Most secular, liberals in India are pro-Muslim, anti-Hindu: Taslima Nasreen

[thesolar65]

New Delhi: Reinforcing the need to end pseudo secularism, noted Bangladeshi writer Taslima Nasreen has questioned the double standards of writers protesting against 'growing intolerance' in India.


In an interview to the Times of India, Nasreen said that when her book was banned in West Bengal and when five fatwas were issued against her, most of the writers chose to remain silent. Indeed, some also went further to appeal to then CM of West Bengal Buddhadeb Bhattacharya to impose ban on her book.

“They have decided to raise voice against injustices by returning their awards. There is nothing wrong with it. Sometimes somebody gets an idea, others like it. But, many writers are guilty of double standards when it comes to dissent,” TOI quoted her as saying.

When asked about her views on secularism in India, Nasreen said most secular people are anti-Hindu.

“Most secular people are pro-Muslims and anti-Hindu. They protest against the acts of Hindu fundamentalists and defend the heinous acts of Muslim fundamentalists. Politicians appease Muslims for votes. This annoys many Hindus. In Canning, a Hindu village in West Bengal, was burnt down by Muslim fanatics in 2013. If Muslims were brutally persecuted in India, they would have left India for neighbouring Muslim countries like Hindu minorities have been leaving Bangladesh and Pakistan since Partition.,” she further added.
Most secular, liberals in India are pro-Muslim, anti-Hindu: Taslima Nasreen | Zee News

 

[thesolar65]

Indian writers guilty of double standards when it comes to dissent: Taslima Nasrin

The number of writers who have returned their Sahitya Akademi awards is now almost 30. The government has called their protest a manufactured protest. Now noted Bangladeshi writer and exile Taslima Nasrin has also entered the fray. In an interview to TOI's Sagarika Ghose she asks why writers were silent when she was being persecuted.

What is your response to the fact that so many writers in India have returned their Sahitya Akademi awards?

Writers have decided to protest against injustices by returning their awards. There is nothing wrong with it. Sometimes somebody gets an idea, others like it.

Do you agree with the government that this is a manufactured protest with a political agenda?

I do not think so. Writers are politically and socially conscious people.

Do you feel the writers were silent when you were targeted?

Most writers were silent when my book was banned in West Bengal, when 5 fatwas were issued against me in India, when I was thrown out of West Bengal, when I was kept under house arrest in Delhi for months and was forced to leave India, when my mega serial for TV was banned. I have been struggling alone for the right to live here and for my freedom of expression. Not only they were silent, famous writers like Sunil Ganguly and Shankha Ghosh appealed to Buddhadeb Bhattacharya, the then CM of West Bengal, to ban my book.

Are writers guilty of double standards when it comes to dissent?

Yes, I agree. Many writers are guilty of double standards when it comes to dissent.

Is intolerance rising in India —Dadri lynching for example?

Yes, I am afraid so.

You recently tweeted that there's a problem with the way secularism has been practised in India ...

Yes. Most secular people are pro-Muslims and anti-Hindu. They protest against the acts of Hindu fundamentalists and defend the heinous acts of Muslim fundamentalists.

Should writers return awards when they want to protest?

Come on, they are grown-up people. They should return awards if they want to. We cannot advise them.

Do you feel the Indian PM should speak more empathetically when it comes to Muslims and violence against minorities in India?

Politicians appease Muslims for votes in India. Muslims get so much favour that angers many Hindus. It is true that sometimes Muslims get tortured only because they are Muslims. But it happens to other religious community too. In Canning, a Hindu village in West Bengal, was burnt down by Muslim fanatics in 2013. If Muslims were brutally persecuted in India, they would have left India for neighbouring Muslim countries like Hindu minorities have been leaving Bangladesh and Pakistan since Partition.
@ranjeet @SarthakGanguly @jamahir @Guynextdoor2

I think what she says is very frank. She did not spare anybody. Criticized both dadri incident and seculars in the same breath. Particularly the last answer.

