[Reader-list] India on a list of countries which have failed to protect its religious minorities adequately

[Murali V]

Once the fall back on seperate laws is abandoned everything will fall
in place. It is only the acceptance that is missing.
Regards,
V Murali

On Fri, Aug 14, 2009 at 7:44 PM, Rakesh Iyer<rakesh.rnbdj at gmail.com> wrote:
> Well Rajen ji
>
> Good points. But what is this rule of law? You people yourself contest and
> start asking for a Uniform Civil Code, thereby stating that the current laws
> are inadequate or incorrect to satisfy the current situation, and hence such
> a code is required. So also for POTA.
>
> And as for the implementation, most of the minority appeasement acts are not
> against the Constitution of India, whether it be the Sachar Committee Report
> or the demand for reconstruction of the Babri Masjid. Therefore, what
> exactly do you want?
>
> You are one of those who state that it's wrong for Manmohan to say that
> Muslims have the first right on the resources of the country. He didn't say
> that others don't have a right too. But you seem to think that statement
> does mean that. What do you want about those kind of statements, can you
> tell? And anyways, how does that statement correlate with functioning on the
> ground?
>
> The Haj subsidies are supposedly within the Constitutional directives and
> ideas. Do you support that, or do you oppose that? And why?
>
> Do you support the point that post-Godhra violence was wrong and
> unjustifiable, howsoever Godhra as a crime may be?
>
> You are good at misusing questions to avoid answers. My simple question is
> this: what should be the value system upon which the Indian law and
> Constitution must be based and what should be the Indian judiciary's values
> as well while giving their judgements: Hindutva? Secularism? Islam?
> Hinduism? Something else........
>
> Which rule of law should prevail: Hindutva rule of Law/Indian Penal
> Code/Shariat/Something else? And where would Muslims be placed as a section
> of the society in any such rule of law which you are talking about?
>
> As for "brownie points", I have learnt that from you. So you are my guru in
> that, I wholeheartedly acknowledge. Congrats for that, guruji. I would never
> be able to keep up with you in this, I agree.
>
> Regards
>
> Rakesh
>