[Reader-list] Secular Haj Vs Communal Amarnath

[Pawan Durani]

Shivam,
Whatz wrong with you my brother ?

If you have been ignorant, please dont justify it.

Amarnath Yatra has been going for centuries ,even before Islam came into
existence. I do not wish to slug it out again, but i request you to kindly
read this link

http://thekashmir.wordpress.com/2008/07/05/amarnath/

Regards

Pawan


On Sun, Aug 17, 2008 at 9:16 PM, Shivam Vij शिवम् विज्
<mail at shivamvij.com>wrote:

> This is ridiculous, and worse, communally provocative. Under the
> Indian Constitution, free speech does not include the right t provoke
> violence between two communities, which this video almost does.
>
> It is ridiculous to compare Haj with Amarnath because Haj has existed
> for centuries whereas Amarnath yatra as an obsession has been gaining
> ground only since the late nineties - which is why many kashmiris see
> the brouhaha over Amarnath as a provocation.
>
> Scrap the Haj subsidy, i say, and scrap it now. but why not compare
> goverment spending and facilities on the Haj pilgrimage with, say, the
> Kumbh mela?
>
> But that wouldn't help spread lies, hatred, violence.
>
> best
> s
>
>
> On 8/14/08, Aditya Raj Kaul <kauladityaraj at gmail.com> wrote:
> > http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TfN-rUlM8U8
> >
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