
Re-defining patriotism and terrorism
It refers to Sadhvi Pragya Thakur forced to seek apology by her own party BJP for calling Nathuram Godse (the assassinate of MK Gandhi) a patriot.
But those criticising Sadhvi Pragya Thakur overlooked the fact that MK Gandhi called Abdul Rashid, the killer of Swamy Shraddhand, as his brother stating that he did not consider Abdul Rashid guilty of murder rather blaming Swamy Shraddhanand allegedly for his purging the atmosphere of mutual hatred and calumny.
If MK Gandhi can justify killing of social-reformer Swamy Shraddhanand who was only non-Hindu to be given opportunity to address gathering at Jama Masjid of Delhi, then it is unjustified to snatch right of freedom of expression and speech from Sadhvi Pragya Thakur.
It has become a political fashion cutting across party-lines to ...