Letters to the Editor

"Nationalism in the sub-continent"

S. Ahmed, Gulshan, Dhaka
I wholeheartedly agree with the views expressed by Prof. Mufakharul Islam (DS 16-6-2013). While I was studying in the UK, one of my Indian Hindu colleagues described the Muslim rule as "the darkest period of Indian history". More brazenly dangerous was his sweeping personal opinion that all Indian Muslims are Pakistanis at heart! I am more than certain that this view is not shared by the vast majority of Indians, both Hindus and Muslims, just as most of us have no reason to doubt the loyalty and patriotism of our non-Muslim brothers.