--- Bhandare <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Dear Santosh: > > I have provided you with clear evidence why at least > 2 of those facts are blatant lies or half truths at > best.Can you comment on them? >
Dear Chinmay, I have no quibbles with you on those two factual points, other than a minor issue with some rhetorical terms you use such as "blatant lie" and "insidious propaganda". My problem was with your initial statement about Gandhi's motive, and your provision of partial information in the first instance. My suspicion was aroused because you used the word "blackmailed" in the following statement, and also because you did not give us the whole story regarding the 55 crores issue. "Even while india was at a war with pakistan over kashmir, gandhi blackmailed the govt to give Pakistan 55 crore rupees, money which was used to fuel the war against our nation." .........Chinmay Bhandari Furthermore, your claim that the money (55 crores) was used to fuel the war against our nation seems to be speculation that cannot be supported by conclusive evidence. Please tell me what source you consulted for the latter claim, and what evidence, if any, you have for it. Please see the following excerpt from the Chunibhai Vaidya article, which gives a much fuller account than yours: "The matter regarding release of Rs. 55 crores to Pakistan towards the second installment of arrears to be paid to it under the terms of division of assets and liabilities requires to be understood in the context of the events that took piece in the aftermath of partition. Of the 75 crore to be paid the first installment of Rs. 20 crore was already released. Invasion of Kashmir by self-styled liberators with the covert support of the Pakistani Army took place before the second installment was paid. Government of India decided to withhold it Lord Mountbatten was of the opinion that it amounted to a violation of the mutually agreed conditions and he brought it to the notice of Gandhiji. To Gandhiji's ethical sense the policy of tit for tat was repugnant and he readily agreed with the Viceroy's point of view." ..........Chunibhai Vaidya Cheers, Santosh