From by Bachchoo Congratulations on winning a third term in the largest democracy in the world. This thrice-blessed factor puts you in historical parallel with Jawaharlal Nehru. In the that succeeding generations will read, our leaders will not just be remembered for their longevity in office.
They will be judged by what they did while there. Mention Henry VIII, for instance, and the name conjures up a vision of six wives with divorces and a couple of beheadings. Anything else? Yes, converting Britain to Protestantism and the genocide of monks and Catholics.
Not positive. Think then of Herr Hitler, who persecuted Jews, millions of them ordinary working-class Jews, in Germany, Poland and wherever his Nazi armies spread their venom. “Persecution” is a sort of excuse word.
He oversaw their execution in the cruellest concentration camps. Six million? I am sure, Narendraji, you must be wondering why I begin this open letter to you with these examples of the negative or horrific memories that humanity inherits through historical records. History gets revised.
For centuries that pagan vandal, Alexander of Macedonia, was known as “Alexander the Great!” Only recently have historians realised that that there was no “greatness” attached to plundering and destroying civilisations like the Persian Empire and sacking Persepolis. Alexander the Brute? But let me, Narendraji, get to the point. I am absolutely confident that you are preoccupied with the governance of our great Bhar.
