The honor ceremony was going on at a hotel in Jaipur. MLA Balmukund Acharya was present on the stage and was sitting in front of school directors and teachers from all over the country. The atmosphere was echoing with patriotic slogans.
Suddenly the silence of a Muslim youth turned the entire ceremony into controversy.
MLA Acharya was shouting slogans from the stage- “Bharat Mata ki Jai… The whole hall resonated with Vande Mataram, but the young man sitting in front did not give voice. Just what was it, what was it! The mercury of the MLA climbed.
MLA, while holding the mike, pointed to the crowd and said-
“This person is giving himself himself that I will not speak Vande Mataram. Bharat Mata ki Jai will not speak. I will eat the country, I will stay in the country, but will not discuss in the interest of the country. This is their introduction.”
After this, the MLA told the young man-
Brother, have you come from outside? Have you come from another world? “
The young man kept quiet. The crowd became silent. Acharya again raised the slogan- “Say Vande Mataram!”
But the young man remained quietly. Acharya’s annoyance increased. He questioned- “Hey! Are you not from the country? Where have you come from? What is your name?”
The young man told his name and said- “I have come from Maharashtra.”
MLA again raised slogans and said-
“Vande Mataram means-I salute my mother, my earth. Do you not believe in earth and India? Do you not believe in the tricolor?”
The crowd echoed with applause, but the young man still remained silent.
“Eat the country, then spews against the country”
Angry Acharya said-
“Sir, sir, there are some people in the country who live in this country, eat this country, but speak against the country.”
The top 50 directors and 100 teachers were honored, but the real sound between the MLA and the young man.