Our 1971, our allies
I thank Syed Badrul Ahsan for his article, “Our 1971, our allies and our truths” (The Daily Star, April 4). I completely agree with him that we cannot deny the valuable contributions of the Indians during our liberation war. And hence the government, in inviting the Indian generals recently, has shown a great gesture. We cannot forget that in that time of distress, horror and unimaginable plight, it was the Indians who provided us with the necessary support. Had it not been for their help, we may have had to endure greater ordeal.
But it has to be mentioned that even General Jacob has said that it is because of the zeal and spirit of the valiant freedom fighters of our country that today our country stands liberated. No one can deny that during the liberation war, our Mukti Bahini took training in India and our people took shelter in India. So, whatever may be the state of our bilateral relationship with India today, it should not in any way diminish the importance of their contribution in 1971. And so those few individuals, who try to ignore the assistance provided by India, should not be allowed to pollute the truth. As Ahsan says at the end of his article, “Ingratitude drills holes in our morality.” We as a nation should not follow that path.
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