He received his early education from his father. Then he went to welknown Azhar University (Egypt). At the age of fourteen, he had completed the entire course in Oriental Studies. Maulana’s mental abilities are judged by the fact that at the age of fifteen he started a monthly magazine, Lisan-ul-Siddiq. Maulana Altaf Hussain Hali also praised him. Al-Hilal was launched in 1914. This was the first leaflet of its kind. It was the cradle of progressive political imagination and rational religious guidance and the epitome of serious literature.
Maulana was at the same time an excellent writer, magical orator, unparalleled journalist and an excellent commentator. Although Maulana was a supporter of the All India Congress in the political arena, he must have had the pain of Muslims in his heart. This was the reason why after the partition, when the reputation of Aligarh Muslim University was threatened, Maulana stepped forward and saved it from being tarnished.
How this writer has guts to call others as bigot when he is himself a religious bigot who believes in 7th century bedouin’s rule. Secondly, the covenant he talks about was broken in few yrs time and was nothing more than Taqqiya. This is India land of Dharmics (Hindus, Sikhs, Buddhists, Jains) and not yours, why we sign any covenant in our homeland, why not in Arabia your homeland.
The writer takes the cake for hipporacy and false narrative. I invite the attention of the writer and readers to a seminal book – ‘Pakistan : Past, Present and Future’ by well-known writer and journalist, M. J. Akbar. He has devoted a full chapter to the referendum held by the British Indian Government in 1946. He has given province-wise figures of number of Hindu and Muslim voters, number of candidates put up by the Congress Party and the Muslim League, the number of votes secured by each candidate and seats won by each party. These figures clearly show that Muslims all over India voted overwhelmingly for the Muslim League. Yet 90 % of them stayed back. Is it anybody’s contention that they had a sudden change of heart and determined that Muslim League and its Pakistan was an evil? They stayed back because reaction of the Hindus to partition slaughter unleashed by the Muslim League remained confined to certain pockets and Hindu leaders of the Congress party went out of their way to defend Muslims. The talk of composite nationalism, Ganga-Jamni Tehjeeb etc is only a smokescreen for the sole objective – JIHAD.
This fellow would have more credibility if he showed any professional honesty as a historian. Instead, he served as a court historian of a commy- congressi regime in perpetuating a grand fraud on the nation. He willingly served as a tool of the establishment in manufacturing a false narrative and a false national identity. Your views are not worth the paper they are written on.
If large numbers of Muslims stood with Maulana Azad then who voted for the Muslim League? How did the League got approx 90% of Muslim reserved seats? All Muslim intellectuals are injecting false and fake narrative regarding the partition of India.
The Maulana couldn’t convince even his own co-religionists. So much for his advice. Jinnah defeated him in 1947. The Communist party of India, to whom the author owes allegiance was one of the biggest supporters of forming Pakistan and religion based nationalism. The author needs to first convince those of his own ilk, before pontificating here.
Religion can never guide your preference for food, dress, language. Essentially culture belongs to a region not religion. It is Arabian culture in the name of Islam which is creating so much hatred between communities. The intellectual like Habib never criticize it. In secular country , people also have to secular.
1. Writer of this article may be aware of fact that the grand old party called Indian National Congress has lost political ground since it failed to reinterpret nationalism as required in 21st Century. It may be said that actually Congress leaders have abandoned truly secular traditions just to secure votes of one minority community. 2. Congress led State government think that they would get back to winning ways by opposing Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA). In this context I am reminded of ‘meaningless’ resolutions passed in the Punjab and Rajasthan State Assemblies against CAA. Therefore, I say that actually the vested interests are providing support to those who are making protests against CAA. 3. As I see it, principles of secularism cannot be interpreted to say that the majority should make all sacrifices and minorities (a term which some politicians use to describe people of Islamic faith) be allowed to maintain a separate identity. Secularism will survive in our country only if it serves (a) interests of the majority community and (b) of all minorities. 4. Our Constitution is meant for protection of India’s majority. How can provisions of the Constitution be interpreted to cause permanent damage to the vast majority? I say that it is sheer political opportunism and dishonest interpretation of our Constitution to oppose CAA.
