The Naked Mughals
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When the British established their rule in Malabar, and the Hindu landlords made efforts to recover their landed properties, illegally occupied by the local Mappilas, Mullahs started preaching to their fanatic followers that “killing of Hindu landlords was a sacred Islamic act,” leading to frequent Mappila outrages in Malabar.
In Cherunad, Vettathunad, Eranad, Valluvanad, Thamarassery and other interior areas, local Mappilas unleashed a reign of terror on the Hindu population, mainly to retain the illegally occupied land and to establish their domination over Hindus as during Tipu’s regime. Fearing the organised robberies and violence, people could not even travel freely in the Malabar hinterland of the predominantly Mappila population.
Lt. Col. E. Phitiyan, Andriansi, Mayan, K.P. Padmanabha Menon Sadasyathilakan T.K. Velu Pillai, Ullur Parameshwara Iyer, and other prominent people have described vividly the various types of atrocities committed by Tipu Sultan during the days of his Islamic rule in Malabar. There is no count of the wealth looted from Hindu temples and taken away by him to Sreerangapatanam. It is, therefore, very pitiable that a few shameless Hindus of today have come forward to orchestrate the nefarious propaganda of the fanatic Muslims, namely, that it was the imperialist divide-and-rule policy of the British that was responsible for blaming the Muslims for various atrocities committed against Hindus.
This Big Lie was surreptitiously entered subsequently in history books and related records. It is obvious that these “Hindus” are speaking on the theme of Hindu-Muslim unity and praising the ‘secular’ credentials of the Muslim League, Tipu Sultan and Aurangzeb to the sky, not sincerely for the sake of Hindu-Muslim amity but only because of their inherent cowardice. They even proclaim that the notorious Mappila outrage of 1921 was part of the freedom struggle!
Conclusion
“A few observations about the attack of Tipu Sultan on the Travancore State would be appropriate in this context. If the Nedunkotta had not been constructed earlier mainly to stop the danger from the powerful Zamorin, the same fate would have befallen the helpless Travancore State as well. Because of the above fortification, Tipu Sultan could wreak vengeance only in Angamally, Alwaye, Varapuzha, Alangod and other towns on the northern borders of Travancore State.” That is what the Dewan of Travancore, Madhava Rao, had written in the history of Travancore. It may be emphasized here that he had relied on the original local records, not the ones published by the European historians.
He wrote: “Whatever cruelties, the local Mappilas were desirous of indulging in the land, Tipu Sultan and his army of Muslim converts did. The ancient and holy temples were heartlessly defiled or burnt down. The ruins of those temples destroyed by Tipu’s fanatic army are the existing evidence of the atrocities committed by Muslims in the country. Christian churches also had to suffer widespread destructions. However, Tipu Sultan spared only the territories of Cochin Raja, who had surrendered to Hyder Ali Khan in the beginning itself. Still, when Tipu Sultan and his army entered Parur and started firing at Kodungallur, the Cochin Raja sent a letter to the Travancore Raja requesting him ‘to protect me and my family’.” (A copy of the original letter was also published in the book.)
These are the recorded facts about the atrocities unleashed by Tipu Sultan during his military regime notoriously known as Padayottakalam. Poets have written a number of poems about the sufferings of the people and the land during those nightmarish days.
The following was written by a member of the Katathanad Royal Family about the consequences of Padayottakalam: “Oh Shiva! Shiva Lingam (idol) has gone (destroyed) from the temple, and also the Lingam (manliness) from the land.”
Conclusion
No conclusion from author. You will have to conclude it for yourself, reader. Unity in diversity is good. But if diversity means to tolerate worshippers of rapists, murderers, iconoclasts, haters and abductors, can you still unite with them, is the question. Can fake history be allowed to ruin our generations and make them worship murderers of our own ancestors? Should not the presence of fans of Qasims, Ghaznis, Ghoris, Chishtis, Khiljis, Timurs, Baburs, Akbars, Jahangirs, Shahjahans, Aurangzebs, Abdalis and Tipus around worry you?
These fans took away 1/4th of India in 1947. Now Hindus are less than 80% in remaining India. Did anything change since 1947? Have these cheerleaders of invaders stopped worshipping them? Have demands of Babri Masjid stopped? Have Hindus got their lost temples back? Have Hindus got Ram Mandir back at Ram Janma Bhumi? Have Hindus got Kashi Vishvanath back in Varanasi? Have Hindus got Krishna Janmabhumi back in Mathura? Have Muslims accepted reforms? Have Muslims accepted Uniform Law that applies on other Indians? Have Muslims stopped naming their children after Timur, Babar, Akbar and Tariq?
If no, why should the onus of ensuring unity in such ‘diversity’ lie with Hindus alone? Muslims have to come forward now to disown Akbars and embrace Prataps. There is no other way to establish unity in India.
Teach your children true history, they will get secure future. Teach your children wrong history, they will become history.
References
The following works have been used in this book. Several others too have been used and cited wherever used.
[1] “Chachnama: Islamic conquest of Sindh”
[2] Vincent Smith. “Akbar – the Great Mogul”
[3] Abul Fazl. “Akbarnama: The History of Akbar”
[4] Abul Fazl. “Aain e Akbari”
[5] “Baburnama: Memoirs of Babur”
[6] P N Oak. “Who says Akbar is Great”
[7] P.C.N. Raja. (1964). “English translation of the Malayalam article on Tipu Sultan”. Kesari Annual
[8] Works of Francois Bernier
[9] The Wily Princess
[10] Works of Catrou
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Dr Vashi Sharma is a renowned scholar of religions, extremism, history, Islamic invasions and an expert on de-radicalisation. He is an eloquent author, poet, prose writer, speaker and a scientist. He has written several books in English and Hindi on Islamic extremism, history and motivation. An alumnus of IIT Bombay and recipient of prestigious INSPIRE Faculty Award from Government of India for Scientific Research, Dr Vashi has also published many world class researches in peer-reviewed Scientific Journals of international repute. He is currently the president of Agniveer.
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