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LETTER TO THE EDITOR: British High Commissioner's interference in Indian politics



Monday, October 22, 2012

LETTER TO THE EDITOR

British High Commissioner's interference in Indian politics

It is with great sense of outrage that Indian TV audiences viewed British High Commissioner to India, in his press conference, declaring with a straight face, that Britain is not endorsing or rehabilitating Gujarat's Chief Minister Narendra Modi by the fact that it is now initiating a re-engaging of Gujarat by calling on the Chief Minister, who is widely believed to be the mastermind behind the genocidal communal riots of 2002 in the State of Gujarat.

Nine out of ten questions from the press were addressed to the High Commissioner, to find out what made the sudden decision to make a call on Modi in the wake of the coming State Assembly elections.

Does this not amount to a gross political interference in the democratic processes of sovereign state of Indian Republic?

The High Commissioner was however; very truthful and persistent that any such move is to serve the best interest of his country.

However, how does UK's best interest coincide with Indian Government's own best interest in letting a foreign ambassador make such a drastic move that for all practical purposes, will amount to an international conspiracy for regime change in India.

It is true, that if it is in the best interest of UK, it can haul African leaders to International Court of Justice for any similar wholesale slaughter of people in their respective countries. How does the crimes committed in Gujarat by state authorities through either acts of commission or omission of its duties towards its citizens, do not appear to UK, the paragon of worldwide standard bearer of Human Rights, to be a fit case for international persecution of the criminals?

Instead of issuing an international warrant against the criminals to be hauled in British courts, especially when 3 British Muslims were killed in those riots, UK's conservative government of David Cameron deems it fit to ignore crimes committed against Muslims everywhere in the world and stick to its new interpretation of the best interest of Great Britain.

After all what can be expected from those themselves alleged to have committed war crimes in Libya, Iraq and Afghanistan.

It is a great dereliction of duty by the UPA coalition government of Sonia Gandhi and Prime Minister Manmohan Gandhi, to have allowed the old colonials to come back and meddle in our internal affairs, so directly, so blatantly, so audaciously.

Imagine, a similar indiscretion by a US Ambassador visiting say West Bengal, would have unleashed a storm of protests all over the country. Why David Cameron's UK government is being treated by Sonia and Manmohan Singh with kid gloves.

Indian Government must lodge a strong protest with the UK government, fully adhering to the sentiments of its own people, requiring UK to stop all such interference in the internal affairs of Indian Republic.

Ghulam Muhammed, Mumbai
<ghulammuhammed3@gmail.com>