This refers to the article, “An idea whose time has gone” (December 29) by Priyadarshi Dutta. Yearning for a pre-1947 situation is utterly suicidal because situations have changed. Pakistan has now become a hub of Islamist terrorism and Bangladesh has been denuded of its Hindu population.
BJP leader Ram Madhav’s views on ‘akhand Bharat’ are no longer relevant because the demographic position of the Hindus in both the countries has reduced. This is due to the so-called jihadi mentalities among the Muslim masses.
The worst reduction of Hindu population took place in Pakistan, due to mass massacres, large-scale conversions and migration of the Hindus. Hence, let us forget about the idea of ‘akhand Bharat’.