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Jul262008
Omar Abdullah’s Blog
You must check this out. Omar Abdullah’s blog.
I really need to figure out a way of being able to blog on my iPhone when I”m traveling in the state. It will never be as interesting as The Big B and his missing luggage but at least I”ll be more regular.
No Omar. You blogging from an iPhone in J&K is far more interesting any day.
Here is a video of this speech in Parliament.
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Lekhni
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7:46 pm
I have been following it for some time now. He writes quite well, and, for a politician’s blog, it does come across as a sincere effort. I am surprised.
Sanjukta
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11:51 pm
OMG that’s rocking. Thanks for putting this up I had no idea he was into blogging. And did you see the chilled out language he uses makes him look very real…
“All I can say is that if you think what I am doing is illegal go ahead and SUE ME…Come on guys, get a life. There are so many bigger issues facing the people today and all you can think of is an iPhone”
Rocking.
Pawan Duarni
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10:45 pm
My resonse to Omars speech is at (Admin: Pawan, if you don’t have anything to add to the discussion here, please don’t give a link to your blog. If you want people to visit your site first have the courtesy to link to the Mutiny from you blog).
Pawan Durani
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11:08 pm
Dear Editor of “Mutiny”
Never did i expect that you believed in “Barter” system. I posted my comments based on the terms which are underneath.
1. I was not off topic.
2. I did not attack personally . I diagress with proof.
However if you are obsessed with a speech and cant live upto a disagreement , thats your choice.
My views on his speech can still be accessed on http://thekashmir.wordpress.com/2008/07/27/omar/
Regards & God Bless
Pawan Durani
http://www.thekashmir.wordpress.com
Saurav Basu
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3:12 am
Omar Abdullah’s trust vote speech: a secular deconstruction
http://saurav-basu.sulekha.com/blog/post/2008/07/omar-abdullah-s-trust-vote-speech-a-secular-deconstruction.htm
Your comment system is not allowing me to post the entire article, hence I am pointing out the link to you guys
Please use reason, not emotion
Thankyou
1conoclast
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4:26 pm
saurav…
It is “reason” that tells us that we must have more faith in a man of Omar’s upbringing, education & secular leanings than a you who is an obvious anti-Muslim bigot!
Your “don’t use emotion” plea applies more to you.
vimal sumbly
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12:23 am
Dear Omar, please accept my heartiest congratulations for an impassionate speech you delivered in the parliament on July 22. It would be remembered as one of the best speeches ever delivered in the parliament. I have always felt proud about your secular and nationalistic credentials. Unlike most other politicians in Kashmir, you and your illustrious father Dr Farooq Abdullah have the distinction of never playing with the secessionist sentiments of people in Kashmir. As you began your speech in the parliament that you are a Muslim and you are an Indian and there was no difference between the two, you were speaking straight from your heart. In fact you never needed to say that, you have always proved it indeed.
However I beg to differ with the widespread public opinion generated by your “extempore speech”. For the speech was not at all addressed to the parliament, nor to the billion Indians who were watching you live on the television. It was aimed at the select “secular Muslims of Kashmir” whom you are going to ask for their vote very soon. I salute you for the courage to call a spade a spade. You rightly criticized the Bharitya Janata Party for its communal agenda. I believe your regret and accept the apologies which were obviously aimed at the Kashmiri Muslims. You rightly criticized the Communists for being self proclaimed guardians of the Indian secularism, while not minding to side with the “communal BJP” in toppling the government.
Dear Omar, I know and you know that you paid a heavy price in 2002 assembly elections in Kashmir for not having resigned on the Gujarat riots. You and your party were defeated in the elections, mainly because you were blamed for sharing power with the “communal BJP” at the centre. That ghost might be still haunting you. But you showed enough moral courage to apologize to the Kashmiri Muslims. You berated the BJP to the maximum possible extent. That is for you and the BJP to decide. Your speech was rated among the best by various television channels. Taking it on the face value everybody would like it. Because, it was rhetoric at its best. Particularly when you had chosen the two best targets, the Communists and the BJP, who were obviously not liked by many across the country for their opportunistic “understanding” to topple the government for entirely different reasons.
I wish you gathered the same moral courage, which you showed in the parliament to denounce the Hindu communalists, to condemn the Muslim communalists in Kashmir who are seeking the secession of Kashmir from a secular India just because Kashmir is a Muslim majority area. I feel sorry the way you defended the anti Amarnath land transfer agitation in the parliament. And hats off to you that you presented it to be a “secular” agitation for the land. Let you tell me and the whole of nation who was going to take away the land from you. Had LK Advani been allotted the land to settle down his “communal brigade” there. It was just a temporary transfer to the Shri Amarnath Shrine Board to facilitate the pilgrimage of lakhs of pilgrims coming from across the country. And is the Shrine Board an outside agency. Isn’t it just a state agency controlled by the state government itself. The matter of the fact is that you joined the course of competitive communalism that was initiated by your rivals, the People’s Democratic Party and hijacked by the communal secessionists like Sayeed Ali Shah Geelani. And how brilliantly you presented it in “secular colours”. What if the Hindus outside Kashmir rebel in the same way and seek vacation of Haj houses? That has never been done and it will never be done.