Who is saying that religion should be the basis of nationhood? You Muslims have unfortunately allowed yourselves to be brainwashed into believing that the BJP is making religion the basis of nationhood. If you calmly reflect for a moment you will realize that whatever BJP does, there are parties that twist it around and tell you people, “See? See? They are doing this to beat you”, and you guys swallow it up.
I’d like the author to reply to my question right here: What is it that the BJP has done that has actually hurt a Muslim? Please tell me. Don’t bring in fears of the unknown; don’t bring in stray incidents such as Aklaq’s, which have always been happening. Don’t bring in statements such as ‘goli maro’ by some nuts. Give me actual instances of where a certain action of the BJP has hurt Muslims. Look beyond the political rhetoric and look at real actions. And give me examples, here and now.
Dear Mr Habib, please realize that till now Congress was cheating your community; now the AAP has begun to do that. Please realize that your community, like the rest of India, is much better off under the BJP than anyone else–because the BJP doesn’t do anything for this community or that community–whatever it does, it does for the country as a whole.
Please reflect calmly.
M Ramesh, you foolish, narrow minded, self biased moron. I am a hindu, and I have problems with Islam too especially with its culture: Burqua, madarsa, fanaticism, even the beared without moustache. But I can see the injustice being done to this community, which is as Indian community as us.
Tell us what it is that the BJP has done to this country other than political rhetoric and gimmicks like ram mandir, 370, demonetisation, yoga day, renaming VAT as GST etc. Whether any of these gimmicks benefited any Indian or not they beniftted BJP in every possible way and every time. And morons like you are the living testimony of that. Did any of those “gimmicks” help to improve the living standard or bring any meaningful and measurable changes to ordinary citizen’s lives. India will keep progressing regardless of any govt. Morons like you think that the progress is due to a govt (Bjp or Congress). India is a system which will keep moving forward as it has since antiquity.
What it is exactly that Congress did to harm and fool muslim community which it didn’t do to Hindus or any other community at the same time. Yes I too am asking about real action not political gimmics and rhetoric like teen talaq, shah bano BS. Real action = measurable change in the lives of citizen (prosperity, income, happiness, employment, health) or the opposite of these.
How do you think that Bjp is not fooling (politically) Hindus, just like Congress fooled Muslims as you said. In real action terms they are incompetent and utter failure. But politically Bjp is shrewd enough to appease the majority vote bank with political gimmicks like 3 talaq, CAA from time to time. Remember real action= meaningful and measurable change in living standard. From 2 to double digit = Ram mandir/ babri majid danga. From unknown to Hero to PM= godra kand. Polarisation and media taming to circumvent declining GDP, unemployment and thus to maintain the charismatic Persona of Feku, who is completely bogus and bigoted.
Modi, Shah, Yogi they all laugh and ridicule contemptuously at people like you and their own bhakts. In reality U are not any more to them than a stray animal who can vote. They rule U even though they are no better than you in any way. You are probably more intelligent and honest than any of them but you are naive. They rule U, remember that.
Don’t say that “proud” word which is actually the most potent tool of any politician to fool gullible people. That u r proud to be ruled by these goons. That u r proud Indian BS. Or Even Jai Hind BS.
Use the thing inside your skull.
Yes I am antinational and I am “proud” of that. Proud proud proud proud proud proud , foolish Sholes stop saying that P word.
“Prophet Muhammad formed the first Islamic government in Medina, which was based on a covenant signed between the Muslims and the Jews. If the Prophet could do that in the seventh century then why can’t we do it now and form a nation with Hindus and others?”
Islamic Taqqiyya in play. Please also write how Mohammed broke his covenant at the first chance, and ordered the mass-killing of Jews.
