Dear Editor,
Sometimes it takes time to understand the solution of a problem and then it is a fact that every problem has a solution and every problem is created by some factors who always are on a mission to sustain the problem. Javed Miandad is a classic example of a person who will never digest friendship with India. People like him are on both sides who will always keep the pot boiling to create tension between the neighbours. Love begets love but who will make Javed Miandad understand the language of love and affection. When India travelled Pakistan few years back, a common Pakistani gave utmost respect and love to the Indian travellers and if Afradi gets same feeling from Indians, what is wrong in it. It is a fact that if all Pakistanis and Indians would have been against each other both nations would have got perished. Handful of politicians, some terrorists, some miscreants, some religious fantasists, some drug mafias are on a mission to keep the tension on between the two nations. Any common Indian or Pakistani would never support war and destruction.
There are scores of Ex-Pakistani cricketers who are engaged in commentary assignments in India apart from hosting leading news channels. Javed Miandad might be related to India’s most wanted man Dawood but as a cricketer he should show some sportsmanship although he always lacked that quality. Most of the Indians have always been big fans of great Imran and Sachin too has a huge fan following in Pakistan. No one in India is punished for that but a Virat fan was punished by the law makers of Pakistan. This mentality has to change. Since 1947 apart from animosity and tension there has not been a single occasion when love should flow across the borders. Is hatred so satisfying that it keeps concept of love buried? Does cool breeze change between the borders? Does water change its taste and colour flowing between the nations? Then why this suffocation?
Sixty nine years have cost dearly for both nations and the achievement has been the victory of hatred over love. Nothing is going to change and gen next of both nations will inherit hatred and animosity against each other and it will continue. Javed Miandad has to relax as this formula of hatred is adopted by both neighbors. No Afradi or Sri Sri Ravishankar is going to make any mark to ease tension. Keep the hatred pot boiling as there are no takers of love and peace nowadays.
Sanjay Raina
Chandigarh.