Thread by @cbkwgl

Very few know that there are two parts to Sunderlal Report. First part blames Hindus and the second and confidential annexure blames Muslims!! What exactly happened? After Khilafat Movement and the rise of Muslim League, fundamentalism increased in India.

It manifested itself in two ways in Hyderabad - Razakar Movement focussing on Islamic supremacy and a demographic change by inviting Muslims from outside Hyderabad. A combination of both, Hindus in the area had to flee from the areas especially from the areas where MIM is strong:

Osmanabad-Gulbarga region. The confidential report notes that these people who fled Hyderabad amidst Muslim atrocities followed the train of Indian army to reclaim their properties.

It's natural there will be resistance and bloodshed, there will be seizure of women in retaliation - this is more of a personal retaliation. Their women were taken away, their properties snatched and families scattered - they did exactly the same with those who did that to them.

This is what the Confidential Annexure talks about. Now, the statistics in the report is completely based on hearsay. The authors themselves say that. An interesting bit is Latur. The report says 2000-3000 deaths. But, the annexure says it's about 1000!!

Let me give you another example. The village of Morum. Muslim accounts give 1000 killed. Congress accounts give 400 killed. But, what's the actual? The report mentions that a part of this discontent is because of ex-employees who are sacked and

says the committee compiled a list of people who were incorrectly sacked. But, what does the confidential report say? Most of the Muslim employees fled their posts when the situation peaked and then, it also says, the new government needs people whom it can trust.

What exactly is the meaning of such sort of a double game? On one side, there is intellectual dishonesty. On the other side, there is data based on hearsay. On the third side, there is an overt communal bias in favour of Muslims. Why exactly?

Now, have a look at the recommendations made. Sickeningly overt communal bias.
1. Restoration of property to Muslims who lost them – including forcible ejection of current occupants, repairing damages, restoration of the abducted to their lawful guardians

(and in case guardians are not found, provide support and sustenance to them) and subsidization; and restoration of mosques; forced conversion should be declared null and void. Now, This doesn’t address what the Hindus suffered in the hands of Razakars, especially after 1946.

Should a Hindu who rightfully claimed his property back and retrieved his women should surrender them to the Muslim who became the owner of them due to the connivance of the Razakars?

b.Nizam should open up his purses to support the Muslims who suffered. Not a word on Hindus who suffered in the hands of Razakars again!!
c.Military rule should be extended further by three more years to instill confidence in the Muslims and

not hand over the power to the democratic government which is going to be headed by Hindus anyways!! That besides, Muslims enjoying confidence of the masses(read Muslims of the older government) should be made a part of the military government.

d. Termination of employees of the old government should be stopped.
e. As against the current norm of setting free all but the worst perpetrators, all those suspected to be guilty should be punished. They should be asked at least to ask for a public recantation and pardon!!

The bigger question is why did Nehru commission such a report that too when military tribunal was doing it's work and without informing the incharge minister Sardar Patel. The report is self-contradictory and is based on hearsay - there is no wonder Patel rejected it outright.