Dr.
A.P.J. Abdul Kalam wants India to adopt ‘never forget and never forgive’
attitude on the question of terrorism as America and Israel have done. According
to him, these two countries are ensuring their solidarity by adopting stiff
attitude towards terrorists; India too should do the same. Not only this, he
also wants that these three countries should come together with an integrated
task force to tackle the threat of terrorism. He says that America and Israel
attack the hubs of terrorism only in those countries that are hostile to them
and these attacks generally prove successful. That is, now India too should
adopt this method. This stiff attitude of America and Israel has helped greatly
in making the lives of the peoples of the two countries safe and secure. The former
President expressed these views while delivering the R.N. Kao memorial lecture in
New Delhi on 25th January. The lecture was organised by RAW (Research
and Analysis Wing). R.N. Kao was one of the founders of this secret agency.
The language
of the lecture
The reports of the lecture published in the
newspapers of 26th January with reference to P.T.I. show that the entire
lecture was on this line, and the language employed against terrorism and
terrorists therein is the same as used by the hard-core elements of the
government and politics as well as all secret agencies including RAW. Now it is
not known whether Dr. Abdul Kalam wrote this lecture himself or got it written
by some of his assistants or some officer of RAW prepared it. Whatever the
fact, the text of the lecture will be deemed his. Dr. Kalam is a missile
scientist, is called the missile man, and the work of a missile is destruction,
not construction. In this regard, his views are in consonance with his
profession. But since he is a responsible apolitical citizen, had been the
President of the Republic of India, and as President presents talks of very
constructive, high moral and just nature, these views of his appear somewhat
awkward; that is they do not behove his position and status. Rising above
politics and superficial patriotism, he should have guided the public thought
as well as the government.
It would
have been better if…
But if the suggestions advanced in the lecture are
his own, it would have been better if he had described the meaning of terrorism
and pinpointed some incidents which to him are acts of terror. But as he has
referred to the methods adopted by America and Israel, it is clear that to him
the meaning of terrorism is the same as America and Israel believe; that is, he
has no independent opinion of his. The source of his information is also
provided by America. After the 9/11 drama America and Israel are staging
terrorism the world over and by projecting them as “real incidents” they are
holding a particular way of life and its followers responsible for them.
America is killing innocent citizens including little boys and girls by drone
attacks on the northern regions of Pakistan in the name of countering
terrorists and Dr. Abdul Kalam is declaring them as “successful” and exemplary.
America and Israel killed lakhs of human beings in Afghanistan, Iraq and
Palestine, and are killing even today. But I cannot recall Dr. Abdul Kalam ever
condemned those terrorist countries. Is there any citizen having conscious
conscience in the country who can talk to Dr. Sahib on this subject?
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