Modi bans Jaswant's book over Sardar insult
A notification issued by the Gujarat home department on Wednesday banned the book on the grounds that it tarnishes the image of Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel.
By TNN |
AHMEDABAD: On a day the BJP leadership expelled senior leader Jaswant Singh from the party, Narendra Modi's government banned the book 'Jinnah ��� India, Partition, Independence', in Gujarat. The book, released on Monday, lauds the founder of Pakistan and holds India's first PM Jawaharlal Nehru and its first home minister Vallabhbhai Patel responsible for the country's partition in 1947.
A notification issued by the Gujarat home department on Wednesday banned the book on the grounds that it tarnishes the image of Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel. According to the notification, the book presents incorrect historical facts regarding the partition and questions Patel's patriotism.
"The book aims to tarnish the image of the architect of the country's unification and son of Gujarat. The state government has decided to ban the book in public interest," says a press release issued by the state government. Patel is held in high esteem by people across Gujarat and rest of India for his role during India's freedom struggle against the British rulers.
The move came as a surprise for many as Modi had remained completely silent when L K Advani made favourable comments about the creator of Pakistan while on a visit to the neighbouring country some years back.
Modi was in Shimla to attend BJP's three-day brainstorming session, 'chintan baithak', starting Wednesday. While the party had distanced itself from Singh's views expressed in the book soon after it was released, Modi has gone a step ahead.
A notification issued by the Gujarat home department on Wednesday banned the book on the grounds that it tarnishes the image of Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel. According to the notification, the book presents incorrect historical facts regarding the partition and questions Patel's patriotism.
"The book aims to tarnish the image of the architect of the country's unification and son of Gujarat. The state government has decided to ban the book in public interest," says a press release issued by the state government. Patel is held in high esteem by people across Gujarat and rest of India for his role during India's freedom struggle against the British rulers.
The move came as a surprise for many as Modi had remained completely silent when L K Advani made favourable comments about the creator of Pakistan while on a visit to the neighbouring country some years back.
Modi was in Shimla to attend BJP's three-day brainstorming session, 'chintan baithak', starting Wednesday. While the party had distanced itself from Singh's views expressed in the book soon after it was released, Modi has gone a step ahead.
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