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LUCKNOW: Member of Parliament Mani Shankar Aiyar, who drew flak from the Opposition recently for comparing colleagues from various parties with animals, gave no explanation for his remarks on Saturday.
When questioned by TOI, Aiyar said, "I was undergoing a stress level test in a hospital on Friday when the Opposition raised objections to my remarks. Whatever explanation is in order, I will prefer give it in Parliament and not to the media here.''
Aiyar was in the city to deliver a lecture on 'India-Pakistan: Retrospect and Prospect' to the youth at the Amity University on Saturday. In the course of his lecture, Aiyar suggested his fellow Indians forget about the 2001 Parliament attack and the 26/11 terror attack that rocked Mumbai in 2008. Aiyar said, "We have just one 26/11 but people living in Pakistan face 26/11 situation everyday. They have a risk of life be it on 24, 25, 26 or any day of the calendar. People there fear going to the market or masjid as they don't know whether they will come back home alive or not.''
He said though Pakistan was the biggest source of terrorism, the reality was that it was also the biggest victim.
The Congress MP said it is our biggest misconception if we believe that after a terrorist attack, Pakistan will come forward and apologise for the misdeed, or send the guilty behind bars. Even 65 years after independence, both India and Pakistan are not united. Aiyar said the need of the hour was for Indians to forget animosity and hostility and move forward.
Aiyar said while India was dreaming to become a superpower, the entire world was giggling at us for the poor relations we keep with our neighbors. Aiyar blamed outright the Americans for spoiling India-Pakistan relations and encouraging terrorism. He said BJP says India is the first Hindu country in the world but the fact is that India is the second largest Islamic nation in the world. "More than 150 million Muslims live in our nation,'' said Aiyar, adding that it only India has the power to unite all religions.
Straying into controversy, Aiyar at one moment said Indians should follow Gandhi and Nehru principles and the very next moment said had our elders shown a positive attitude and spoken to Muslim league members and Muslims, India-Pakistan partition would have been avoided.
When asked whether the onus of partition lies on the shoulders of Gandhi and Nehru, he said immediately, "India went through a tumultuous situation after Jinnah's direct action day. Within two weeks, things changed which neither Gandhi nor Nehru could help out with. As a result, Pakistan was formed.''
Pakistan faces 26/11 everyday: Mani Shankar Aiyar - The Times of India
When questioned by TOI, Aiyar said, "I was undergoing a stress level test in a hospital on Friday when the Opposition raised objections to my remarks. Whatever explanation is in order, I will prefer give it in Parliament and not to the media here.''
Aiyar was in the city to deliver a lecture on 'India-Pakistan: Retrospect and Prospect' to the youth at the Amity University on Saturday. In the course of his lecture, Aiyar suggested his fellow Indians forget about the 2001 Parliament attack and the 26/11 terror attack that rocked Mumbai in 2008. Aiyar said, "We have just one 26/11 but people living in Pakistan face 26/11 situation everyday. They have a risk of life be it on 24, 25, 26 or any day of the calendar. People there fear going to the market or masjid as they don't know whether they will come back home alive or not.''
He said though Pakistan was the biggest source of terrorism, the reality was that it was also the biggest victim.
The Congress MP said it is our biggest misconception if we believe that after a terrorist attack, Pakistan will come forward and apologise for the misdeed, or send the guilty behind bars. Even 65 years after independence, both India and Pakistan are not united. Aiyar said the need of the hour was for Indians to forget animosity and hostility and move forward.
Aiyar said while India was dreaming to become a superpower, the entire world was giggling at us for the poor relations we keep with our neighbors. Aiyar blamed outright the Americans for spoiling India-Pakistan relations and encouraging terrorism. He said BJP says India is the first Hindu country in the world but the fact is that India is the second largest Islamic nation in the world. "More than 150 million Muslims live in our nation,'' said Aiyar, adding that it only India has the power to unite all religions.
Straying into controversy, Aiyar at one moment said Indians should follow Gandhi and Nehru principles and the very next moment said had our elders shown a positive attitude and spoken to Muslim league members and Muslims, India-Pakistan partition would have been avoided.
When asked whether the onus of partition lies on the shoulders of Gandhi and Nehru, he said immediately, "India went through a tumultuous situation after Jinnah's direct action day. Within two weeks, things changed which neither Gandhi nor Nehru could help out with. As a result, Pakistan was formed.''
Pakistan faces 26/11 everyday: Mani Shankar Aiyar - The Times of India
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