Gratuitous Subservience
George Bush will not visit Mahatma Gandhi's Samadhi at New Delhi's Raj Ghat during his forthcoming visit to India as “…[his] born again faith precludes his visiting Mahatma Gandhi's Samadhi …[and] Mr. Bush…mumbled something about how the Gospel of Jesus Christ views cremation as a pagan practice.”
Seemingly, he isn’t the first to cite personal religious beliefs as a reason to abstain. “Abdullah bin Abdulaziz al-Saud, ruler of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia…broke a hallowed tradition of paying homage at Raj Ghat observed by every foreign leader…[and] indicated that a visit to the Mahatma's memorial would violate the principles of his faith. By inference, India's current head of State President A P J Abdul Kalam should be guilty of sacrilege for his many visits to the Samadhi.”
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Seemingly, he isn’t the first to cite personal religious beliefs as a reason to abstain. “Abdullah bin Abdulaziz al-Saud, ruler of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia…broke a hallowed tradition of paying homage at Raj Ghat observed by every foreign leader…[and] indicated that a visit to the Mahatma's memorial would violate the principles of his faith. By inference, India's current head of State President A P J Abdul Kalam should be guilty of sacrilege for his many visits to the Samadhi.”
More @ Rediff
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