Modi in I-Day Speech: Politics of Othering and Distortion of History – By Nilanjan MukhopadhyayModi in I-Day Speech: Politics of Othering and Distortion of History – By Nilanjan Mukhopadhyay
….It is indeed a sad irony that days before the prime minister announced that 14 August would now be observed as ‘Partition Horrors Remembrance Day’, a Muslim man was assaulted in Kanpur and forced to chant Jai Shri Ram.
If one goes back to the personal history of this man, one would discover that his ancestors chose to continue living in their country of birth because they believed in freedom and liberty that was assured to all citizens irrespective of social identities at independent India’s birth.
Would the likes of those who have been selectively targeted in numerous incidents in recent years not wonder if previous generations made a mistake?…
