Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.2 9/18/84; site ut-ngp.UTEXAS Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!burl!ulysses!mhuxr!mhuxt!houxm!whuxl!whuxlm!akgua!gatech!seismo!ut-sally!ut-ngp!ganpaty From: ganpaty@ut-ngp.UTEXAS (S.Ganapathy) Newsgroups: net.nlang.india Subject: Re: Sikhs' memorandum at the UN Message-ID: <2569@ut-ngp.UTEXAS> Date: Wed, 6-Nov-85 23:17:53 EST Article-I.D.: ut-ngp.2569 Posted: Wed Nov 6 23:17:53 1985 Date-Received: Sun, 10-Nov-85 10:06:12 EST References: <1245@decwrl.UUCP> Organization: Petroleum Engineering, Univ. of Texas/Austin Lines: 34 The refernced article was a very good one especially the quotes by respectable renowned authourities on the atrocities committed on the Sikh community at large following Mrs. Gandhi's death. There is no doubt about that fact. I think all right thinking indivijuals should condemn the acts and punish those responsible for it. Now since the persons who planned the acts are politicians in high positions in the congress(I) party the present leadership headed by Rajiv Gandhi is going to require hell of a lot of will, integrity and courage to own up the acts of injustice on sikhs and punish the guilty. I rarely doubt that it would rarely occur due to false pretext of not leeting down those who had stood by Mrs. Gandhi's family etc. (loyalty). I think the people in India and the press at large should see that the guilty are punished. What has happened to the sikhs could happen to any community in India which is at cross roads with the govt. While on the other hand I do not support militancy and violence to solve any prroblem. Violence begets more violence. There is not doubt the congress govt. headed by Mrs. Gandhi bungled in solving the Punjab crisis. This is a warning to the current leadership not to try to politically exploit any crisis but to solve it in a judicious and sincere manner before it grows out of hand. I think the process of healing should begin by the govt. first apologising to the sikhs for the atrocities committed on them , the sikh community should also publicly disown the militants and give up violence. I think it is also important for those Sikh brothern who live abroad and who are affluent not to subcribe,sponsor and subsidise acts of terror and violence. They should realise that their deeds and acts touches each and every sikh living in India. I ardently hope that the grevience of the sikhs would be amicably resolved and everyone would learn some good lessons out of this human tragedy. *** REPLACE THIS LINE WITH YOUR MESSAGE ***