Friday, August 21, 2009

Jaswant Singh's book

I just went and bought Jaswant Singh's book on Jinnah. I would probably have ignored it or read it later if the BJP had not expelled him or banned the book. Every ban and controversy only helps a book. There are always many sides to a story. Several angles keep propping up every now and then and truth keeps getting revealed. truth, Gandhi said is dynamic so he never stuck to the same view after he got more information. Sometimes he went back to his earlier position on an issue after examining it in several positions sometimes changed his opinion. He always said take my latest comment as the currently held, it may change later when examined in a better light. So BJP is only helping Jaswant Singh. He must be laughing inside as he laments outside. They are only helping to keep him and his book in the news. He should be thanking the BJP for expelling him and banning the book.

1 comment:

Vatsala Dorairajan said...

You must have read the book by now... How is it? I mean to ask, does it really contain material that is objectionary as claimed by the media? In your opinion, Was the expulsion warranted?