soni…honey u know what? I am not a pakistani. And I don’t think I could have any aversion towards hinduism since I AM A HINDU MYSELF! Or an agnostic as I prefer to call myself. And I care 2 cents whether your ancestors were idol worshippers or whether they were forcibly converted. That is not my concern.
As I said in my previous post…if someone were to ask me to say Allah Hu Akhbar…I would not be comfortable with it. Not because I am anti muslim or something…but I would simply not be comfortable. As far as I know Allah hu Akhbar means god is great…its nothing against any religion. But it is associated pretty strongly with a particular religious group of which I am not a member.
If you would care to know ‘Har har Mahadev’ used to be the warcry of the 17th century Hindu warrior king Shivaji. And do you know whom he chiefly fought his battles against? You guessed it…the Mughals. And today it has been adopted by the communally tainted party the Shiv Sena whose anti muslim actions who may have heard of.
Har har mahadev again is not against any religion. But making a muslim or christian or sikh forcibly say it is just not done in my book. And saying that it is a hindu country so it is their rules is pure hogwash. This show is supposed to have participants from different countries including pak. Shankar surely knew about that..so couldn’t he have adopted something without any religious hues? It was simply a matter of being considerate towards other people.
Now you may ask why am I writing all this if I claim to be a hindu? The reason is I know the kind of nutters living on both sides of the border..case in point lillyy2k2 and ravage. This has all the potential of snowballing into a bigger controversy if it is not nipped in its bud. That was my only intention. Hope I have put my points across.
Sorry for the long rant.