Close to 95% of all muslims, who had voting rights in British India, mosty of Turki lineage, Ashraf class according this author, opted for Pakistan. Hawa me to nahi bana Pakistan. Mr Muhammad Ali Jinnah, a second generation convert, Gujarati, was just a toy in their had. The lowly Classes, of Indic lineage of course had no voting rights….In 1951, the population exchange stopped, cross border trains stopped…and since then rest of the Ashrafs like Owaisi brothers…had no choice but to live in kafiristhan. Land of idol worshippers….to crave out another Pakistan in another decade. Just check their language….as if the Turks are still ruling India.
.
CAA is for those indians left behind in those Caliphate – Pakistan, Afghanistan and Bangladesh…the real victims of dividing India in the name of Islam.
.
Bas bhi karo. Sharam bhi karo.
.
Indic Muslims are citizens of India
Will remain so for ever. But I am not so sure about the Turki class.
.
They simply dream to bring back the Turkish Khalifate in India….
.
This author is a known Islamist, believer of political Islam, not a republic, a secular republic. That is why he will quote 7th century barbarians from Arabia…
.
Remember, Muhammad bin Abdullah was a known desecrator of others places of worship and temple and idol breaker. He maybe a prophet for Arab beduins … definitely not for non believers and idol worshippers like Indic people.
.
He is not an icon of democracy, tolerance, diversity, peace, coexistence and spiritual enquiry…but a war leader and a totalitarian dictator. If historical (we jave no proof of that either) He is simple not a Buddha.
.
Denounce Caliphate, denounce dictatorship, denounce religious dominance on people’s life…but this man will quote Riyasat al Madina…and go nuts with Caliphates.
Most of the things about Prophet that you said are true. Except that “CAA is for those Indians left behind in those Caliphate – Pakistan, Afghanistan and Bangladesh…the real victims of dividing India in the name of Islam”.
CAA is the next political rhetoric or gimmick of bjp after ram mandir, demonetisation, yoga day, 3 talaq, 370, and other minority hatred based obsessions and to win real support for the BJP of non-citizen hindus in Assam. CAA is there to keep people like you preoccupied in these trivial question and fantasies; to keep you apart from the the reality of the poor country called India, to keep you believing that Modi is the avatar. Once you realize the reality he will be nothing more to you than an incompetent Class A Thug, which they don’t want. So they keep entertaining you with CAA and other clever minority based obsessions. Non of these political gimmics has any impact on the lives of ordinary Indian. Cleverly designed political tool to benefit one and only one the BJP.
yahan bharat k hinduo ki fati padi hai or khane ko khana nahi, rehne ko ghar nahi or bangladeshi hinduo k uddhar karenge ye. Koi aisa soch bhi kaise sakta hai ki Neta log itne dur k sochte hain khas kr k paropkar k bare m. Murkh hi hai woh jo aisa sochega. Ye sab euphemism hai jo politics m hamesha use hota hai. Har euphemism k piche real ulterior motive hota hai jo ekdum sahi nisane pr lagta hai har bar. Isiliye ache dikhne wale policies lagbhag hamesha bekar sabit hote hain lekin uske piche jo real ulterior motive hota hai woh bilkul sahi nisane pr lagta hai, for example, Demonetisation, which harmed the country in almost all ways but won real support and YES for Modi and he knew that much before 8 pm 8 november 2016. The time was especially chosen to leverage the YES in the upcoming 2017 january – Feb Uttatr Pradesh election. After recently losing Delhi, Bihar, West Bengal feku was real insecure at that time. Everybody knows how insecure he actually is. If he really wanted to bring black money why not bring it simply from Swizz bank, has he even asked once from that bank even after touring Europe million times. That way only 15-20 people would have been troubled but instead he thought bringing 135 crore to the line a better idea. Are kide mokode se jayada kich nahi ho hindu ya muslim hoge apne chaha k liye amit shah or modi k liye 1 vote se jayada kuch nahi. Kide-makode remember that yahi hai humari asli aukaat Modi k liye.
