🧵 THREAD: DR. SYAMA PRASAD MOOKERJEE: THE MAN WHO DARED 370 & PAID WITH HIS LIFE
The man who dared Nehru’s Kashmir policy and died under mysterious circumstances.
The man who dared Nehru’s Kashmir policy and died under mysterious circumstances.
2/ Unknown Fact #1:
In 1953, Mookerjee entered J&K without a permit to protest Article 370.
He was arrested and locked up in a remote cottage near Nishat Bagh, not a jail, but a house turned into a “sub-jail,” isolated and heavily guarded.
No warrant. No access. No visitors.
In 1953, Mookerjee entered J&K without a permit to protest Article 370.
He was arrested and locked up in a remote cottage near Nishat Bagh, not a jail, but a house turned into a “sub-jail,” isolated and heavily guarded.
No warrant. No access. No visitors.
3/ Unknown Fact #2:
Mookerjee was allergic to penicillin and had informed jail authorities.
Yet, on June 22, he was injected with streptomycin. He objected.
The reply? “New studies show it's safe now.”
Within hours, his health crashed.
On 23 June 1953 at 4:00 AM, he died.
No post-mortem.
No judicial inquiry.
His personal diaries and medical records? Vanished.
Mookerjee was allergic to penicillin and had informed jail authorities.
Yet, on June 22, he was injected with streptomycin. He objected.
The reply? “New studies show it's safe now.”
Within hours, his health crashed.
On 23 June 1953 at 4:00 AM, he died.
No post-mortem.
No judicial inquiry.
His personal diaries and medical records? Vanished.
4/ His mother pleaded with Nehru for a judicial probe.
Nehru refused.
Opposition MPs demanded answers.
Nehru stonewalled.
Just like Subhas Bose’s death, India was told to “move on.”
Nehru refused.
Opposition MPs demanded answers.
Nehru stonewalled.
Just like Subhas Bose’s death, India was told to “move on.”
5/ His death wasn’t just a loss, it was a cover-up.
A nationalist leader, lawyer, scholar, and voice of reason, silenced.
The slogan he gave his life for?
👉🏽 “Ek desh mein do nishan, do samvidhan, do pradhan nahi chalenge!”
But who was this man? And why was his life so dangerous to Nehru’s politics?
Let’s rewind 👇
A nationalist leader, lawyer, scholar, and voice of reason, silenced.
The slogan he gave his life for?
👉🏽 “Ek desh mein do nishan, do samvidhan, do pradhan nahi chalenge!”
But who was this man? And why was his life so dangerous to Nehru’s politics?
Let’s rewind 👇
6/ At 33, he became the youngest-ever Vice Chancellor of Calcutta University.
Brilliant, bold, and nationalistic, he pushed for an Indian identity in education.
Later, he went to England and returned a barrister.
Brilliant, bold, and nationalistic, he pushed for an Indian identity in education.
Later, he went to England and returned a barrister.
7/ During Partition, he ensured Hindu-majority areas of Bengal stayed with India.
His efforts led to the creation of West Bengal without him, all of Bengal could’ve become East Pakistan.
His efforts led to the creation of West Bengal without him, all of Bengal could’ve become East Pakistan.
8/ Post-1947, Mookerjee served as Minister for Industry and Supply in Nehru’s cabinet.
But when Nehru signed the controversial Nehru-Liaquat Pact, Mookerjee resigned.
He became the first Union Minister to resign on moral grounds.
But when Nehru signed the controversial Nehru-Liaquat Pact, Mookerjee resigned.
He became the first Union Minister to resign on moral grounds.
9/ In 1951, he launched the Bharatiya Jana Sangh; a party born out of conviction, not convenience.
This party would evolve into today’s Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), the largest political party in the world.
This party would evolve into today’s Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), the largest political party in the world.
10/ But it was Kashmir that cost him his life.
He opposed Nehru’s Article 370 and special status for J&K.
He said what millions felt but few dared to say:
👉🏽 “One Nation, One Flag, One Constitution.”
He opposed Nehru’s Article 370 and special status for J&K.
He said what millions felt but few dared to say:
👉🏽 “One Nation, One Flag, One Constitution.”
11/ He entered J&K in May 1953, without permit, as an act of civil disobedience.
He was arrested at Madhopur and held in a "ghost jail" in Srinagar.
One month later, he died.
No FIR.
No investigation.
No accountability.
He was arrested at Madhopur and held in a "ghost jail" in Srinagar.
One month later, he died.
No FIR.
No investigation.
No accountability.
12/ On 5th August 2019, the Modi government abrogated Article 370.
It took 66 years to fulfill the mission Mookerjee died for.
His sacrifice finally bore fruit.
And today we say, not just as a slogan but as a debt of honor:
“Jahan hue balidan Mookerjee,
Woh Kashmir hamara hai.”
It took 66 years to fulfill the mission Mookerjee died for.
His sacrifice finally bore fruit.
And today we say, not just as a slogan but as a debt of honor:
“Jahan hue balidan Mookerjee,
Woh Kashmir hamara hai.”
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🇮🇳 Vande Mataram. Jai Hind.
🇮🇳 Vande Mataram. Jai Hind.
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