Comments on: Well Done, Omar

By: xute

xute — Sat, 31 Jan 2009 06:47:41 +0000

well..i dont know what to say…i am a jammu native..i really want to thank you for writing something like this. for the first time i realised that someone apart from jammu knows the real story about what was happening in real…i am really impressed…and the comment” we ll fight for the land” was used by omar abdullah depicting “we” as muslims and ” the land” as the amarnath pilgrimage offered land” …which was later misinterpretd as the kashmir land to pakistan…

thank you very much..really felt some peace…i hope you uderstand…got ur blog from jb..

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By: Vaibhav

Vaibhav — Sun, 18 Jan 2009 07:10:25 +0000

Hi K,

I wasn’t really doubting the story (despite my comment), and it does make me sad.

The sad thing is that if a lot of people saw good in him initially. The sad bit being that we live in a nation which creates the right conditions for turning good into evil.

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By: Kartikey

Kartikey — Thu, 15 Jan 2009 11:45:44 +0000

@Vaibhav,

The story is true. You can refer to a ‘Detailed Explanation of the event’ for reference.

Of course, all of this could be a tactic for power which he may use for the creation of a successful state. However, it might (will) leave him psychologically injured; at least it is improbable they he would live up to the ideal you and many other Indians saw in him. He is responsible for strengthening religious rift and abandoning integrity. Not the work of a man who is sure of his self.
That he may be good in the future is a secondary issue.

And being good would include creating an antidote for religious violence and several deaths that Omar & Co. inspired.
Should you have any more queries, kindly pen them down.
Cheers.

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By: Vaibhav

Vaibhav — Sun, 11 Jan 2009 19:58:32 +0000

Pardon me, if I sound Naive. I am one of those Indians who really don’t have a clue about the country’s politics (no passing judgment please):

I have only heard Omar speak once (during the whole brouhaha for the nuclear deal). And I personally was impressed by the individual. Having read the above article makes me sad (if all of it is true).

I hate a system where people like Omar have to stoop to such tactics to ensure a political win. I hope, however, that it was just that – a tactic. And this individual goes on to fulfill the potential that I saw in that one speech of his that I witnessed.

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By: Kartikey

Kartikey — Wed, 07 Jan 2009 09:07:51 +0000

May be Omar’s Islam turn was influenced by the kind of comments he received in his blog?

I don’t think so.
And if true, then he is not fit to lead.

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By: Baskar

Baskar — Wed, 07 Jan 2009 01:15:52 +0000

We know where Rajiv started, and where he ended up. Idealism usually loses out to mediocrity and conformity.

May be Omar’s Islam turn was influenced by the kind of comments he received in his blog? Seriously, divisive politics wins votes. Omar realised that, may be. Let’s hope he does better with his administration.

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