What Irfan is writing is problematic in many ways. First, CAA has to be brought in as Pakistan failed completely in its commitment to its minorities over the years. The origin for this idea starts from 1947 onward. So the cause for CAA is external to India. NRC is required as we have huge illegal migration mainly from East Pakistan. So CAA-NRC have nothing to do with any Indian citizen! Besides, CAA is just a one time fast track citizenship for a specified set of people and the normal route for acquiring citizenship for anybody from anywhere is always open. This is as simple as it is. What can be an issue for NRC is the difficulty in producing relevant documents for proving citizenship but this will be an issue for everybody and not for a particular community. Further, the process for NRC has not yet been decided and hence, it is too premature to talk about it. It could just be that a voluntary declaration on oath of being a no-Indian could suffice and these would be given residency card and rest of the population could be given citizenship certificates. Of course, in case of a false oath, law will take its course. Secondly, there is no point now is talking about why someone chose to stay in India in 1947; that is not the issue at all, as it is neither a sacrifice nor a condescension. Once the choice is made, it stays forever but when protests, at times violent and opposition build up affecting the security and integrity of the country, then all doubts come alive in the background of partition and creation of Pakistan.
Maulana Azad was in Gandhi mode and did not migrate to Pakistan in order to serve Muslims of India. In that he was serving Muslim interest and was deadly against Hindu nationalism. In his book – India Wins Freedom, he did not oppose Muslim fundamentals of Jinnah but opposed Hindu nationalism of Sardar Patel.
These eminent historians are a deadly virus. They did their best to ruin Ayodhya Temple case. Now, this man is back in action about CAA. Maulana Azad opposed Partition of India inasmuch he wanted Indian subcontinent to emerge as the biggest muslim populated country in the whole world. There was no lesson to learn from Azad. This writer is an out-and-out Muslim communalist. His progeny are now shouting Pakistan Zindabad even in south India.
He received his early education from his father. Then he went to welknown Azhar University (Egypt). At the age of fourteen, he had completed the entire course in Oriental Studies. Maulana’s mental abilities are judged by the fact that at the age of fifteen he started a monthly magazine, Lisan-ul-Siddiq. Maulana Altaf Hussain Hali also praised him. Al-Hilal was launched in 1914. This was the first leaflet of its kind. It was the cradle of progressive political imagination and rational religious guidance and the epitome of serious literature.
Maulana was at the same time an excellent writer, magical orator, unparalleled journalist and an excellent commentator. Although Maulana was a supporter of the All India Congress in the political arena, he must have had the pain of Muslims in his heart. This was the reason why after the partition, when the reputation of Aligarh Muslim University was threatened, Maulana stepped forward and saved it from being tarnished.
How this writer has guts to call others as bigot when he is himself a religious bigot who believes in 7th century bedouin’s rule. Secondly, the covenant he talks about was broken in few yrs time and was nothing more than Taqqiya. This is India land of Dharmics (Hindus, Sikhs, Buddhists, Jains) and not yours, why we sign any covenant in our homeland, why not in Arabia your homeland.
The writer takes the cake for hipporacy and false narrative. I invite the attention of the writer and readers to a seminal book – ‘Pakistan : Past, Present and Future’ by well-known writer and journalist, M. J. Akbar. He has devoted a full chapter to the referendum held by the British Indian Government in 1946. He has given province-wise figures of number of Hindu and Muslim voters, number of candidates put up by the Congress Party and the Muslim League, the number of votes secured by each candidate and seats won by each party. These figures clearly show that Muslims all over India voted overwhelmingly for the Muslim League. Yet 90 % of them stayed back. Is it anybody’s contention that they had a sudden change of heart and determined that Muslim League and its Pakistan was an evil? They stayed back because reaction of the Hindus to partition slaughter unleashed by the Muslim League remained confined to certain pockets and Hindu leaders of the Congress party went out of their way to defend Muslims. The talk of composite nationalism, Ganga-Jamni Tehjeeb etc is only a smokescreen for the sole objective – JIHAD.
