1. Sardar Patel was a Gujarati and is respected, loved and held in high regard by all Indian, and especially Gujarati's.
2. The reason for banning the book in Gujarat is that Jaswant Singhji is blaming Sardar Patel for partition, and he is praising Mr. Jinnah. Lakhs of people died during the partition, and we in India believe that Mr. Jinnah was responsible for it.
[I think the book should not be banned. I am against it. :geek: ]
Sacchar Committee report---
indianmuslim has already replied to this, i just want to add to his comments...
One thing we all know is that we will never see a Sacchar report in Pakistan. You will never try and find out the condition of your minorities...You want to maintain this faade that everything is fine in Pakistan.
As Zaid Hamid says in his programs...Minorities pyar se rehate hain yahan, unhe koi problems nahi hain...
1. I am suprised that a person who was against provincial autonomy is so popular in India.
2. Indeed it was sorry times for our region. We could have done without the killings. However, after gaining the knowledge of the Gujrat and Delhi killings of muslims and sikhs, respectively, I am glad that Pakistan was created. I think that both the countries should reconcile to the fact that the sub-continent is now divided into independent countries.
Sachar Commission report:
I'll like to hold my comment until the judicial investigative report comes out on the recent christain killings in Punjab. The chief minister has requested few weeks for the report. Having said that no mass killer of ethnic minority can ever get re-elected in Pakistan. I can guarantee you that.