Swaraj. I want an assurance from you that you will give adequate protection to the Muslims even at the cost of sacrificing your all instead of thinking and acting in terms of retaliation for the happenings in East Bengal.”" - Meaning and context.">
Nehru, Speech at Poonpoon on 4th November 1946, Selected Works of Jawaharlal Nehru, Vol 15 series 1, page 59 in Print ‘I am greatly relieved that 400+ Hindu peasants gunned down, balance slightly righted’: How Nehru justified killing of Hindus protesting against Noakhali massacre

I wish to make it clear that the Government will take the most stringent measures to quell the disturbances. If the rioters do not repent for their acts and behave properly, the Government will not show any mercy towards them and they will be fired upon and bombed from the air if necessary... It is very shameful for you to resort to acts of lawlessness... By these acts you have proved traitors to your country and placed serious obstacles on the path of Swaraj. I want an assurance from you that you will give adequate protection to the Muslims even at the cost of sacrificing your all instead of thinking and acting in terms of retaliation for the happenings in East Bengal.”

— Jawaharlal Nehru

What It Means

This is a placeholder explanation generated by the low-overhead model. It interprets "I wish to make it clear that the Government will take the most stringent measures to quell the disturbances. If the rioters do not repent for their acts and behave properly, the Government will not show any mercy towards them and they will be fired upon and bombed from the air if necessary... It is very shameful for you to resort to acts of lawlessness... By these acts you have proved traitors to your country and placed serious obstacles on the path of Swaraj. I want an assurance from you that you will give adequate protection to the Muslims even at the cost of sacrificing your all instead of thinking and acting in terms of retaliation for the happenings in East Bengal.”" in the context of "Nehru, Speech at Poonpoon on 4th November 1946, Selected Works of Jawaharlal Nehru, Vol 15 series 1, page 59 in Print ‘I am greatly relieved that 400+ Hindu peasants gunned down, balance slightly righted’: How Nehru justified killing of Hindus protesting against Noakhali massacre" to mean that wisdom is timeless.

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Jawaharlal Nehru

About Jawaharlal Nehru

Jawaharlal Nehru (14 November 1889 – 27 May 1964) was a central figure in India during the middle-third of the 20th-century. He was a principal leader of the Indian independence movement in the 1930s and 1940s. Upon India's independence in 1947, Nehru served as the country's prime minister for 17 years.