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Jinnah & secularism

Jinnah was among those who advocated that Hindus and Muslims would not be able to coexist in independent India.

He was no friend of Muslims either. He was as much responsible for the killings of thousands of Muslims as Hindus in 1947. The people on both sides of the border are still paying the price for Partition.

N.P. Mishra,
Bangalore

Perhaps Mr. Advani needs to re-learn the history of India's freedom struggle to see that one `secular' man's whims led to the division of a nation, which was torn apart with hatred.

It is a matter of shame that a leader of national stature should make such irresponsible statements. What is even more shameful is the fact that a former Prime Minister chooses to stand by him.

Vani Venkat,
Lucknow

Jinnah was responsible for the communal riots in 1946-47 and the resultant bloodbath. How can Mr. Advani venture to erase history? Again, what was the need for him to go all the way to Pakistan and regret the Babri Masjid demolition?

It was Mr. Advani who spearheaded the Ram Janmabhoomi agitation that caused a permanent blot on secular India. All these years, Mr. Advani propagated the cause of Hindutva. Overnight he became secular, taking Jinnah along with him.

Y. Bharadwaja,
Secunderabad

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