RE: [nukkad] Why not a Muslim in the ministry?

[rnmenon@papl.com]

Yeah right, let's have reservations in the cabinet.
That is the only thing that's been left out.
What next? Maybe let's have reservations in the Indian armed 
forces as well.

How about this? If the Airforce chief is a Hindu, then the
Navy chief should be Muslim and the Army chief should be a Christian.
How does that sound?
Or maybe lets have the post of the president rotate between
the major religious groups in the country.
Why do people look at everything with a communal angle?

And guess who brought this topic up? Mr. Pranab Mukherjee of the
so-called "secular" Congress. The same party that looks upon
Muslims as nothing more than a vote bank.

Psuedo-secularists will certainly leave no stone unturned to 
break up our country.

Ravi.

> -----Original Message-----
> From: muthuvairavan@hotmail.com [mailto:muthuvairavan@hotmail.com]
> Sent: Tuesday, October 19, 1999 1:37 PM
> To: nukkad-list@mumbai-central.com
> Subject: FW: [nukkad] Why not a Muslim in the ministry?
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> Tip of the day:  Avoid tasteless humor.
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> In India, when forming a central ministry, representation 
> from all states 
> and communities is considered more than their qualifications, 
> at least to 
> pacify everybody.
> 
> But this time, even though Vajpayee cared to compensate the 
> allies and all 
> states (even though Kerala did not produce any single MP, it 
> got a berth 
> too), he did not (should it be 'could not'?) include a 
> Muslim/Sikh minister 
> and the only Christian Minister is George Fernandes.
> 
> Regarding ministry to a Sikh, may be the allies at Punjab had 
> a problem.
> 
> Regarding ministry to a Muslim, you might say that Sikkander Bakht is 
> retiring. But, he is not the only Muslim. Trinamool Congress 
> (of Mamata 
> Banerjee) has an MP (Akbor Ali Khandoker) from Serampore in 
> West Bengal. He 
> could have been accommodated. Why not? Was it because of TC/Mamata?
> 
> Anyway, I don't think that Akbor being a novice is an issue. 
> Because, we 
> have a few novices in the ministry already because of trying 
> to satisfy 
> allies like MDMK/PMK/...
> 
> Thanks for reading
> Muthu
> 
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