From my young childhood days, I have been listening and reading about the Hindu-Muslim enmity,the fragile socio-economic status of India. Everywhere in press it is written and talked about. Almost daily there is some article on Hindu-Muslim enmity. Many people gain from it and many people lose also. In my search for true knowledge about the most recent Hindu-Muslim clash in 2002 and the most talked about case of India, Godhra riots, I met Honourable CM of Gujarat on 1st of April. I am presenting to you the interview details after lots of pondering. Everyone said me to blog the interview details so that everyone can know what is the truth. Read and comment with care on this blog. Any nonsense will not be accepted.
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Meeting with HONOURABLE CHIEF MINISTER OF GUJARAT MR. NARENDRA MODI and the questions asked by me and the answers.
Date: - 1st April, 2010
Time: 5:00pm- 5:45 pm,
Venue: Chief Minister Office,
5th floor, 1st block,
New Sachivalaya,
Gandhi nagar
Tring..Tring.. Mr.Sultan Alimuddin, Your request for appointment with Honorable CM of Gujarat is accepted. This was the call on 26th of march after mailing the CM on 20th march that eventually fixed my appointment with Mr.Narendra modi.
Mr. Narendra Damodardas Modi is the longest serving chief minister of Gujarat. He is a courageous politician, skilled orator, deft negotiator. His name when typed on Google search engine yields in 11 lakh ninety thousand articles in 0.30 second. Thus he is one of the most popular politician of the nation. He has transformed the state of Gujarat who was on the verge of anarchy and destruction following earthquake, famine and various socio economic problem into a role model state with development in all fields.
As soon as I reach CMO, I was given the Sachar committee report of socio, economic, educational status of muslims in india. In the report, status of muslims of Gujarat with muslims of other states were compared.
1) I represent a minority who misunderstands a lot of things about you and is also misunderstood always. I am not a journalist nor a writer. I am just a simple curious student who wanted to clear all my doubts about you.
Ans: Go ahead.
2) I am from bihar, whenever I go back to home every relative asks me am I safe or any problem there?? Why is that minority don’t feel safe here.
Ans: Have you felt unsafe here. It is just that media has made a ruckus of anti-minority sentiments. One person sent me a hate life threatening mail from Mumbai. Police caught him and he was jailed. I went to him and talked to him the reason for his displeasure with me. He told I use to read lot about you in media and so he thought me to be bad person and thus he sent me the hate mail. I pardoned him, said him sorry, called his family from Chennai, made them stay in my guest quarter. They went from here when they had a tour of ahmedabad, gandhinagar in my personal vehicle. I also phoned the guy’s employer to take him back. Thus where is the hatred?? There is nothing like this in my government.
3) Serious allegations are on you being Anti-Muslim. Why media brand you evil??
Ans: Gujarat is the only state where the DGP is a muslim. It is the place with higher number of muslims in Government top posts according to Sachar committee. So where is the discrimination. If anyone ask me that what have you done for muslims then I say I cant say as I don’t know how much litre of narmada water muslims drink and how much water hindus drink. Ultimately my main aim is development of Gujarat and fifty five million gujaratis.
I distributed 27,000 crores to twenty lakh poor people. Was it labeled as muslim or hindu. It was distributed to all people.
There was a man named Mehboob desai, he wrote to me and in the headline it was written mullah modi. In the letter he told me how he thinks me to be mullah:
1. You have united everyone.
2. All wrong things over now. You have done to Gujarat wonders by stopping all illegal things.
After getting the letter I called him and had tea with him. I sent him to haj through government quota. He was very happy. So where is anti-muslim sentiments???
I often use various quotes of prophet in my speeches and talks. Nowhere in my speech I have abused muslims.
Just one week back a letter came from a father of a muslim gal. In the letter it was written that his daughter had a hole in his heart and she needed operation costing to lacs and he didn’t had it. I instantly donated three lakhs from chief minister fund for her treatment. Yesterday again his letter came saying thanks to me. Is there any anti-muslim feeling???
There is a family in rann of kutch named Gulbaig family just near the border of Pakistan. I visit his hut and eat food there once in a year. It is fixed at any cost.
Everything is manipulated by media. So don’t go by it.
4) What have you done for muslims??
Ans: Sachar committee people came to my cabin and asks same question to me. I told them that I have not done anything for muslims and neither will do anything. I added one more statement that I have not done anything for hindus and neither will do anything. I have and will do for 55 million gujaratis only. This was the befitting reply to them.
Kite industry in Gujarat is mainly run by muslims. Kites are made by muslims. To strengthen there economy, I organized kite festival. Kite festival earned lot of money and publicity. Not only that but also did a research on them personally, organized a workshop. The ultimate change was that now kite making is a 300 crore industry from meagre 35 crores.
Girl child education of my government main beneficiary is Muslims gal only.
5) What is the Jinn of Godhra?? Everytime you rise then suddenly Godhra start to loom.
Ans: Again a political conspiracy to defame me. In the holy book of Islam, Quran the almighty says that whoever does anything wrong will face in his life only. So is godhra victims. They must have done something wrong and so they faced the ordeal.
Compare the Post godhra riot with anti-sikh riot. In 1984 within 72 hours nothing was done, no curfew nothing but here in gujarat after burning of train within 24 hours curfew was imposed. Also 10,000 bullets were fired. The people who were hit from this bullet were maximum hindus. Almost sixty percent of them were hindus. So gujarat is the only state were majority were killed by police in riots.
6) You brought NANO to Gujarat; Gujarat is the fastest growing state. My university is your gift. But why doesn’t media sees all this and is always bent on maligning your image?? How you face strong media criticism??
Ans: Prophet muhammad only said that never fear to say the right thing. I say write thing and do not fear media. I had dare to sit before SIT for 11 hours because I am right. And I say that if I am proven guilty then give me so much of punishment that again a narendra modi like me doesn’t originate from India.
I never fear political vendetta. I believe in my work. I work till late in night. Wake up early and again work. My main motto is to serve people as I am CM of them and they have reposed faith in me.
7) Why is that muslims have wrong notion about you always??
Ans: It’s all due to illiteracy in the community. Education is lacking so they are unable to see the positive side and is always lured by wrong side.
8) What’s your say about Bihar, my home state??
Ans: I was the first chief minister to donate 10 crore rupees to the flood ravaged districts of Bihar. I sent four trains full of relief materials to flood affected districts. After seeing that every other state started to follow my path. Donations then started to come to Bihar. I sent six team to six flood affected districts and that stayed there till five months helping people come back to life and stability. I also sent 23 ambulance van full of medical facility and they were stationed 24 hrs in the main areas for the treatment of people.
Bihar is a good state and it has full potential to grow.
9) I represent youth, what’s your message to me??
Ans: Read, read the truth. Go back and read whatever available and after that judge me. If am write then support me. Else do not. You can awaken the sleeping person by telling the truth. You can discuss whatever talk we had today with friends and share the experience. And then chart you own destiny.
India needs youth power. And make india stronger. Never manipulate things. Try to serve the society. Make your community awaken up. Always try to see things with your own eyes and then judge accordingly.
10) Lastly tell me what will you choose between INDIA AND RELIGION??
Ans: I will choose India without any doubt.
Thanking You,
Sultan Alimuddin
School Of Petroleum Technology,
Pandit Deendayal Petroleum University.
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