NEW DELHI – A former Indian Police Service officer Sanjiv Bhatt who hasover 350,000 followers on Twitter has given a shut up call to Indian hatersof Jinnah.
The former Officer shared a picture of statues of Quaid-e-Azam Muhammad AliJinnah and Gandhi displayed at a Museum in Islamabad.
He captioned the picture with a convincing argument:
“This is a picture of Gandhi’s statue at Islamabad’s National MonumentsMuseum.
Jinnah did far more for the Indian Freedom Movement than the entire RSS putto together. He was a freedom fighter both India and Pakistan should beproud of.
We need to overcome and outgrow our hatred and ignorance”.
According to university officials, the portrait was installed in 1938before Partition, at the peak of Muslim League campaign for a separatenation for the Muslims of India.
Reacting to the demand, Students Union has said Jinnah and many otherpre-Partition leaders were conferred honorary membership of the universityand their portraits have been installed in the campus since 1920.
“Jinnah’s portrait was installed when he was conferred life membership (ofthe Students’ Union) in 1938. AMU has many things from the pre-Partitionera like the Victoria Gate. Should that be brought down as well?” askedformer AMU Students’ Union President Faizul Hasan.
“It is a tradition since 1920 to honour people of eminence with lifemembership. AMU first conferred it on Mahatma Gandhi in 1920 and on Jinnahin 1938,” AMU spokesman Omar Peerzada told a news channel.