Partition was ‘big mistake’ of our ancestors: Kalbe Sadiq

Leh, Aug 31 (PTI) The Partition of India was a "bigmistake" made by "our ancestors", feels All-India MuslimPersonal Law Board vice-president Maulana Kalbe Sadiq who wantsto "make up" for it. "Our ancestors made a big mistake by dividing the countryinto parts. One of the two parts is now called Pakistan, but wecall it Paapistan because of the violence taking place there,"the Shia cleric said at the first summit of Global InterfaithWash Alliance (GIWA) here. "We want to make up for the mistake. We request (thegovernment) that our children should be given education andtraining so that in place of a Mohammad Ali Jinnah, Abul KalamAzad and A P J Abdul Kalam are born in India," he said. "We love this country as much as you do. We also want toserve this country," the Maulana said. Speaking about GIWA, which is, with the support ofUNICEF-India, working to address the water, sanitation, andhygiene-related issues in the country, he said, "The religiousleaders are always at loggerheads but they join hands when theyhave a common cause. The GIWA campaign has a vision… It’s amission. Therefore, we all (religious leaders) have cometogether." "We want to do our bit. We commit ourselves to making thiscampaign successful and India clean. I promise we will not fallbehind," he said. GIWA-India, comprising heads of several religious groupsfrom different faiths, is using the platform of religion todisseminate the message of adopting healthy sanitationpractices. PTI GVS DIP ZMNDIP