Achieving Harmony in Pluralistic Societies

Perhaps there is no Muslim here who identifies himself with Pakistan. Some Muslim boys make childish moves during cricket matches between the two countries. I find such actions absurd. However, they should be ignored. Forming an opinion about Indian Muslims based on this is not correct. The special correspondent of ‘The Times of India’, Mr. Allwyn Fernandes conducted a detailed interview. This interview was recorded in Room No. 305 of the Regency Hotel. It was published in The Times of India on February 2, 1993. Most of the questions were about Muslim issues. I said one thing that Hindus and Muslims should clearly understand is that when different people live together in a society, it is inevitable that one may cause discomfort to the other. This always happens. And it happens in every society, whether in India or any other country. What to do in such a situation? The only thing to do in such a situation is to learn to avoid the discomfort caused by others, which is inevitable in pluralistic societies. On February 2, I met General S. K. Sinha and S. Ramakrishnan at Mr. Madhu Mehta’s residence. Mr. Ramakrishnan said that after listening to my speech yesterday, he felt like someone was speaking from the heart, not the lips. Mr. Harender Dubey is the editor of a Gujarati newspaper, “Janm Bhoomi” (established in 1934). He conducted a detailed interview with me for his newspaper. Mr. Harendrade is of a spiritual disposition. He said that