This fellow would have more credibility if he showed any professional honesty as a historian. Instead, he served as a court historian of a commy- congressi regime in perpetuating a grand fraud on the nation. He willingly served as a tool of the establishment in manufacturing a false narrative and a false national identity. Your views are not worth the paper they are written on.
: Mr. Habib you have not spoken about Leftists of that time who supported ” Two Nation Theory “. Why Silence ?
If large numbers of Muslims stood with Maulana Azad then who voted for the Muslim League? How did the League got approx 90% of Muslim reserved seats? All Muslim intellectuals are injecting false and fake narrative regarding the partition of India.
The Maulana couldn’t convince even his own co-religionists. So much for his advice. Jinnah defeated him in 1947. The Communist party of India, to whom the author owes allegiance was one of the biggest supporters of forming Pakistan and religion based nationalism. The author needs to first convince those of his own ilk, before pontificating here.
Religion can never guide your preference for food, dress, language. Essentially culture belongs to a region not religion. It is Arabian culture in the name of Islam which is creating so much hatred between communities. The intellectual like Habib never criticize it. In secular country , people also have to secular.
1. Writer of this article may be aware of fact that the grand old party called Indian National Congress has lost political ground since it failed to reinterpret nationalism as required in 21st Century. It may be said that actually Congress leaders have abandoned truly secular traditions just to secure votes of one minority community. 2. Congress led State government think that they would get back to winning ways by opposing Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA). In this context I am reminded of ‘meaningless’ resolutions passed in the Punjab and Rajasthan State Assemblies against CAA. Therefore, I say that actually the vested interests are providing support to those who are making protests against CAA. 3. As I see it, principles of secularism cannot be interpreted to say that the majority should make all sacrifices and minorities (a term which some politicians use to describe people of Islamic faith) be allowed to maintain a separate identity. Secularism will survive in our country only if it serves (a) interests of the majority community and (b) of all minorities. 4. Our Constitution is meant for protection of India’s majority. How can provisions of the Constitution be interpreted to cause permanent damage to the vast majority? I say that it is sheer political opportunism and dishonest interpretation of our Constitution to oppose CAA.
Who is saying that religion should be the basis of nationhood? You Muslims have unfortunately allowed yourselves to be brainwashed into believing that the BJP is making religion the basis of nationhood. If you calmly reflect for a moment you will realize that whatever BJP does, there are parties that twist it around and tell you people, “See? See? They are doing this to beat you”, and you guys swallow it up.
I’d like the author to reply to my question right here: What is it that the BJP has done that has actually hurt a Muslim? Please tell me. Don’t bring in fears of the unknown; don’t bring in stray incidents such as Aklaq’s, which have always been happening. Don’t bring in statements such as ‘goli maro’ by some nuts. Give me actual instances of where a certain action of the BJP has hurt Muslims. Look beyond the political rhetoric and look at real actions. And give me examples, here and now.
Dear Mr Habib, please realize that till now Congress was cheating your community; now the AAP has begun to do that. Please realize that your community, like the rest of India, is much better off under the BJP than anyone else–because the BJP doesn’t do anything for this community or that community–whatever it does, it does for the country as a whole.
Please reflect calmly.
M Ramesh, you foolish, narrow minded, self biased moron. I am a hindu, and I have problems with Islam too especially with its culture: Burqua, madarsa, fanaticism, even the beared without moustache. But I can see the injustice being done to this community, which is as Indian community as us.
Tell us what it is that the BJP has done to this country other than political rhetoric and gimmicks like ram mandir, 370, demonetisation, yoga day, renaming VAT as GST etc. Whether any of these gimmicks benefited any Indian or not they beniftted BJP in every possible way and every time. And morons like you are the living testimony of that. Did any of those “gimmicks” help to improve the living standard or bring any meaningful and measurable changes to ordinary citizen’s lives. India will keep progressing regardless of any govt. Morons like you think that the progress is due to a govt (Bjp or Congress). India is a system which will keep moving forward as it has since antiquity.
