THE BEGINNING OF THE MASS MOVEMENT

The short statured white clad old villager from a small hamlet of Maharashtra ha
s stirred the dying spirit of every Hindustani who has borne immense suffering a
t the hands of the cruel politicians one way or the other. I mean Anna Hazare, a
real human being. He is an ordinary man, born in India in a peasant family but
with lofty ideas as big as Himalayas. The present day politicians who are opposi
ng his holy mission against corruption, on one pretext or another are really afr
aid of their fake postures which they have achieved by hook or by crook.
If you ask him about late Lal Bahadur Shastri, Rafi Ahmed Qidwai, Abul Kalam Aza
d etc who were A grade politicians he will not express similar thoughts as he do
es for present day greedy, self centered politicians dominantly present in every
national political party.
His praise for Modi (which has been contradicted by another social activist) has
caused restlessness to some Muslims who relate Modi to ruthless massacre of Mus
lims in Gujarat, (which Annaji has condemned outright) should be seen in the con
text he has spoken. Some say he is backed by anti-Muslim forces but eminent Musl
im clerics have also spoken good words for his cause. Is he fighting for any pol
itical or worldly gain? He has refused to become a politician. He is moved by th
e miserable plight of Indian masses who are bereft of food, clothing, shelter, h
ealth, education so on, on one hand and amassing of enormous wealth by the most
of the politicians, barring a few. He praised for our Prime Minister for his cle
an political record.
The voice of Anna is of universal importance and will be heard beyond the border
s of India. The Muslim world which is suffering at the hands of dictators having
dynastic rules should take a lesson from Annaji as cruelty never wins and those
who have suffered will succeed ultimately.
Adl hai Fitrat-e-Hasti ka azal se dastoor
Muslim aaeen ho Kafir to Mile hoor-o-qusoor. (Dr. Iqbal)
Long Live Anna! even if you die natural or otherwise your mission will be rememb
ered and inspire the generations to come. Please ensure that no politician or pa
rty is allowed to have political mileage by using your platform for his nasty ul
terior motives. Be united for the common cause of corruption free India, be it o
f any kind or form and wait for the corruption free world in the days to come wh
en only justice, truth will prevail and evil will be completely wiped off.
Jab zulm-o-sitam ke kohe garan;
Ruii ki tarah ud jayenge;
Aur ahle sitam ke sar upper;
Jab bijli kar-kar chamkegi;
Hum dekhenge lazim hai ki hum bhi dekhenge;
Woh din ke jiska wada hai;
Jo roze azal se likha hai;
Hum dekhenge Lazim hai hum bhi dekhenge;
(Faiz Ahmed Faiz)
By
Dr. S.M Abbas.
Lucknow