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(Mr. Raju Rajagopal heads Promise of India (promiseofindia.org), part of the Coalition against Genocide (coalitionagainstgenocide.org). A reader joins Mr. Rajagopal’s  public discourse and with tongue firmly in cheek, suggests what else India must be promised)

March 25 2005
Mr. Raju Rajagopal
Chair, Promise of India

Dear Mr. Rajagopal

Hearty Congratulations!

In your letter to Deputy Chief of Staff Karl Rove you have laid the case against Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi supported with excellent credentials. Genocide in Gujarat is by Hindus led by Modi. By repeatedly asserting that you are a Hindu, you have reinforced your case compellingly.

Knowing your work from the past, I have included this admirable quality in my personal day-to-day life as well. I have allowed all my neighbors to rebuke, revile, upbraid and beat my six year old without the slightest compunction even for the smallest peccadillo he might indulge in. Living in civilized society, being the son of a Hindu the entire neighborhood has the right to punish him. When my wife and I fight about my in laws, I make sure I tell all to the neighbors. Just the other day, my neighbors completely oblivious to the nefarious past of my in laws invited them to dinner. As a true Hindu, I made sure they knew they were inviting devil incarnates in the guise of in-laws. Just like the US government, they saw my point and refused them food. Since the complaint was from the family itself – they saw my point easily. Thank you for being a guiding light.

America is the beacon of freedom and moral uprightness. Its record in bringing justice to people all over the world is unparalleled in history. Whether it is Vietnam, Korea, Philippines, Bosnia, recently Afghanistan and specially Iraq - America has brought peace and freedom for all repressed people.

Now that you have this benignant nation’s attention I must caution that you do not rest on your laurels. The denial of Visa for Narendra Modi is but a small step. It should not be lost in vain. You must take the next logical step.

You must convince America that it invades Gujarat. Sure this will bring forth death and destruction of innocents as collateral, but then that is the price of freedom. We must remember that those dying will be Hindus who have unleashed the Genocide to begin with – and against whom this fight for equality is.

America also has a trusted ally in the neighborhood – Pakistan - another shining example of righteousness. Pakistan’s struggle to bring freedom for Kashmiris has already found place in the pantheons of history right next to America. Why, some among your friends at Coalition Against Genocide even argue that Pakistan’s claim to moral rectitude is even greater. They point out that it is the only country that was born for the purpose of Islam – therefore its people represent the pinnacle of egalitarism.

Only America and Pakistan can deliver the peace and freedom you have been seeking for the repressed people of Gujarat.

In this endeavor, rest assured you have the support of all peace loving people. The communists have excellent record in maintaining peace and harmony wherever they have ruled. One can only imagine how colossal the diversity of the Chinese people might be. But can anyone point out a single instance of communal disharmony in China? China stands with tenacity - its grandeur seen by all. I am sure you have read that it was China and not the United States that first refused Narendra Modi a visa. Perhaps it was the good work of Coalition Against Genocide that worked in humility even in China. We all know they will be more than happy to lend a helping hand in freeing the people of Gujarat – maybe even others in India.

Other than morally upright governments, you also have the support of the private sector. Mr. Dawood Ibrahim owns a worldwide conglomerate of industries. His businesses in financial detergents, self-defense products, export-import, meat (as in flesh) have an unimpeachable record in virtuosity. You surely recognize that your work will require infinite manpower well versed in the process of delivering justice by all means. Mr. Ibrahim has an excellent supply of such human resource. It is our good fortune that people like you and Mr. Ibrahim are engaged towards the same goal. In fact it is today’s news that it was the business associates of Mr. Ibrahim that thwarted Modi’s visit to the UK.

Perhaps you prefer to work in silence. It must only be your humility that you do not advertise your collaboration with other like-minded people.

But there is another word of caution. While genocide of Muslims in Gujarat is undeniable – there are those Muslims that will work to mask this misery. In the genocide of Jews in Hitler’s Germany, the Jews never got any representation or they did not shine as Germans in any sphere of talent. This underlined the genocide. It was clearly visible and left no one in doubt. But in Gujarat there are Muslims who are hell bent to succeed thru the sheer dint of their hard work, in the process even making India proud. Their success creates doubts among those who do not know. They refuse to believe that there is an ongoing Genocide in Gujarat.

For example there is this woman Aneesa Mirza. She became the Mayor of Genocide Central – Ahmedabad - within months of our carefully orchestrated campaign that started in Godhra. Now come on, she governs the city within minutes of Modi’s palace. So in the midst of Genocide, how does she become Mayor? – Skeptics ask. Then there is this kid – Irfan Pathan. Now we have told our righteous friends that all kids are engaged in concentration camps – weak and diseased. Party pooping, this kid comes out strong as an ox – even bulldozes our guardian angels, the fair and strong Pakistanis. 

Then you have those Muslims who just do not learn to play along the game of genocide. Take for example these innocent kids playing with toys uncle Dawood gifts them. Communities after community of Muslims have done a real poor job of hiding these simple firecrackers. The evil Hindu community shows this to the world as an example that all is well. They contend that how could genocide be happening if kids are playing with firecrackers? They also tell these simple gifts from Uncle Dawood are explosives! 

But greater setbacks are Qutubuddin Ansari and Zaheera Sheikh - our poster-children for the Campaign Against Genocide. You might not know Ansari, but his face begging for life from Hindu mobs adorns all our billboards.  Friendly communists in West Bengal famously took him under their wings and settled him in Kolkata. But the fellow has returned to Gujarat and started a good business. Young Zaheera Sheikh on the other hand is only foolish. She is like Vikarn in the Mahabharat. Like Vikarn did an about face on the righteous Kauravas in favor of the land-grabbing Pandvas, she has also been hit by a pang of conscience.

Thanks to our friends in the media, all these remain only trivially revealed. You see, we all understand the campaign must go on.

I take this opportunity to thank you again. Rejection of Modi’s visa was the first success. I pray that your promise brings peace all over India.

May the force be with you!

Sincerely,
A Promised Indian.

Robin Mitra

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