Comments on: 12 days of curfew, a 149-year-old tradition and some “unruly elements”

By: B Shantanu

B Shantanu — Thu, 09 Sep 2010 16:23:12 +0000

@usman: I have not seen you here before, so welcome.

That said, please try and make comments that are based on facts rather than hearsay….and please do not presume about things that you are unsure of.

Re. “Muslims are being killed in Kashmere even today, not hindus” Well, the Hindus are no longer around. Two: the people that are being killed (such as Tufail Mattoo) are innocent victims of the mindless violence – which they do not necessarily support. Three, if Hindus were being killed, would that make it OK?

Sid has already addressed your point re. Gujarat.

As for “When a muslim kills a hindu killer is terrorist. When a hindu kills a muslim killer is nationalist”, pl cite at least three examples before making such sweeping generalisations

And finally, re. “Instead conspirators and killers are in government now”, if you are serious about change, stop complaining and join us in taking some positive action to remove the incompetent and the self-serving from positions of power…Merely leaving comments on blogs will not help much.

P.S. Harapriya is not a “Mr” but a “Ms” (as I mentioned before, pl do not presume)

By: Sid

Sid — Thu, 09 Sep 2010 13:22:09 +0000

@usman
But in Gujrat more than 3000 muslims killed and no justice for them.
Really!!! 3000 !!! Total people killed in Gujrat is little over 1000 and that includes both Hindu and Muslim.
When ever there was a killing of hindus in Kashmere killers (or innocent muslims) were gunned down by forces.
When did that happen exactly? No Hindu lives in the valley today, why? Because security forces gunned down every muslim who tried to kill a Hindu? You are lying, that too unconvincingly. As we are speaking, a district in West Bengal is burning, one can see how the Muslim are gunned down there. Harapriya’s conclusions were right, your community turns secular and peaceful only when they are facing fire. Otherwise violence, lies and deceit continue.

By: usman

usman — Thu, 09 Sep 2010 11:54:12 +0000

Dear Mr K. Haripriya, u have raised a good point but ur conclusions are wrong. Muslims are being killed in Kashmere even today, not hindus. When ever there was a killing of hindus in Kashmere killers (or innocent muslims) were gunned down by forces. There was immidiate justice. But in Gujrat more than 3000 muslims killed and no justice for them. Instead conspirators and killers are in government now. When a muslim kills a hindu killer is terrorist. When a hindu kills a muslim killer is nationalist. This is the truth and everyone in this country know it but dont accept.

By: B Shantanu

B Shantanu — Fri, 02 Apr 2010 18:04:54 +0000

Interesting analysis of the Bareilly riots: Bareillvi-Deobandi Tussle: Behind Bareilly’s Communal Turmoil by M Shamsur Rabb Khan This sentence cauught my eye: Maulana Tauqeer Raza’s insistence on a particular route for the Juloos-e-Muhhamadi can be seen as a well-calculated strategy to gain extra mileage in the Deobandi-Barelwi tussle. This provides a hint to why the riots started.

By: Manikandan

Manikandan — Tue, 30 Mar 2010 20:26:28 +0000

@harapriya, when i said that i would ignore your reactionary comment, i meant that you are emotionally blabbering by making an analogy which is not relevant.Neither to completely ignore your views nor it was based on my convenience . And we have diametrically opposite viewpoints in certain things. So, what is the use in discussing when it is going to make no difference.