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Asian Voice | 23rd July 2016
Mindless act of religious fanatics In a matter of just little over six months, France has been sadly struck with another terror attack in Nice, killing 84 innocent people consisting of children, women and elders at a Bastilee Day Celebration. This is a cowardly act of war justified in the name of religion. Comparatively, Western European countries are accredited for human rights, freedom of speech, secularism, equality, justice and fairness. They are striving to make the world a better and safer place to live. They are not obsessed with their religion and yet they are decent human beings; kind, compassionate, rational, honest and good hearted. These dynamic, progressive and innovative people have made enormous contribution to the mankind by invention and advancement in technology, science, medicine and many other areas. With their inherent skill of management, organisational ability, entrepreneurship, ideal welfare and right political system, some Europeans countries including UK and France have become paradise for the worn-torn and poorer countries. Many ethnic groups from different part of the world have escaped misery, hardships and persecutions and have settled in western countries and made themselves comfortable. Regrettably, some aren't grateful and wedge a war to destroy the religion culture, system and laws of the land of the country of their adoption. Western European countries have dangerous enemies to deal with. I wonder if they can ever find a solution! Niranjan Vasant By email
The top job
After a long rein of the first lady prime minister, Margaret Thatcher, Britain now has another lady PM. We wish Theresa May every success in her new high profile job. After the Brexit saga, the people of the country are going through a period of uncertainty and turmoil. We hope the new prime minister will steer us clear from the troubled waters. If we transpose the initials in the names of the two ladies, the MT of Margaret Thatcher becomes the TM of Theresa May. Besides, Margaret Thatcher, the world has seen other lady prime ministers/ presidents in the form of Indira Gandhi of India and Angela Merkel of Germany. Soon Hilary Clinton may join the club. Other similarity in the inititals of great women is with Mother Theresa. At the time of writing, Mrs May is in the process of choosing her cabinet ministers. We are sure that she will choose the right people in accordance with the horses for courses criteria. Dinesh Sheth Newbury Park, Ilford
Caste discrimination
On 11 June 2016 our Lords in the House of Lords found more time to breast beat about the introduction of Caste legislation. Outraged Lords Harries, Cashman, Baroness Thornton, Lord Desai and Baroness Flather expressed their collective outrage. Why they demanded had Caste discrimination not become a law yet. The working classes suffer discrimination in almost every aspect of their lives. The wealth gap between the classes is also immense. The country is more divided on class lines then ever before. House of Lords in its present form is an affront to our democracy. The solution is a wholesale reform of House of Lords and purge of people who do not represent anyone. And money or political connections should not be a criteria of appointing people to the Lords. Nitin Mehta By email
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Bloodbath in France
Magnificent Mrs May
Bloodbath in Bangladesh and now it is in France. The French were celebrating their annual Bastille Day on 14 July 2016 – the day of liberty, equality and fraternity but instead of celebration and jubilation they are mourning the death of 84 completely innocent people and over 200 injured some of them are in critical condition. Since the end of World War II France has given help, shelter and succour to millions of people of almost all religions and social background coming from many countries. This situation is the same for all European countries. All immigrant groups in EU whether they are theist, atheists or agnostic have been living in harmony with the host community and country. In Europe people have freedom of speech and religion. There is no cause of conflict between the host country and its immigrants. However, in this respect Muslims are the only exception. Lured by social security, political stability and economic prosperity they do everything possible to migrate to the West. Thousands of them have lost their lives by drowning in water and in other ways yet there is virtually no diminution of migrant flow. Once settled they demand institution of their religious law the Sariah in the host country which does not happen with other immigrant communities. It is a problem specific to Muslims because in Islam there is no room for introspection. They don’t analyse why the Sariah and Muslim social system cannot make them happy in their own country and they have been fighting among themselves. They never think of what they do to minorities in Muslim countries. Until these problems are resolved it is unlikely there will be peace in the world. Jatindra Saha By email
Within hours of the Buckingham Palace ceremony on 13th July, our Prime Minister, Mrs Theresa May, swung into action and announced the key ministerial positions. She has not wasted a single moment to show that she meant it when she said “Brexit means Brexit”. Nobody is left in doubt about her firm commitment to Brexit by the creation of two new ministries. The Brexit Ministry for conscious uncoupling from the EU and the International Trade Ministry for development of unfettered closer trade relations with the wider world including the EU nations. The Prime Minister has taken a leaf out of Chanakya’s Rajniti Shastra by choosing individuals whose body and soul are wedded to the cause of their assigned jobs and by visiting Mrs Sturgeon in Edinburgh on 15th July to preserve the unity of our United Kingdom. Mrs May has shown her calm and calculated temperament and deep wisdom by the formation of her first Cabinet full of Gems. What a magnificent start of her tenure as our PM! Narsibhai Patel New Malden
Letter Writers meet change of venue?
