Arundhati Roy forgets the facts on Kashmir ...

The opinion of Arundhati Roy could stem from either one or more than one of the following reasons : 

1. She has been threatened by some muslim lobby, like Dawood, or some fanatic group, to come up and support their cause for Kashmir, or else ... and she is cowardly bending to the threat
2. She has forgotten the facts on Kashmir, that Kashmiri Brahmins were driven out of their homes, were threatened with loss of their lives if they did not flee from the state. 
3. She is seeking cheap popularity after a long lull since she she was in limelight, and long lulls are hard to bear for a once popular person. 

I can't think of any other reason, because, 

• she is an Indian, 
• has no interests in a separate Kashmir, 
• has never ever before demonstrated her passion to stand up and speak for any of the oppressed people. 

What could be the possible reason for her to stand up and speak for Kashmir in most unreasonable and uninformed manner ? 

Suddenly, out of the blue, she falls like a bolt from the sky, causing unpleasant surprise, unnecessary anxiety, and putting all Indians who once were proud of her, to shame. 

Arundhati, please do some research and then speak in a responsible manner. You are indeed causing sedition. A very simple search on the net reveals http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kashmiri_Pandit, where from origin of the word Kashmir, to presence of shrines, to Persecution by Islamic Rulers, to Exodus in 1985-95, it is clear that muslims have been following a long term strategy of occupying the holy land of Hindus. However, despite the facts, you are coming up with such statements like Kashmir was never a part of India. Madam, please be informed and demonstrate some appreciation of the history of this great country, Bharat. 

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Pity the nation that needs to jail those who ask for justice: Arundhati

Tue, Oct 26 03:15 PM


Even as the Centre mulls action against Arundhati Roy for her seditious speeches on Kashmir, writer Arundhati Roy issued a statement refuting the allegations that her speeches on Kashmir were anti-India.


"I write this from Srinagar, Kashmir. I said what millions of people here say every day. I said what I, as well as other commentators have written and said for years," she said in a statement on Tuesday.


"Anybody who cares to read the transcripts of my speeches will see that they were fundamentally a call for justice. I spoke about justice for the people of Kashmir who live under one of the most brutal military occupations in the world," she said.


She further said, "Pity the nation that has to silence its writers for speaking their minds. Pity the nation that needs to jail those who ask for justice, while communal killers, mass murderers, corporate scamsters, looters, rapists, and those who prey on the poorest of the poor, roam free."


Earlier, advocating the right to self-determination for the people of Kashmir, author-activist Arundhati Roy Sunday contended that in 1947, British imperialism was replaced with Indian colonialism which 'continued to subjugate the people of India'.


Speaking at a seminar titled 'Whither Kashmir? Freedom or Enslavement,' Roy asked Kashmiris to ponder on the type of society they have in mind for themselves.
'Imperial colonialism is fast being replaced by corporate colonialism and Kashmiris would have to make a choice whether or not they wanted the Indian oppression to be replaced by a future corporate oppression of the local masses,' she said.


'Your struggle has increased the consciousness in India about the oppression you face, but you must decide what type of society you have in mind once you are allowed to decide your future,' she said.


Attacking the Indian government for the 'oppression of the Kashmiri people', she said India has been using Kashmiris recruited in the army and paramilitary forces to suppress the voices of dissent in the Northeast and vice versa. (Agencies)

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