Comments on: Jesus stops Bush from honoring the Mahatma

By: RA

RA — Tue, 11 Jul 2006 13:21:42 +0000

Why can’t you ask this same question and more to RSS?.

By: nravisankar

nravisankar — Tue, 06 Jun 2006 09:15:04 +0000

How anyone can expect Saudi to educate its nationals for tolerence. Once in BBC, Saudi Education minister was asked “Why at saudi schools(for saudi nationals), the students are taught that “the d-day will not arive for any muslims unless all jews are killed”. The minister defended the teaching. Saudis expect tolerance in India for muslims but at Saudi, no one should tolerate the word “Hindu”. For many years, the newspapers in Saudi branded BJP govt as “Hindu-extremist-fundamentalist” govt. This stopped only after 9/11/01. Saudi as a state protested against BJP’s nuklear-test, but at the same time, proudly protrayed Dr. Kalam as “Nuke scientist- A muslim”. Such was the heading in Arab-news.
Power corrupts and absolute-power corrupts absolutely.

By: Sooraj

Sooraj — Wed, 15 Mar 2006 20:08:44 +0000

Hi Krishna – Bush and any King on a personal level may or may not choose to honour Gandhi, but as I have stated in the article, when it comes to being head of a state, there comes certain responsibility and duties that one can just not shirk.

Anyhow, Bush and Laura did visit Rajghat and offer their respects to Gandhi’s samadhi. But I don’t understand why we have a tomb for Gandhi!

By: V Krishna

V Krishna — Wed, 15 Mar 2006 02:11:42 +0000

Give me a break its up Bush and the Saudi monach to decide. You can´t force people to honour someone.
Did Mahatma Gandhi really read the gita ?
then how comes hes a pacifist. Did not Arjun do his
duty ?

I respect Gandhi but is no way beyond critism.

By: RK

RK — Fri, 10 Feb 2006 09:45:18 +0000

The remarks of Saudi King is really shocking and it is unfortunate that the political parties in India havent come out with their reactions.

As Sooraj rightly said there is a distinct role as ruler and as individual. this should be recognised by all and diginity of individual upheld.

Bush and Saudi Monarch should be able to educate their countrymen as well as clergymen that they have their duties as heads of State to honour the other State’s Worshipped Heroes especially ICONS like Gandhiji of India, Martin Luther King of US etc.., when they are on official visits .

Let us pray May Wisdom Dawn on the Unwise across the world whos vision are blocked by narrow religious dogmas and dictats which I feel both these diginitaries ought to inform their followers.