Author: M. S. Kilpady
Publication: The Free Press Journal
Date: March 7, 2003
My personal compliments to FPJ for
speaking out the truth about Veer Savarkar in the news report title "Savarkar
portrait witness opposition boycott" (FPJ Feb.27). The main storm came
from the communists, accusing Veer Savarkar of filing a petition on August
15, 1943 demanding implementation of M. A. Jinnah's "Two Nation" Theory.
It is like tea-pot calling the kettle black.
To put the truth before the FPJ
readers, it was Dr Mohd. Iqbal, renowned Urdu Poet, who originated the
idea of a separate national destiny for the Muslims, in the year 1930,
He coined the name "Pakistan" for the Muslim majority vivisected nation
with Kashmir, NWFP, Baluchistan and Sind as the important parts. It gained
currency in 1930. At the Lahore session of the Indian Union Muslim League,
held under the Presidentship of M. A. Jinnah in March 1940, a resolution
was passed, demanding the creation of a Muslim-dominated territory, Pakistan.
If this "Two-nation" theory of M. A. Jinnah was supported by Veer Savarkar
in the year 1943, why was it later on accepted by Gandhiji and the Congress.
Any "excuse" please, Soniaji?
And what did the Communists do?
Did they condemn it? They must be reminded of the fact that at their party's
convention held from May 23 to 1st June, 1943, in Mumbai, vituperative
vitriol was hurled at the Congress which is about to embrace it now and
Netaji Bose was branded as a Fifth Columnist. A resolution was passed promising
assistance to the British intelligence in unearthing underground Congressmen
and they did it. They also supported the demand of a "two nation" theory
by declaring:
(1) India is not one nation but
a collection of several separate nationalities
(2) The demand for Pakistan is
a just and democratic one because Hindus would oppress them in future
(3) The Muslim League itself has
become progressive and secular and Jinnah himself is secular and anti-religious
and
(4) The Congress must concede to
the Muslims the right of self-determination.
Any more proof is required, Comrade,
Somnath Chatterjee?
M. S. Kilpady,
Mumbai
