On 25.08.2007 there were serial blasts in Hyderabad. First one at Lumbini park laser show and the next one at Gokul Chat, Koti. At least 43 people were dead and many more were injured. Gokul Chat, which is situated right in the center of Hyderabad city, no ambulance was available to take the victims to hospital. After waiting for an hour, people stopped an APSRTC bus and shifted the injured to hospital. The bus performed the duty of ambulance in emergency. Irony is that the very people stoned the bus earlier in protest to the blasts (and many other buses also). Among the dead were people who represent all the country. There were Hindus as well as Muslims. People from all over India, north and south alike.
Hyderabad is panic stricken now, with the blasts. I used to eat cutlet and other fast foods in Gokul Chat right from my college days. I never expected the blasts to happen in Gokul Chat. I would have least surprised if the blasts were to happen in a temple or in a masjid. In a Theater or in a Shopping Mall, considering the prevailing terrorism in the state. I think the attack on Gokul Chat is a direct attack on Hyderabadi culture.
Political parties immediately started blaming one another. State Government blamed ISI to be responsible for the blasts. Central Government said there were no connections found yet with ISI or Pakistan, a more balanced statement. BJP said it is because the UPA government has scrapped the infamous POTA act and all such things are happening. They say this is done by Muslim fundamentalists. TDP says the chief minister is responsible and he should immediately resign. There were also certain comments heard to be saying that this is done by Hindu fundamentalists. They argue 'agar muslim hain to kyon Mecca Masjid mein bhi bomb lagate?'. That is also a question to be answered.
In my view, it is all because of the one word, fundamentalism. Because of that only all these evils. It is always wrong to choose extremes. May it be Hinduism, Sikhism, Islam or any thing else. May it be a political faith like communism. Fundamentalist always believes that his views are only the ultimate truth and he can not see any other way of thinking. And therefore he tries to force his views on others by any means he feels just. His ultimate goal is to make the people believe in what he believes and to eradicate the people the who do not have faith in his words.
Never stick yourself to extreme ends. If you choose the middle path, you will find several solutions for the problems. You will start accepting others' beliefs to be as valid as yours. All faiths seem to be one and the same. People of different communities, nationalities, faiths look like our own intimate relatives!
Hyderabad is panic stricken now, with the blasts. I used to eat cutlet and other fast foods in Gokul Chat right from my college days. I never expected the blasts to happen in Gokul Chat. I would have least surprised if the blasts were to happen in a temple or in a masjid. In a Theater or in a Shopping Mall, considering the prevailing terrorism in the state. I think the attack on Gokul Chat is a direct attack on Hyderabadi culture.
Political parties immediately started blaming one another. State Government blamed ISI to be responsible for the blasts. Central Government said there were no connections found yet with ISI or Pakistan, a more balanced statement. BJP said it is because the UPA government has scrapped the infamous POTA act and all such things are happening. They say this is done by Muslim fundamentalists. TDP says the chief minister is responsible and he should immediately resign. There were also certain comments heard to be saying that this is done by Hindu fundamentalists. They argue 'agar muslim hain to kyon Mecca Masjid mein bhi bomb lagate?'. That is also a question to be answered.
In my view, it is all because of the one word, fundamentalism. Because of that only all these evils. It is always wrong to choose extremes. May it be Hinduism, Sikhism, Islam or any thing else. May it be a political faith like communism. Fundamentalist always believes that his views are only the ultimate truth and he can not see any other way of thinking. And therefore he tries to force his views on others by any means he feels just. His ultimate goal is to make the people believe in what he believes and to eradicate the people the who do not have faith in his words.
Never stick yourself to extreme ends. If you choose the middle path, you will find several solutions for the problems. You will start accepting others' beliefs to be as valid as yours. All faiths seem to be one and the same. People of different communities, nationalities, faiths look like our own intimate relatives!
1 comment:
u r rite uncle, we the people were responsible for the blasts in hyderabad, mee way of writting chala superb.. its very intresting ga undi
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