Wednesday, December 3, 2008

An Open Letter to Kerala CM....

Dear Mr Achutanandan,

My heart fills with rage, shock and pain as i hear you hurl abuses at a martyr's father. A father broken hearted and grieving at the loss of his young son is further hurt by you and your bloody politically incorrect statement. As you remain defiant and don't want to apologise to the slain Sandeep Unnikrishnan's family, Mr Achutanandan, all I can say is you are deeply disconnected with the people you 'claim' to represent. So I hope and pray that God Almighty bestows you empathy, grace and a sense of concern.

My sincere prayer, that you never have to in through the pain of lighting the funeral pyre of a loved one.

My sincere prayer, that no loved one of yours should ever come covered in a tricolour.

My sincere prayer, that you never have to go through the anxiety of knowing your loved one is fighting a thousand bullets, coming from terrorists who are determined to kill.

My sincere prayer, that you never have to hear the phone ring, when you know it could be the news you dread.

My sincere prayer, that you never come face to face with an arrogant and contemptuous politician in your hour of grief.

My sincere prayer, that you understand why Major Sandeep Unnikrishnan is a national hero and a pride of this country and his family deserves the utmost respect for teaching him, 'nation above self'.

My sincere prayer, that you fathom what is it to send your only son to the Indian Army where not too many politicians' children ever dare to enter.

My sincere prayer, that you understand why families of the Mumbai martyrs who have faced bullets to keep their countrymen safe are turning politicians like 'you' away. Because they have no use of your beacon flashing security sir, or the money you choose to offer as compensation. In fact you came knocking at the door of this martyr, with sniffer dog and all, sir.

My sincere prayer, that you show one-tenth of the courage the young man of 31 showed this nation, and apologise to a family which will live with the loss of their only son for a long time to come, and apologise to the nation, because Major Sandeep Unnikrishnan wasn't just an officer of the Bihar regiment, wasn't just an officer on deputation at the National Security Guards, wasn't just a son of Kerala. He belongs to this nation and how we hope we could have gone to this house and thanked him in person for what he did for us. Mr Chief Minister, its a house no one would ever turn away from.

All I want to say that, 'We would prefer a DOG to visit our house rather than a POLITICIAN like YOU !'

Yours sincerely,

Ankit B. Rathod
A citizen of India

3 comments:

  1. Thanks a lot.... I'm glad that u liked the letter and hope that the politicians of the country too read this letter and think before uttering a word....

    Thanks again for the response....

    Keep visiting the blog !

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