Imran Khan.
While talking about the current problems of the country, Imran feels that the traditional politicians are responsible for the turmoil. He slammed Asif Ali Zardari, Nawaz Sharif and Maulana Fazlur Rehman. All of them have been major players in the politics
of the country since last couple of decades. Former world cup winning captain vows to break the status-quo in Pakistan.
The Chairman PTI added, “Pakistan today is ruled by a troika of Nawaz Sharif, Asif Ali Zardari and Maulana Fazlur Rahman. There has been nothing but plunder of Pakistan in the last four years under Zardari.”
http://www.newspakistan.pk/2012/02/10/I-want-to-leave-politics-like-Tipu-Sultan-Imran-Khan/
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