The so-called intellectuals and elite of the society along with the English media have been clamouring for his head for more than 10 years, they have been asking at the top of their voice - why can't he say SORRY?
They want an apology, they have been saying it is basic courtesy that he owes to thousands of riot victims. Don't you say when you meet someone who is in grief - I am sorry to hear that ....so why can't he say SORRY?
But, I would like to remind my English speaking friends that in Hindi (the language most often used by him), when we meet someone who is in grief, we say मुझे दुःख है and we do not say that मुझे माफ़ कीजिये . He has already said time and again that what happened in 2002 was unfortunate, it was sad but he does not feel the need to say SORRY because he did no wrong.
Can't he just say sorry to please the media? He won't because he believes one needs to ask for pardon only for one's faults. An apology, a SORRY would be construed as an admission of guilt, an admission of failure which for a heinous crime such as the cold-blooded murder of thousands of Hindu and Muslim brothers should be punished and not pardoned. I would say punish him if he is found guilty. Jurisprudence states that one is innocent until proven guilty but in his case, it has been - he is guilty despite proven innocent.
This media trial of painting him as the mass murderer must stop, at least now when the SIT under the highest court of this country has found him to be innocent and when the Gujarati people (the highest force in a democracy) have time and again reposed their faith in him. Even after this, in case there are new facts which anyone can bring to the fore, I would request Congress , Tehelka and others to support him, to go to the judiciary to reopen the case, to request the courts and the President to dismiss his government if required to ensure a fair trial. But, a baseless media bashing must stop.
All this aside, I would agree that the puppy analogy was not the best choice of example for showing his compassion in the interview.
They want an apology, they have been saying it is basic courtesy that he owes to thousands of riot victims. Don't you say when you meet someone who is in grief - I am sorry to hear that ....so why can't he say SORRY?
But, I would like to remind my English speaking friends that in Hindi (the language most often used by him), when we meet someone who is in grief, we say मुझे दुःख है and we do not say that मुझे माफ़ कीजिये . He has already said time and again that what happened in 2002 was unfortunate, it was sad but he does not feel the need to say SORRY because he did no wrong.
Can't he just say sorry to please the media? He won't because he believes one needs to ask for pardon only for one's faults. An apology, a SORRY would be construed as an admission of guilt, an admission of failure which for a heinous crime such as the cold-blooded murder of thousands of Hindu and Muslim brothers should be punished and not pardoned. I would say punish him if he is found guilty. Jurisprudence states that one is innocent until proven guilty but in his case, it has been - he is guilty despite proven innocent.
This media trial of painting him as the mass murderer must stop, at least now when the SIT under the highest court of this country has found him to be innocent and when the Gujarati people (the highest force in a democracy) have time and again reposed their faith in him. Even after this, in case there are new facts which anyone can bring to the fore, I would request Congress , Tehelka and others to support him, to go to the judiciary to reopen the case, to request the courts and the President to dismiss his government if required to ensure a fair trial. But, a baseless media bashing must stop.
All this aside, I would agree that the puppy analogy was not the best choice of example for showing his compassion in the interview.
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