In Asian Voice of 16-7-2016, Dinesh Sheth mentioned his disappointment at cancellation of letter writers’ meeting. He initiated the whole event and made it cause celebre’, doubling his disappointment. I also check my emails before breakfast and dinner. Thus I would also have been in the same boat by missing evening checkup, because cancellation email was received after 11 a.m. Such eventuality was diverted for me as I had another engagement, thus no need for evening checkup. I assume that editor might have contacted many writers on mobile phone. I assume that others might have turned up at the venue, but have been silent about inconvenience/disappointment. However, this event was victims of Brexit decision that had global effect. It is possible that editor had very short time to rearrange the event.I suggest that next meeting may be held at Karma Yoga House to avoid last minute changes at the venue. The event may be held on weekend with plenty of sunshine hours before and after event. This will motivate many elderlies, ladies and disabled /wheelchair persons to attend. Ramesh Jhalla By email
Golden Era for British Sport
Since the 2012 Olympic Games held in London, British Sport has enjoyed unprecedented success, mainly due to lottery money pouring in sport. Sunday, 12th July was indeed proud day to be a Brit, Andy Murray winning Wimbledon with Heather Watson Mix Double titles, as well as three more titles in “Wheel Chair” tennis. Lustre Murray could go down in history as the greatest British tennis player, even eclipsing achievements of great Fred Perry who was the last British player to win Wimbledon way back in 1936. Louis Hamilton also won at Silverstone. He is on the way to winning the third title in a row. Even our cricket and rugby teams are in winning mood. The only damper is our hotchpotch English football team who lost to minnows Iceland, with population less than any London borough, although Welsh team wormed our hearts with unbelievable performance, beating Belgium, the highest ranked European nation in world ranking, standing at Number Two, after Argentina. Among ethnic minorities, Blacks are far ahead, dominating football and athletics while British Indians are at the bottom, rare failure for our all-conquering younger generation who dominate British Universities and job market at the upper end. What could be the reason? Bhupendra M. Gandhi By email
Modi’s African Odyssey
I distinctly remember Indira Gandhi’s visit to Tanzania just before country gained independence. Her advice to local Indians was to be loyal, integrate with local Africans and apply for the citizenship. Her advice was ignored, as with Africanization in full swing, most Indians did not feel that they have future in independent Tanzania and were unwilling to give up their precious British passports. Most Indians, especially professionals with young school age children soon left the country to come to Britain in late sixties, their parents followed as soon as they settled down. It was the best decision, as jobs were plenty, even for ladies with limited education, as the country was thriving on small scale industries. There is no surprise in PM Modiji’s four nation African odysseys being great success. Modi conquers hearts and minds wherever he goes, with charm, generosity and excellent, well delivered speeches. Can any visiting politician fill even half Wembley stadium? South Africa is a natural home for visiting Indian politicians, as late Nelson Mandela famously said “You gave us Gandhi and we returned Mahatma!” With China on the charm offensive, India has to counter China’s growing influence and in Modi they have a worthy opponent! Kumudini Valambia By email
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