The demolition of a temple in Lahore has come as a saddening news. Though I could not follow the reports earlier and the circumstances surrouding the issue, but the demolition is absolutely wrong.
Lahore, I know, has a substantial Hindu population. What a great cosmopolitan town Lahore was until partition, when it had a fair mixture of Hindus, Muslims and Sikhs. Unfortunately the exodus of Hindus and Sikhs after partition transformed the demography quite similar to Delhi.
The national newspapers didn't carry the report extensively and most of them relied on agency news that itself quoted a Pakistan newspaper. Why a newspaper like The Hindu that has a correspondent in Pakistan didn't carry the correspondent's news.
The report mentioned that the PPP and a section of Muslim League members protested the demolition. But the construction of commercial complex on the place is a painful and sad news.
PS: Late reports suggested protests by Muslim youths, organisations and also bloggers raising the issue.
Wednesday, June 14, 2006
Temple razed in Lahore
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Well..afterall the media has to maintain its (pseudo)secular image... they cant afford to put out an over aggressive news item and risk being painted saffron... Its better to downplay this news...
No dear, atleast this blogger has covered who is rightfully a pround and real muslim, one must say. Majority of Muslims are like him but alas the so called liberal media of India did not bothered to carry any thing. In India it is a fashion to carry news and forget about this with the convition that after reporting Gujarat everything is hunkydory
The temple is there and the Criminal Jaggernaught went overboard claiming the kill of razing of the temple. See, do try to keep your house in order. There are more numerous muslims and masajid in India & we claim to be secular. I feel a religious Pakistan is the best option because the religion they aspire to follow means 'peace'.
Dear Anonymous,
The jaggernaught was the official machinery trying to deny the razing - which had actually happened. The denials were proved false - and this has even been accepted by Pakistan media that the temple has actually been razed.
I dont know how the meaning of a word/name of religion matters - when it doesnt translate into action.
As the proverb goes...
Aankh se andha, naam Nayan-sukh.
The anonymity of the anonymous tells it all. Islam is a religion of peace - and does Hinduism means killing others? How much of peace/tolerance is displayed in razing of the temple?
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