Accidents of history and how they might be corrected
May 13, 2014  11:52
"I went and cast a vote in the general elections on April 9. For the first time, I did not vote for Congress. It has none too good a reputation; but for me, it was the Indian National Congress, and that was enough. My father went to jail many times to make the British quit India; my brother also did so in 1942. The Hindu Mahasabha and its political avatars were traitors at that time; they hated Muslims, but were quite comfortable with the British." Read the column on the Telegraph.


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