TV actors speak their minds out on Sarabjit death case

Inter-country politics reigns all around the world. Important among them is the Indo-Pak tussle that has been going on since ages and has been taking a new turn with each passing day. One more diplomatic controversy which took years to solve with no positive result is that of Sarabjit Singh, the man who died in a Pakistani jail and whose body was sent back to India when his family asked for the same. His sister fought an endless battle for his life but justice was denied all throughout. With twenty two years in prison his family’s call for his freedom fell on deaf ears. And the end was there for everyone to see. In our anxiety, we talked to a few TV personalities on this subject and this is what they had to say. Excerpts: Aashka Goradia: I consider India to be the hypocrite capital of the world because we lack sympathy even on humanitarian grounds. This is a country where Chinese troops enter and live with dignity on our land; this is a country where a 5 year-old girl is raped while the criminal moves around scot free with no regrets whatsoever. I am both ashamed and in sorrow that crimes keep happening in my country where democracy is just a ‘word’ but is not practiced in reality. Karan Mehra: Our government should have reacted firmly from the very beginning which they did not. The biggest drawback of our country is that we don’t stand for our citizens, the hardships of whom go unnoticed. After forgiving our enemy, we give them power to criticize us. Sameer Soni: As it is, Pakistan is embroiled in its own internal trouble. A country which is ruled by terrorists does not have opinion of its own. It’s our failure that we didn’t react sharply on the Sarabjit issue and left it thinking that one day it will be sorted out automatically. Most importantly, this is just one case which got into spotlight but there are so many Sarabjits who have faced similar situations but were unheard. This is an ugly political game where the life of innocent is constantly on stake. Pakistan is a country where terror rules and where common people have just got no voice. Manasi Parekh: You see, in matters of diplomacy, a common man like Sarabjit suffers and his life is kept on stake. It’s another thing that he succumbed to his injuries. I can say openly that the scar of separation has still not healed and we will have to fight for it till the situation is fully resolved. On one hand, our leaders shake hands with those of the country across the border, while on the other we see how people are made sacrificial goats. Mukesh Rishi: After all, this is our mistake and we cannot come out of it. The kind of struggle Sarabjit’s mother and sister undertook in a hope to get him free one day has gone up in vain. The only question that arises in one’s mind is the delay in pronouncing justice that was cleared 20 years ago. This is a very shameful and unfortunate thing. Our thoughts go out to Sarabjit’s family!!!