A Tale Of Two Murders...

Death is a reality that is as old as mankind, and before anything or anyone else could kill any man it was one from his own kind that resorted to such an action. The course of human history has been diverted and defined many times by death and murder, wars, revolutions and rise of fall of nations could be traced back to such events. This statement though it holds true for almost all countries has a special significance for us, for we have experienced both the mercurial power & the deep grief and sorrow that death can bring. Right from the very beginning, the untimely death of our founding father left us with confusion about our identity, our way forward and our policy that till this day haunts us and hurts us and still the dilemma remains.

Our political and national history is regularly punctuated by death and after these deaths each time we have been left wondering as a nation and slowly we have turned into a confused mob, each with their own judgment and perception about each of those events of the past. And though our history and path as a nation has been hugely impacted by these deaths and murders, yet we again stand at a point where our leaders and people ponder upon two murders. Our story is again at a point where it will take a twist, a turn and may be another drop scene. The intersection of our story as a nation with the story of two murders leaves us once again confused and the answers don’t seem to be appearing on the horizon soon.

In both cases the people who killed, have stated that their actions were caused by motives which to them were true, justified and correct. In both cases the fault of the people who were killed and their exact actions which infuriated the killers to such an extent that they took the ultimate step, is yet to be ascertained. In both these instances the killers have a strong backing with an influence and swagger. In both cases families of the deceased were struck down by grief and sorrow. Yet this is where the similarities end! Both the actions were followed by uprising by the common people in one case to evict the killer in the other to hang him till death. In one to hear all the voices and gather all the evidence necessary so that the killer has no future but death and in the other to look beyond all evidence and silence all the voices so that the killer finds a safe passage. One action is considered right while the other wrong. On one hand we see the murder of rule of law and our sovereignty, while on the other hand we don’t even bother to look at the fact that anyone unless proven guilty in a court is innocent. On one hand we use rational and reason as a basis for conviction of the killer and on the other hand we leave all the reason and rational to provide a basis of pardon. On one hand we use the motive to justify the action while on the other hand we use the action to justify punishment.

This great example of hypocrisy by the whole nation explains why every death and murder pushes us deeper into a quagmire. We have to realize that nations are not made by hypocrisy, lawlessness and dishonesty, but in this tale of two murders we as a people have exhibited all three qualities to the best of our abilities, and yet we search for resolution to our problems. We are not ready to accept that we have become unreasonable and intolerant but we still wait for a miracle to end our demise as a nation. We choose to be the judge, jury and executioner yet we search for justice and peace. In this tale of two murders none of the deceased are martyrs or robbers, none of the killers are heroes or villains, it is our perception, our respect for the facts and justice that will make the ultimate decision and will set our course for the future.

If we decide to shun hypocrisy, adopt reason and rational, decide to be just and seek guidance from the divine rules that have been laid down 1400 years ago we will find a way otherwise these two murders will not be mere murders of humans bur they would forever be murders of sovereignty, justice and truth. Justice is about balance and it is about time we left hypocrisy and struck our balance, otherwise we have reached the tipping point and a slight push would land us in the depths of darkness. May the Almighty help us to be truthful and just.