Father or founder?
For the last six months we have been passing through a rather strange time. Events are taking place, people are changing colours, ideas are cropping up, friends are parting, uncertainty is deepening and all sorts of utterances are heard from all kinds of people. Last night, I was shocked and surprised when Ferdous Qureshi, who has recently surfaced from oblivion, was telling in ATN late night news that "in all the countries there are founding fathers and not Father of the Nation. Hence, in Bangladesh we should recognise six such founding fathers whose photos should be hung in one frame in our offices and houses."
I do not consider it an inadvertent mistake of the politician or his lack of knowledge. This is a deliberate distortion of facts to suit some purpose. A simple reference to Mahatma Gandhi, M.A. Jinnah, Ho Chi Min, Fidel Castro and Kamal Pasha will expose the inanity of his assertion. Kamal is called Ata Turk, which means Father of the Turks. In the recent past, we have been watching vain attempts by some quarters to mislead people.
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