Bal Thackeray’s Sick Mind Unable To Accept Muslim as PM of India: SDPI
Submitted by admin on 11 December 2009 - 3:28am
By Pervez Bari, TwoCircles.net,
Bhopal: The Social Democratic Party of India, (SDPI), has taken strong exception to the Shiv Sena chief Bal Thackeray's statement about Rahul Gandhi's remarks on a Muslim being elevated to the top post of Prime Minister of India.
The SDPI General Secretary A. Sayeed in a Press statement released on Thursday said that Rahul's remarks of merit and capability being the main criteria to hold the top post for any person from any community including Muslim is a very matured comment and needs no elaboration, even though the issue is hypothetical.
When asked how much time it will take for India to get its first Muslim Prime Minister, Rahul Gandhi had said during an interaction with students of the Aligarh Muslim University two days back that, "it is not about what religion or community you come from, it is what you bring to the table, what capability you have."
"Today, Manmohan Singh is not the Prime Minister of India because he is a Sikh. He is the Prime Minister because he is the most capable person to do the job," Rahul had said.
Responding to this Bal Thackeray in an editorial in his Shiv Sena mouthpiece Saamana on Wednesday said:"Rahul is not the owner of the country. He should ensure that Muslims follow a common civil code, family planning, support Ram temple at Ayodhya and Vande Mataram is made compulsory for them. Only then a Muslim can become the PM". "The way Muslims are being appeased, it is clear that India is no longer secular but an undeclared Islamic state," he said.
Sayeed said that a sick mind as that of Bal Thackeray has put many riders before a Muslim can ascend to the post of Prime Minister of India. Trying to mix religion with politics, he has kept aside the merit and capability issue and put religious issues which are alien to Islam to block Muslims from aspiring to be Prime Minister of India one day.
The self appointed maverick who apparently considers himself to be above law wants to brow-beat Muslims by his incoherent, unjustified and uncalled for stand on the issue, the statement said.
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Muslim Prime Minister is not good for the Muslim's cause
I read with interest the continuing debate following the interview with Rahul Gandhi regarding the prospect of a Muslim prime Minster and the consequent Bal Thakery's broadside.
I genuinely believe it is not in the interest of the Indian Muslims to have a Muslim to occupy the highest office. A Hindu Muslim prime minister is much more likey to address the grievances of Muslim community and listen to them. At best a Muslim Prime minister will be useless or at worst , which is more likely, he will be acting like a BJP leader.
We have had quite a few Muslim presidents in the past and a sitting vice president in India . Did that make an iota of difference in the lot of Indian Muslims. A president or a Prime Minister is for the whole country but they also represent the face of the community they come from. Has any previous Muslim president ever speak or do any thing for the Muslims.
They all happen to be the mouth piece of the government and say things which pleases the Government and the majority Community. They are there for the government to show to the world its secular credential.
It is the great misfortune of post independent Indian Muslims that they have become leaderless. there is not a single sincere, focussed fearless and articulate leader to lead them. Now their leaders join politics or occupy high office for their own personal gain, power, position,prestige and greed.They don't have the interest of the community in their heart.
if they had , they would have had displayed the integrity of their character and moral courage to voice the protest and resign the high office at times of horrendous atrocities and massacares which happened so many times. Muslims are subject to so much discrimination and persecution but Muslim minsters dare not speak a word of protest
They are appointed to the highest office to ensure that their mouth are shut and sealed and they toe the Govermnet line.
Once Muslims join the government of the day they become puppet.
Often Muslims in high official / governmnent position had been very detrimental to the Muslim cause. Some of them (like the late Karim Bhai Chhagla- the ex chief Justice of the Bombay High court) had been more vitriolic than Bal Thackrey. Most of the Muslim politicians in the Government are nothing but sycophant.
Of course we as Muslims must strive hard and take full part in the society and in the affairs of the country to advance our cause and the cause of the country at large.
Simply making a Muslim Prime minister or president is of no use to the Indian Muslims- in fat it is a bad news for the community. Muslims are better off without a Muslim Prime minister.
Imteyaz Khan. UK
Wow!!! well said an eye
Wow!!! well said an eye opener. Muslim leaders even if they are not prime minister they are not gonna do anything big. like our great Salaman Khursheed
Truth is Strength
Speak the TRUTH loudly. Do not fear to say the TRUTH. Bal Tackeray is one of the indicted by Justice Liberhan. He should be hanged.
@Below
There is no increase in the Hajj quota for Muslims in Maharashtra.
Yes, the members of Raj owned MNS protested outside the Hajj House in Mumbai, given the lumpens that they are, they were pressing for an increase in quota for Muslim Hajis from Maharashtra 'in their own ways', not knowing that the quotas are decided by the Centre and NOT the State.
They were given the same reply by the Hajj Committee.
Raj Thackeray is least bothered about Muslims in Maharashtra, he'll show his true true colors.
And yes, if you believe that 'he supports Marathi people regardless of their caste or religion', ask him to request the government of Maharashtra to implement the SriKrishna Report based on the 92-93 riots, in which thousands of 'Marathi people regardless of their caste or religion' were affected.
Let me correct you Raj
Let me correct you Raj Thackeray supports Marathi people regardless of their caste or religion. He recently launched a successful campaign for Marathi Muslims which resulted in the haj quota of Maharashtra being increased.
Raj or Bal thackeray check typing error
The heading of the article is about Raj who has formed a separate party other than Bal his uncle.Although both of them are same to muslims.Raj is still not declared his enemity to marathi muslims.
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