Not The Tomb, It's The Man Aurangzeb Who Needs Demolition

Razing Aurangzeb’s tomb is counter-productive

The communal riots in Nagpur over Aurangzeb should force Hindus to ask what they really want from this controversy. Raze his tomb, which achieves nothing of value, or seek recognition of his bigotry?

The secularists will evade the issue. They will confuse the issue by asking why one should quarrel today over a bigoted ruler who died more than three centuries ago.

At a TV panel discussion yesterday (18 March), one secular panelist (Ashutosh, ex-journo, ex-Aam Aadmi Party politician) brought in a red herring. While agreeing that Aurangzeb was indeed a bigot, he added that his key vassal and general, Raja Jai Singh, should also be called a bigot. 

This is a bit rich, for this is like saying... [continue reading]