Re: [IAC#RG] What gives us the right to criticize when we have not done enough ?

Dear Mr. Sarabjit,

You have truly given your own correct assessment - "The evil that men do lives after them, the good is oft interred with their bones", So let it be with Gandhi!

He was a man faithful and just to many. But, you say he was evil. And, you are an honorable man!

Regards,

Amit

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From: indiaresists-request@lists.riseup.net <indiaresists-request@lists.riseup.net> on behalf of Sarbajit Roy <sroy.mb@gmail.com>
Sent: Wednesday, October 5, 2016 6:44 AM
To: indiaresists
Subject: Re: [IAC#RG] What gives us the right to criticize when we have not done enough ?

 

Dear Dr. Amit Mukherjee

1st October of each year is observed, in select groups, as "No Gandhi" day.

For them, it is the consequences of Gandhi's actions which are of concern.

The man is dead but his evils live on.

Just to remind, included in our band of patriots were Lal-Bal-Pal.




Therefore, for instance, we do not forget or forgive Gandhi's 1923 statement denouncing Rammohun Roy as a puny intellect while opposing the formation of Swaraj Party by Chittaranjan Das ("Brahmo Samaj)", Tatyasaheb Kelkar (Hindu Maha Sabha) etc.

We shall never forget It was Gandhi and his band of British informers who were involved for the hangings of the Kakori martyrs or for the hanging of Bhagat Singh and his band, etc. etc. And so we shall always observe 1st October in our movement and ensure that objectives of Swaraj Party (India's first national political party set up in face of complete obstruction by Gandhians) ie. "Poorna Swaraj" are followed through and ultimately achieved.

Sarbajit

'The evil that men do lives after them; the good is oft interred with their bones' --- William Shakespeare.

On Mon, Oct 3, 2016 at 12:12 PM, amit mukherjee <amitmuk@hotmail.com> wrote:

Dear Mr. J. Roy,

Thanks for your note.

I fully agree that issuing vituperative statements do not further our fight against corruption.

Insinuations , against MKG, or anybody else, should also be avoided. If the likes of Nelson Mandela and Martin Luther King have idolized MKG, there must have been some good in what he did.

I, personally, have studied his life and works and can say that he was a great soul. Each person is entitled to mistakes. He must have made those mistakes like anyone of us. To have the courage to accept them, correct them, and apologize for them, are great traits. His dictum of " Be the Change you want to see in the World" is still a classic!

Regards,

Amit