[Reader-list] The Islamic Flag of Indian Muslims

Wed May 6 16:16:19 IST 2009

Dear Inder

Request you to answer a simple question before I address the other points in your mail. Please do honour this request.

Where have I (as put by you) 

 """""instantly clubbed development of Gujarat with Modi.""""""

Will be grateful for your response evidencing that statement attributed to me.

Not even in my dreams would I find any excuse (including any economic development) that would justify or make bearable the person of Modi for me.

Kshmendra

--- On Wed, 5/6/09, Inder Salim <indersalim at gmail.com> wrote:

From: Inder Salim <indersalim at gmail.com>
Subject: Re: [Reader-list] The Islamic Flag of Indian Muslims
To: "reader-list" <reader-list at sarai.net>
Date: Wednesday, May 6, 2009, 12:07 AM

Dear Kshmendra,
I am not using this an opportunity to point out this fact, but it
struck me earlier as well..... when you instantly clubbed development
of Gujarat with Modi.

I  agree that ‘evil’ cant be visualized just in the face of one
bearded man,........... but we must not forget how  Germany progressed
under HItler as well.  So what is Development? Imagine if the boys who
killed Aman Kachroo were toppers, would you forgive them?

I guess no.   We have to ask many questions to ourselves, before we
ask others. here muslims, poor muslims .who never voted for Partition,
never knew even about what it was all aboutt, and never know even why
they are called pakistanis here in India, and never even know why they
are sometimes unwittingly following a green colour with crecent and
star, never know even that it has nothing to do with Islam.......

The issue of Flag and Indian Muslims is as old one. We all know, how
Kashmiris wittingly  vent their anger against Indian occupation by
identifying themselves with this flag.  It has all to do with
partition related pending issues.... whether u like it not, Pakistan
is a reality, even during the current crises. And pakistan is not only
green, crescent and star , but something more like India is not
tricolour only

It is here, your intellect falls on banana  peels, because you have
zero tolerance against something called Nation State.

you feel, nothing should rip this sacred word, not even at the level
of rhetoric...not even if Plague like thing fills the air we breath.

i am Indian , but I dont  know who qualifies as a true Indian in the
first place.......where are those translations which we can store in a
locker room, and exhibit as tags on our foreheads to describe our
loyaty to the Nation as and when a so called Hindu Indian demands from
us... why so

Meanwhile, like Narender Modi i too think you have a brilliant mind, a
talent to grasp the content of mails  quickly and reflect back with
speed, but alas, .......

with love and regards
inder salim

I quote Kshmendra from you other brilliant response to Jebeesh forward
of Tridip Suhrud

A hundred years from today will anyone other than Gandhi (MK) belong
to history? I see no one who will be anything more than italicised
footnotes in very small print.

again, Mr. Kshmendra, u are wrong, which does not mean that i am right

is

On Tue, May 5, 2009 at 5:19 PM, Kshmendra Kaul <kshmendra2005 at yahoo.com>
wrote:
>
> QUOTE:
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> It also carried drawings of two white and black flags, the former being
the main flag of Holy Prophet Muhammad (Peace be Upon Him) and the latter his
military standard. Even now, black-turbaned TNSM members carry the small white
and black flags as they walk ahead of Sufi Mohammad. ...... UNQUOTE
>
> This quote is from an article on Maulana Sufi Mohammad written by
Rahimullah Yusufzai.
> http://thenews.jang.com.pk/daily_detail.asp?id=175825
>
> No green flag. No crescent and star on it.
>
> The green flag with the crescent and star on it which is used by Indian
Muslims has often caused misunderstandings.
>
> One recent example has been Simi Garewal talking about Pakistani Flags
being flown by Indian Muslims. She apologised later for having mistaken the
Islamic Flag of the Indian Muslims for the Pakistani Flag.
>
> The close resemblance between the 2 flags confused even
Anupam Chakravartty, who inspite of video coverage from Times Now showing it to
be a Pakistani Flag, insisted that what was flown in Assam with " sickle
(sic) and star on green background  is an islamic symbol"
> http://mail.sarai.net/pipermail/reader-list/2009-April/018755.html
>
> In an earlier mail I had commented:
>
> """""" If this is factual, then the question
arises for the Indian Muslims that should they be thinking about using the
Islamic Flag without the Crescent and Star so that it does not appear to be
close to being the flag of Pakistan? """"""
> http://mail.sarai.net/pipermail/reader-list/2008-December/017016.html
>
> Just thinking aloud
>
> Kshmendra
>
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