Civil warriors

Janab Asaduddin Owaisi, the head of the All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen and member of the Lok Sabha from Hyderabad, has, over the years, said things I cannot be in agreement with. And there is much about his politics which rather mystifies me. But he said last week something I am not just in agreement with but which resonated with the admirer of Sardar Patel in me.

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Referring to the trolls targeting the foreign secretary, Vikram Misri, following the government's announcement of the ceasefire with Pakistan, Owaisisahib said, “Mr Vikram Misri is a decent and an honest hard-working diplomat working tirelessly for our Nation. Our civil servants work under the Executive. This must be remembered and they shouldn’t be blamed for the decisions taken by the Executive or any political leadership running Watan-e-Aziz.”