Indian writers guilty of double standards when it comes to dissent: Taslima Nasrin - The Times of India

 

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[rubyjackass]

Full interview:
Indian writers guilty of double standards when it comes to dissent: Taslima Nasrin - The Times of India

Most writers were silent when my book was banned in West Bengal, when 5 fatwas were issued against me in India, when I was thrown out of West Bengal, when I was kept under house arrest in Delhi for months and was forced to leave India, when my mega serial for TV was banned. I have been struggling alone for the right to live here and for my freedom of expression. Not only they were silent, famous writers like Sunil Ganguly and Shankha Ghosh appealed to Buddhadeb Bhattacharya, the then CM of West Bengal, to ban my book.

 

[The Vicious Kind]

NadeemFarooqParacha ‏@NadeemfParacha 20h20 hours ago
2 women fighting in office. First called the second a stupid cow. This was India. Therefore, second got promoted and the first got lynched.

 

[Kashmiri Pandit]

That is why we call them Pseudo seculars and Pseudo Liberals .

Anybody here , Fan of Sambit Patra .

 

[vsdoc]

Minority appeasement (and minority fingering, from within and without) has brought about this majority flexing of muscle.

Cathartic to an extent. But then, left unchecked, the line blurs, and somewhere the Rubicon is crossed and prople's lives are taken.

Such a situation is tailor made for I told you sos.

Tailor made for the destroyed and vanquished and floundering and drowning politically.

Tailor made for those hanger ons who suddenly find themselves in the midst of an existential crisis.

Tailor made for enemies of the state (both foreign and domestic) who seek to leverage the schisms and drive in the wedge deeper.

Frankly, I see it as a pendulum that eventually rights itself.

 

[migflug]

That is why we call them Pseudo seculars and Pseudo Liberals .

Anybody here , Fan of Sambit Patra .

Sambit patra he is a dumba$$.

 

[Kashmiri Pandit]

Sambit patra he is a dumba$$.

NA , He is a good and funny debater .

 

[vsdoc]

NA , He is a good and funny debater .

Very massive come down from the days of Ravi Shankar Prasad.

 

[migflug]

Very massive come down from the days of Ravi Shankar Prasad.

+ nirmala sitaraman, mukhtar Abbas, shanwaaj. They were very good . now bjp has jokers like nalon kohli and sambit patra who is speechless against ravish let alone debating againt congis

NA , He is a good and funny debater .

He speaks as if he is tweeting. One liner nonsense. He should broadly define his subject rather acting like twitter celeb

 

[JanjaWeed]

Oh well...Barka Datt & her ilk are dialling every 'secular' authors & giving them space & time to strut their stuff..wonder why the contradicting voices are kept away from media screens? Selective freedom of expression?

 

[ranjeet]

Oh well...Barka Datt & her ilk are dialling every 'secular' authors & giving them space & time to strut their stuff..wonder why the contradicting voices are kept away from media screens? Selective freedom of expression?

https://twitter.com/x/status/655316460214943745

 

[Kashmiri Pandit]

Very massive come down from the days of Ravi Shankar Prasad.

After he became Minister , I haven't heard him much except for the net neutrality debate .

+ nirmala sitaraman, mukhtar Abbas, shanwaaj. They were very good . now bjp has jokers like nalon kohli and sambit patra who is speechless against ravish let alone debating againt congis



He speaks as if he is tweeting. One liner nonsense. He should broadly define his subject rather acting like twitter celeb

At least he is better than Congress Elites like Manish Tiwari , Kapil Sibal , Ajay Kumar Anand Sharma and Sanjay Jha .

Sanjay Jha haven't shown his face on times now , After he received a top class bashing By Arnab .

 

[Hindustani78]

Hindu means Indian and here the statement is for the International audiences.

India has helped Bangladesh in its liberation and the real Bangladeshis do understand the contributions of the Indian nation.