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It is indeed evil, horrible etc.. But let’s not forget Christians of that area supported the Muslim League during partition. Christians in Kerala continue to support the Muslim League
How four Christian votes made Pakistan possible thefridaytimes.com/how-four-chris…
“At a time when many of the so-called Ulema were categorically opposed to the Pakistan concept, to the Muslim League, and especially to Mr. Jinnah, the leaders of the Christian community were consistently strong supporters of the Quaid-e-Azam’s vision.”
“In 1942, the All India Christian Association assured unconditional full cooperation to the founder ofPakistan. The leaders of the Church in the Punjab strongly endorsed the Pakistan concept and advised their brethren to move to Pakistan when it would come into existence.”
“A meeting of the Punjab Legislative Assembly was held on the 23rd of June, 1947, to consider whether the Province, still undivided at the time, should be part of Pakistan or of India.”
“The three Christian members of the Assembly had met the night before at Singha’s Davis Road home and had decided to vote for the inclusion of the whole of Punjab in Pakistan.”
“The vote itself was 88 for remaining with India and 91 for joining Pakistan. The 3 votes (actually 4) which created the majority were the 3 votes of Christian members Dewan Bahadur Singha, Mr. Cecil Gibbon and Mr Fazal Elahi, plus Singha’s additional vote as Assembly Speaker.”
“When the proceedings of the Boundary Commission took place, the Christian leaders, led by Singha, recorded their statement that for the demarcation of the Boundaries, the Christian populations should be included with, and in fact termed as, Muslim populations.”
“Clearly, the Christians had supported the cause of Pakistan in the belief that a Muslim society by its nature would be more secular and fairer to them than the caste-ridden Hindu society that would inevitably emerge in India.”
“Pakistan, they believed, would be more concerned for the rights of minorities.”
72 years on nothing has changed
