Wednesday, August 20, 2008

Shabana Whines, But What About Those Poor Hindus?

So here is Shabana Azmi saying Indian polity has been unfair to the Muslims. Again! This time her grouse is that being a Muslim she could not get a house to buy in Mumbai. And just because of that she thinks Indian Muslims are given unfair treatment. It may be politically incorrect, but I need to say that Muslims in India, or at least some of them, need to get out their "we were the rulers" complex and stop wallowing in self pity.
I am glad the BJP and even some Muslim leaders took her to task for her comments. Some of the latter even said there are Muslim housing societies in Mumbai who don't sell houses to non-Muslims. Why did Ms Azmi not respond to that?! Forget housing societies, there is even a place in Kerala's coast, called Anjuthengu (formerly Anjengo) where Muslims don't let non-Muslims buy houses or property. And they don't have any qualms in doing that even while clamouring for more state-appeasement by citing their minority status!
I think Ms Azmi should be strippe of her Rajya Sabha MP post. Muslim leaders like her can thrive only when the community feels that they are threatened and they keep crying "wolf" for petty political gains.
It is the bane of Indian democracy and secularism that leaders like Shabana Azmi can thrive and at the same time blame the country's political system for creating Muslim terrorists and Hindu terrorists. These wolves in sheep's clothing are the more insidious lot and should be dealt with sternly and in an exemplary manner.

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