I followed Sir Syed's (Sir Syed Ahmad Khan, AMU's founder) example. After the mutiny of 1857 he kept the channels of communication open with those who were hostile to the Muslim community..the following is from Sir Syed ‘s speech in Meerut in 1888 available in internet(Google for it)." The first of all is this — In whose hands shall the administration and the Empire of India rest? Now, suppose that all English, --, were to leave India, --, then who would be rulers of India? Is it possible that under these circumstances two nations — the Mahomedans and the Hindus — could sit on the same throne and remain equal in power. ? Most certainly not. It is necessary that one of them should conquer the other and thrust it down. To hope that both could remain equal is to desire the impossible and the inconceivable. . Probably they would be by themselves enough to maintain their own position. But suppose they were not. [[38]] Then our Mussalman brothers, the Pathans, would come out as a swarm of locusts from their mountain valleys, and make rivers of blood to flow from their frontier in the north to the extreme end of Bengal The English have conquered India, and all of us along with it. And just as we made the country obedient and our slave, so the English have done with us".R.PONNAMBALAM
I followed Sir Syed's (Sir Syed Ahmad Khan, AMU's founder) example. After the mutiny of 1857 he kept the channels of communication open with those who were hostile to the Muslim community.Good.Pl.Tell Rediff to display what Sir Syed Khan had spoken on 14th March 1888 in Meerut.Rediff is deleting that.Is it denying freedom speech if Sir Syed khan's words are not displayed in Rediff Board.R.PONNAMBALAM
I followed Sir Syed's (Sir Syed Ahmad Khan, AMU's founder) example. After the mutiny of 1857 he kept the channels of communication open with those who were hostile to the Muslim community..the following is from Sir Syed ‘s speech in Meerut in 1888 available in internet(Google for it). The first of all is this — In whose hands shall the administration and the Empire of India rest? Now, suppose that all English, --, were to leave India, --, then who would be rulers of India? Is it possible that under these circumstances two nations — the Mahomedans and the Hindus — could sit on the same throne and remain equal in power. ? Most certainly not. It is necessary that one of them should conquer the other and thrust it down. To hope that both could remain equal is to desire the impossible and the inconceivable. . Probably they would be by themselves enough to maintain their own position. But suppose they were not. [[38]] Then our Mussalman brothers, the Pathans, would come out as a swarm of locusts from their mountain valleys, and make rivers of blood to flow from their frontier in the north to the extreme end of Bengal The English have conquered India, and all of us along with it. And just as we made the country obedient and our slave, so the English have done with us.R.PONNAMBALAM
Rediff You had mentioned the name of Sir Syed's name and that he is being followed with.Why are you deleting Sir Syed's words spoken in Meerut on 14th March 1888 .Google for this http://www.columbia.edu/itc/mealac/pritchett/00islamlinks/txt_sir_sayyid_meerut_1888.html R.PONNAMBALAM
I followed Sir Syed's (Sir Syed Ahmad Khan, AMU's founder) example. After the mutiny of 1857 he kept the channels of communication open with those who were hostile to the Muslim community..the following is from Sir Syed ‘s speech in Meerut in 1888 available in internet(Google for it). The first of all is this — In whose hands shall the administration and the Empire of India rest? Now, suppose that all English, --, were to leave India, --, then who would be rulers of India? Is it possible that under these circumstances two nations — the Mahomedans and the Hindus — could sit on the same throne and remain equal in power. ? Most certainly not. It is necessary that one of them should conquer the other and thrust it down. To hope that both could remain equal is to desire the impossible and the inconceivable. . Probably they would be by themselves enough to maintain their own position. But suppose they were not. [[38]] Then our Mussalman brothers, the Pathans, would come out as a swarm of locusts from their mountain valleys, and make rivers of blood to flow from their frontier in the north to the extreme end of Bengal The English have conquered India, and all of us along with it. And just as we made the country obedient and our slave, so the English have done with us.R.PONNAMBALAM
Re: LET THE MOUZIES STOP THESE THINGS FIRST:
by R ponnabalam on Dec 25, 2018 09:13 PM
Let Rediff display Sir Syed Khan's words spoken by him on 14th March 1888.The great Rediff is deleting it when I copied and pasted it.Let facts be told R.PONNAMBALAM
