After getting punishment for 10
years, he came back to the mainstream. 10 years back, Mr. Bhatt of Ahemdabad
was too fed up with his son. After getting too much scolding, the three friends
decided to set up their own business. No, no, it is not feasible for the Pandit
Shastriji’s son to steal the donation box from the temple. Rather, opening up a
sports complex is a good idea. The leader of Bharatiya Janahith Sangh (BJS)
gave some money to Omi on a condition. Within a short span of time, the
Sabarmati Sports Club became a very famous club in Ahmedabad. ‘Kaal toh Sunday
hain, daaru peene ka din hain.’ Three of them boarded the red colored G.B.S.T.C
Bus to go for a trip at the outskirts of Ahmedabad. What a lovely moment it was
to jump on the waters of Arabian Sea from a fort of Gujarat. ‘Roothe khwabon ko
mana lenge…kati patango ko thaamenge…haa haa hain jazba…ho ho yeh jazba…soyi
taqdeere jaga denge…kaal ko ambar jhuka denge…Haa haa hain jazba…ho ho yeh
jazba.’ Govind wanted to shift their Sabarmati Sports shop in a shopping mall.
Itna paisa kaun dega bhai. Omi’s maternal uncle gave 5 lakhs INR to Omi on the
condition that he has to join the Bharatiya Janahith Sangh.
‘Woh hamare gotra ka nahi hain.’
That’s why; no one was playing cricket with Ali Hashmi. Later on, Ishaan
realized that Ali has the potential to become a good cricketer. Ali Hashmi was
the son of Nasir Hashmi, who is the leader of the opposition party of Bharatiya
Janahith Sangh. Despite knowing the fact, Ishaan convinced Nasir that Ali
should concentrate on cricket only to become a good cricketer at least till the
district level. Govind got a temporary job of Maths tuition. His Maths student
was Vidya, the younger sister of Ishaan. But, Vidya’s favorite subject was
Biology. The Maths teacher was clean bowled by the girl who always loved
Biology. You can win several cricket matches but you cannot win any match of
any game against Mother Nature. On the Indian Republic Day of 2001, a major
earthquake took place in Gujarat whose epicenter was in Bhuj. That day of 26th
January 2001 shattered the dreams of three friends as the building of the
shopping mall completely collapsed. The Bharatiya Janahith Sangh organized
several relief camps to help the victims of earthquake. Ishaan wanted some
foods for Ali, but was denied by Omi and his men. The right wing party workers
organized the relief camp for the Hindu victims only, not for the Muslim
victims. Ishaan and Omi had a fight on this issue.
On 15th March 2001, Indian
cricket team created a new history at Eden Gardens by beating Australia in that
test match despite doing the follow-on. Laxman, Dravid, Harbhajan Singh (The spinner
with a turban on his head) played fantastic cricket. Sourav Ganguly, the Indian
captain, really captained like an Indian Tiger against the Steve Waugh’s team. That
special victory was so sweet that Omi and Ishaan forgot their fights and became
friends again. ‘Haa haa hain jazba…ho ho yeh jazba…soyi taqdeere jagaa denge.’ The Bharatiya Janahith Sangh lost the
constituency but they geared up for the State election. Pandit Shastri and his
wife went to Ayodha to visit Ram Mandir. Many other Kar Sevaks went to Ayodha
to preach the concept of Hinduism. On 27th February 2002, many kar
sevaks were returning to Gujarat by Sabarmati Express. At Godhra Station, the
S-6 coach of Sabarmati Express was burned by Muslims of Gujarat. 59 Kar Sevaks
were burned alive. Omi’s parents were in that S-6 coach of Sabarmati Express.
Omi lost his parents. All the Hindus of Gujarat got united to take the sweet
revenge. On the other hand, Vidya became pregnant as on the Navaratri night,
the two love-birds experienced a new feeling of true love on the terrace of
Ishaan’s house.
Before the riot, Ishaan took Ali to
his house. The Hindus of Gujarat took swords in their hands and started marching
on the streets while shouting, ‘JAI SHREE RAM’. For the death of 59 Kar Sevaks,
the Hindus killed at least 590 Muslims as per official records. How many more
persons died in the Gujarat riots unofficially is not known. So, in that riot, a
dead body of 1 Hindu person was equivalent to 10 dead bodies of Muslims. In the
state of Mahatma Gandhi, an eye for an eye made them blind. For the heinous
acts committed by some Muslim extremists, the innocent Muslims of Gujarat got
killed in the riot. The next generations of Muslims in Gujarat will always
remember the Gujarat riots and may never try to do harm on any Kar Sevak. Nasir
Hashmi murdered Bittu Joshi, the leader of Bharatiya Janahith Sangh. The
pregnant woman sent an SMS to her lover about her first period after pregnancy.
Ishaan was shocked to see the SMS on Govind’s mobile handset of Nokia Company. In
the meantime, Omi was looking very dangerous. The Hindu gentleman tried to save
a Muslim boy and ultimately died. After that burning incident of Sabarmati
Express Train, it was really an act of foolishness by the Hindu gentleman to
try and save a Muslim boy. Muslims deserved no mercy at all at that point. 10
years later, Ali Hashmi started playing in the Under-19 Indian Cricket team as
an opening batsman. Ali’s coach always used to tell him to play the off-side
ball in the off-side direction only. Ali always gave respect to his Hindu coach
through his batting. Hey Omi, do you know the name of the son of Vidya and
Govind? His name is Ishaan. While sitting beside Vidya, Omi started weeping as
one of the three kites got detached from the string of life in a kite flying
competition. But, this time, everyone was so shocked emotionally that they
forgot to shout, “KAI PO CHE”!
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