I am sure, you are an honest and a well meaning person. I not only see a bright future for Kashmir in you, but for the entire country. We need leaders like you, passionate, forthright, honest, brilliant and daring. To conclude I tell, rather I request you one small thing. This is too personal. That I am myself a Kashmiri like you. I am thorough Kashmiri in language, in culture, in life and in everything. I have been thrown out of my Kashmir 18 years ago. Even remaining away, I have maintained my language, my culture and my lifestyle as a true Kashmir. You will say that, I was not thrown out as it was Jagmohan who prompted me to move out. Presuming that I went out at Jagmohan’s behest, but can you help me now to return my piece of land, less than half an acre, no big deal. It has been occupied by one of my “secular Muslim” classmates with whom I used to go to school for twelve long years. He knows I cannot do anything. You said, you will fight for the rights of your land. Will you help me to return my land, like you pleaded the cause of other fellow Muslim Kashmiris. I am also your fellow Kashmiri who still cherishes the memories of his home. Don’t disappoint me. Because I think you are not only brave but bold as well. Have courage to speak for me. Whether I get my land back or not, would not bother me, but I would feel consoled that a fellow Kashmiri stood for me, like he stood for other fellow Kashmiris.
Yours truly,
Vimal Sumbly
R/O Batmohalla, Sumbal Sonawari,
Kashmir.
At present,
306 Premimum Apartments,
Pakhowal Road, Ludhiana,
Punjab.
09878814015
Saurav Basu
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11:03 am
I have higher academic credentials than that of Omar…so shove off
1conoclast
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5:49 pm
saurav…
but much baser character traits…
Saurav Basu
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6:01 pm
You know a lot about my supposedly debased character……..It seems you know me even better than I do and vice versa
1conoclast
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6:24 pm
Well saurav… you’ve not made any bones about it. You’ve put your views up here for the world to see & assess your baser character.
Can’t agree on your assessment of me though. Can’t agree with anything you say actually, knowing you…
Rakesh
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5:19 pm
Surely you deserve all respect and applaud for being so vibrant in the parliament. Truly it has brought you on the national scene and hopefully state will find its share in national politics. It reminds of Sher-e-Kashmir, who made Land reforms possible in both regions of the state which I consider the best in India.
But you have seemed to be more pro-Kashmir and one feels you tried to gain lost ground in Kashmir at the cost of Jammu.. There was always a disconcerm in Jammuites for step-motherly treatment and the wrong interpretations of your speech have exaggerated the cause. Though there is no doubt of you being a dynamic and impartial leader. Only political implications could be the reason for few biased elements in your speech. Now when situation is worst in Jammu, and negative rumours are spreading in Kashmir about communal tensions in Jammu. I hope you will come with still another vibrant and more refined speech.
Dr Nissar Ali
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10:34 pm
omar abdullah`s have been really intresting it is heartning to know that our new gen leaders are net savvy n they can communicate to alll classes of society what omar sahib really needs to learn now is some GOOD KASHMIRI
to really boost his image in kashmir
kudoos once again to techno savvy leader
Ajit Motra
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1:50 am
India is a socialist secular country. Every religion has its right to preach and worship. When Indian Govt. gives subsidy to Haj Muslims, it does not do any favour, its right of Fellow Muslims. Same is true for Amarnath Land, its right of Hindus to have it and they will. If Kashmiri Muslims feel Kashmir is islamic land, they badly need some education which Secular Indians should provide. If anyone from Kashmir wants to join Pakistan, they are free to do so.
1conoclast
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7:59 pm
Ajit Motra,
“If Kashmiri Muslims feel Kashmir is islamic land, they badly need some education which Secular Indians should provide”
ABSOLUTELY right!
Khalid Majeed
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5:02 pm
Esteemed Omar,Great job for the people of J&K.J&K is a part of India but not for those anti national elements,who are trying to divide our nation,like BJP,RSS.Who are giving mora; support to terrorists.
praveen
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6:54 pm
hi
i’m praveen
1. “the US is no friend of the Muslim world that is a point well ”
2.“the enemies of Indian Muslims are not the Americans, and the enemies of the Indian Muslims are not ‘deals’ like this”
By seperating these 2 statements there has being creating misunderstanding between peoples.i’m only try to convey the massage to those people those r not aware of d speech tottaly…………………
i’m the great fan of this younger politician & i believed that this men do something better fpr the J&K PEOPLE