What it is exactly that Congress did to harm and fool muslim community which it didn’t do to Hindus or any other community at the same time. Yes I too am asking about real action not political gimmics and rhetoric like teen talaq, shah bano BS. Real action = measurable change in the lives of citizen (prosperity, income, happiness, employment, health) or the opposite of these.
How do you think that Bjp is not fooling (politically) Hindus, just like Congress fooled Muslims as you said. In real action terms they are incompetent and utter failure. But politically Bjp is shrewd enough to appease the majority vote bank with political gimmicks like 3 talaq, CAA from time to time. Remember real action= meaningful and measurable change in living standard. From 2 to double digit = Ram mandir/ babri majid danga. From unknown to Hero to PM= godra kand. Polarisation and media taming to circumvent declining GDP, unemployment and thus to maintain the charismatic Persona of Feku, who is completely bogus and bigoted.
Modi, Shah, Yogi they all laugh and ridicule contemptuously at people like you and their own bhakts. In reality U are not any more to them than a stray animal who can vote. They rule U even though they are no better than you in any way. You are probably more intelligent and honest than any of them but you are naive. They rule U, remember that.
Don’t say that “proud” word which is actually the most potent tool of any politician to fool gullible people. That u r proud to be ruled by these goons. That u r proud Indian BS. Or Even Jai Hind BS.
Use the thing inside your skull.
Yes I am antinational and I am “proud” of that. Proud proud proud proud proud proud , foolish Sholes stop saying that P word.
“Prophet Muhammad formed the first Islamic government in Medina, which was based on a covenant signed between the Muslims and the Jews. If the Prophet could do that in the seventh century then why can’t we do it now and form a nation with Hindus and others?”
Islamic Taqqiyya in play. Please also write how Mohammed broke his covenant at the first chance, and ordered the mass-killing of Jews.
Close to 95% of all muslims, who had voting rights in British India, mosty of Turki lineage, Ashraf class according this author, opted for Pakistan. Hawa me to nahi bana Pakistan. Mr Muhammad Ali Jinnah, a second generation convert, Gujarati, was just a toy in their had. The lowly Classes, of Indic lineage of course had no voting rights….In 1951, the population exchange stopped, cross border trains stopped…and since then rest of the Ashrafs like Owaisi brothers…had no choice but to live in kafiristhan. Land of idol worshippers….to crave out another Pakistan in another decade. Just check their language….as if the Turks are still ruling India.
.
CAA is for those indians left behind in those Caliphate – Pakistan, Afghanistan and Bangladesh…the real victims of dividing India in the name of Islam.
.
Bas bhi karo. Sharam bhi karo.
.
Indic Muslims are citizens of India
Will remain so for ever. But I am not so sure about the Turki class.
.
They simply dream to bring back the Turkish Khalifate in India….
.
This author is a known Islamist, believer of political Islam, not a republic, a secular republic. That is why he will quote 7th century barbarians from Arabia…
.
Remember, Muhammad bin Abdullah was a known desecrator of others places of worship and temple and idol breaker. He maybe a prophet for Arab beduins … definitely not for non believers and idol worshippers like Indic people.
.
He is not an icon of democracy, tolerance, diversity, peace, coexistence and spiritual enquiry…but a war leader and a totalitarian dictator. If historical (we jave no proof of that either) He is simple not a Buddha.
.
Denounce Caliphate, denounce dictatorship, denounce religious dominance on people’s life…but this man will quote Riyasat al Madina…and go nuts with Caliphates.
Most of the things about Prophet that you said are true. Except that “CAA is for those Indians left behind in those Caliphate – Pakistan, Afghanistan and Bangladesh…the real victims of dividing India in the name of Islam”.
