---------- Forwarded message --------- From: N Sekar <[email protected]> Date: Tue, Sep 17, 2024, 7:22 AM Subject: Re: Fwd: Snippets from Sitendra Kumar - London, Gandhi and Smuts To: <[email protected]> Cc: Rangarajan T.N.C. <[email protected]>, Narayanaswamy Sekar < [email protected]>, Kerala Iyer <[email protected]>, Mathangi K. Kumar <[email protected]>, Suryanarayana Ambadipudi < [email protected]>, Srinivasan Sridharan <[email protected]>, Rama (Iyer 123 Group) <[email protected]>, SRIRAMAJAYAM < [email protected]>
Thanks. While there is all round admiration for M K Gandhi, genuine, as well as the need to say what is politically correct, not many talk about his other side of the "so called Mahatma". His outrageous statements on the Mopla massacre (which everyone tried to whitewash as freedom struggle while it was a massacre of the Hindus by the muslims) is not known to many as it was deliberately suppressed. MKG asked our women to " willingly" submit themselves to rape and murder as it is their belief to do so and we should not resist. Sai Deepak and Anand Ranganathan read these from his own writings during a t v debate. Wonder whether he would have followed his own advice if his womenfolk were involved is a moot question. I wonder whether those fellows who still pretend to be admirers of MKG and could see no wrong with him, would follow his evil advice in this regard His blatant overruling of the Sardar's unanimous election (13 voted for with none against) and " persuading" Patel to withdraw is not exactly the role of a great Democrat. He died soon but we suffer even now from his monumental folly. And the supposedly greatest Democrat of all Nehru, had no qualms about all these, all he wanted was the P M's post, forget all democratic norms. Shameless chela and shameless followers. His ahimsa has made us the Hindus spineless eunuchs and we coat our cowardice calling it tolerance. Tolerance? What tolerance? - till we are all annihilated? He did not go on fast even on a single occasion when Hindus were attacked but sprung into action of fasting when muslims were attacked. People forget Netaji's role which hastened the British exit but credit only MKG for our freedom. And his I'll chosen chela ensured Netaji's role was blackened out. He never provided any help or assistance to great men like V O C as he did not want to help anyone who was following Tilak Maharaj. Great quality to be called Mahatma? What travesty of truth. Who says we need enemies? Even Bangladesh massacre is now downplayed and will soon be forgotten. I don't know whether you will publish my response. N Sekar Yahoo Mail: Search, Organize, Conquer <https://mail.onelink.me/107872968?pid=NativePlacement&c=Global_Acquisition_YMktg_315_EmailSignatureGrowth_YahooMail:Search,Organize,Conquer&af_sub1=Acquisition&af_sub2=Global_YMktg&af_sub3=&af_sub4=100000945&af_sub5=OrganizeConquer__Static_> On Tue, Sep 17, 2024 at 6:44 AM, Chittanandam V R <[email protected]> wrote: Received from Shri Sitendra Kumar *Gandhi and Smuts in London* *RAHUL SINGH* *NOT so long ago, London used to be the cheapest city for a visitor, compared to the major cities of western Europe. No longer. A simple cup of coffee in an ordinary café can set you back by £2, or Rs 220. But there are inexpensive ways of getting around if you want to see the main sights of central London. A ticket on a red double-decker bus costs £1.75. Go to the upper deck, and get a front-row seat, which gives you a 180-degree view. The beauty is that you can get on and off the bus — and even take a different bus — on the same ticket, provided you don’t take too long between rides.* *The best bus is number 26, which I took from Victoria Station, a major train and coach hub of London. The first major sight is Westminster Abbey, where kings and queens have been crowned but where, more recently, the much-loved Princess Diana’s funeral service was held, with Elton John’s soulful rendering of ‘Candle in the Wind’. Alongside the Abbey are the Houses of Parliament and Big Ben. Then, on to Whitehall, the equivalent of New Delhi’s Central Secretariat, the nerve centre of the British government. After that, Trafalgar Square, dominated by Nelson’s column, commemorating the great British naval victory during the Napoleonic wars, near the Cape of Trafalgar, between the British and the combined French and Spanish **fleets. Admiral Nelson died in the naval battle, and remains one of Britain’s greatest heroes.* *The place to linger on this route is Parliament Square, a small park facing the Houses of Parliament. Twelve statues have been erected there, mostly of iconic British leaders. But Abraham Lincoln and Nelson Mandela also find a place. However, for a student of history, the three statues of most interest are those of Winston Churchill, Mahatma Gandhi and Jan Smuts — all three of whom interacted famously with each other. Churchill, an imperialist to the core, had undisguised contempt for Gandhi, calling him a ‘half-naked fakir’.* *Smuts was South Africa’s Prime Minister, upholding Apartheid, the policy of racial separation between whites and coloureds, when Gandhi was in that country, struggling non-violently for the rights of Indians settled there. Smuts sentenced Gandhi to long terms of imprisonment. Yet, the two men had a sneaking admiration for each other. Gandhi even sent Smuts a pair of sandals that he had made himself, as a present. Smuts wore them for many years, and on Gandhi’s birthday, just before the latter set sail for India, he returned them, with this note: ‘I have worn these sandals for many a summer... even though I may have felt I was not worthy to stand in the shoes of so great a man. It was my fate to be the antagonist for whom even then I had the greatest respect... He (Gandhi) never lost his temper, or succumbed to hate, and preserved his gentle humour even in the most trying situations. The manner and spirit even then, as well as later, contrasted markedly with the ruthless and brutal forcefulness which is the vogue in our day.’* *What a tribute, what a man!* *-- RAHUL SINGH* ***************************************** *Chittanandam* -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Thatha_Patty" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/thatha_patty/CABC81Zdo9HxE%3DrL1KaL%3DxqO2e5ZDref5Gq0Ar7iO%2BBGgvoWMqA%40mail.gmail.com.
