SEEKING THE SARDAR OUT
Gandhi's policies and decisions destroyed India's hopes over and over again. Patel was right in denying Pakistan the 55 crore rupees till she would withdraw from the occupied territory in Kashmir and settle whatever outstanding issues she had with India regarding it. Gandhi's resorting to his final 'fast unto death' and forcing the pragmatic Sardar to open his hands was the last major blunder he made before he bid farewell to an India his weak policies had helped dismember. Patel could not get himself to stick to his principle against the mighty 'Mahatma' whose health was fast failing on account of the fast. Patel relented and Pakistan promptly used the money received to rearm her forces and fire on India. The firing has ever since gone on with Anglo-American assistance and now with Chinese active aid.
Patel's policies need resurrection for he was one politician who had clear ideas about who India's enemies were. Let us sift through the pages of history and seek out Patel so that we may have a better understanding of who our real enemies are and how to tackle them. This was one man who had no illusions about the existent facts and did not tone them down by foolish giving in to emotions or entertaining fanciful ideas about human goodness in the face of ideological indoctrination.
Written by Sugata Bose
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