CAA is the next political rhetoric or gimmick of bjp after ram mandir, demonetisation, yoga day, 3 talaq, 370, and other minority hatred based obsessions and to win real support for the BJP of non-citizen hindus in Assam. CAA is there to keep people like you preoccupied in these trivial question and fantasies; to keep you apart from the the reality of the poor country called India, to keep you believing that Modi is the avatar. Once you realize the reality he will be nothing more to you than an incompetent Class A Thug, which they don’t want. So they keep entertaining you with CAA and other clever minority based obsessions. Non of these political gimmics has any impact on the lives of ordinary Indian. Cleverly designed political tool to benefit one and only one the BJP.
yahan bharat k hinduo ki fati padi hai or khane ko khana nahi, rehne ko ghar nahi or bangladeshi hinduo k uddhar karenge ye. Koi aisa soch bhi kaise sakta hai ki Neta log itne dur k sochte hain khas kr k paropkar k bare m. Murkh hi hai woh jo aisa sochega. Ye sab euphemism hai jo politics m hamesha use hota hai. Har euphemism k piche real ulterior motive hota hai jo ekdum sahi nisane pr lagta hai har bar. Isiliye ache dikhne wale policies lagbhag hamesha bekar sabit hote hain lekin uske piche jo real ulterior motive hota hai woh bilkul sahi nisane pr lagta hai, for example, Demonetisation, which harmed the country in almost all ways but won real support and YES for Modi and he knew that much before 8 pm 8 november 2016. The time was especially chosen to leverage the YES in the upcoming 2017 january – Feb Uttatr Pradesh election. After recently losing Delhi, Bihar, West Bengal feku was real insecure at that time. Everybody knows how insecure he actually is. If he really wanted to bring black money why not bring it simply from Swizz bank, has he even asked once from that bank even after touring Europe million times. That way only 15-20 people would have been troubled but instead he thought bringing 135 crore to the line a better idea. Are kide mokode se jayada kich nahi ho hindu ya muslim hoge apne chaha k liye amit shah or modi k liye 1 vote se jayada kuch nahi. Kide-makode remember that yahi hai humari asli aukaat Modi k liye.
What Irfan is writing is problematic in many ways. First, CAA has to be brought in as Pakistan failed completely in its commitment to its minorities over the years. The origin for this idea starts from 1947 onward. So the cause for CAA is external to India. NRC is required as we have huge illegal migration mainly from East Pakistan. So CAA-NRC have nothing to do with any Indian citizen! Besides, CAA is just a one time fast track citizenship for a specified set of people and the normal route for acquiring citizenship for anybody from anywhere is always open. This is as simple as it is. What can be an issue for NRC is the difficulty in producing relevant documents for proving citizenship but this will be an issue for everybody and not for a particular community. Further, the process for NRC has not yet been decided and hence, it is too premature to talk about it. It could just be that a voluntary declaration on oath of being a no-Indian could suffice and these would be given residency card and rest of the population could be given citizenship certificates. Of course, in case of a false oath, law will take its course. Secondly, there is no point now is talking about why someone chose to stay in India in 1947; that is not the issue at all, as it is neither a sacrifice nor a condescension. Once the choice is made, it stays forever but when protests, at times violent and opposition build up affecting the security and integrity of the country, then all doubts come alive in the background of partition and creation of Pakistan.
Maulana Azad was in Gandhi mode and did not migrate to Pakistan in order to serve Muslims of India. In that he was serving Muslim interest and was deadly against Hindu nationalism. In his book – India Wins Freedom, he did not oppose Muslim fundamentals of Jinnah but opposed Hindu nationalism of Sardar Patel.
These eminent historians are a deadly virus. They did their best to ruin Ayodhya Temple case. Now, this man is back in action about CAA. Maulana Azad opposed Partition of India inasmuch he wanted Indian subcontinent to emerge as the biggest muslim populated country in the whole world. There was no lesson to learn from Azad. This writer is an out-and-out Muslim communalist. His progeny are now shouting Pakistan Zindabad even in south India.