Hyderabad: Nizam’s family takes objections to Amit Shah’s statement
Hyderabad: The family of Nizam VII Mir Osman Ali Khan on Monday took objection to Home Minister Amit Shah’s statement on terming the culture of Hyderabad as ‘Nizami culture’ and asked political leaders to stop distorting facts about the Nizam for political gains.
Najaf Ali Khan, grandson of Nizam VII, said whenever elections were held, politicians were deliberately tarnishing the image of Nawab Mir Osman Ali Khan Bahadur and said spreading negativity was a cheap attempt to garner votes.
“Renaming the city or promising to free the State from ‘Nizami culture’ is nothing more than a gimmick to attract attention. But these politicians cannot change the Ganga Jamuna Tehzeeb which is part of the culture of the people of Hyderabad for centuries,” he said.
He said the Nizam respected all religions and united them during his regime that had peace, tranquility and was known for secularism as its essential form of governance.
“Under the Nizam in the 1940s, Hyderabad was better than most western countries. His massive donations were unmatched by any other ruler in all of history. Calling a ruler who built the NIMS Hospital from his own private purse a ‘looter’ is sacrilege and an attempt to damage the image of Mir Osman Ali Khan,” Khan said, asking those who were tarnishing the Nizam’s name what they themselves had done for the country.
He said the Nizam had donated five tonnes of gold to the National Defense Fund.
“His substantial contribution to a variety of institutions of all creeds and communities acknowledges his secular image,” Khan said, adding that standards in politics had nosedived with many politicians lacking basic knowledge of the history of their own nation.
Amit Shah, at a public meeting here on Sunday, had said the BJP would end the ‘Nizami culture’ in Hyderabad if the BJP won the GHMC elections.
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