India has prided itself as the land of the Mahatma, South Africa identifies itself as the land of Mandela. By taking Israel to the International Court of Justice accusing it of genocide in Gaza, SA has invoked and burnished Mandela's legacy of non violence, human rights and justice. India has so far not issued a statement on the move by South Africa.Whenever abroad our PM is busy seen garlanding the Mahatma's statue and paying sham obeisance to him but when it comes down to standing up for what is right Modi chooses to side with the oppressor. Some would say that geopolitics colours many government decisions but to be on the right side of humanity is something universal. We are being turned into a land of Savarkars, Hedgewars and Golwalkars ; very soon the last vestiges of Mahatma Gandhi too shall be erased from the collective memory of Indians, similar to what is being done with Nehru's identity and achievements, courtesy the relentless smear campaign being carried out by the saffron dispensation. The day is not far when true heroes will be relegated to the footnotes of history.
