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DECEMBER 2006 ARTICLE - MALAYALAM
VOL:5 ISSUE:12

BIBLICAL Vs GANDHIAN THOUGHTS AND LIQUOR PROHIBITION
thZ]pkvXIhpw KmÔnb³ Bib§fpw aZyhÀÖ\hpw

By DR. SYRIAC THOMAS

aZyhÀÖ\{]Øm\w ss{IkvXhPohnXt¯bpw KmÔnb³ Nn´tbbpw X½nð KmVambn _Ôn¸n¡pó Hcp {]hÀ¯\taJebmWv. {InkvXob k`tbbpw kaplt¯bpw kw_Ôn¨nSt¯mfhpw KmÔnPnbpw Gsd {]tPmZ\w sImïncpóXpw thZ]pkvXI¯nð \nómWv. {InkvXphnsâ {]t_m[\§sfms¡bpw {]tXyIn¨v, AhnSs¯ Kncn{]`mjWw, KmÔnPnbpsS lrZbs¯ hfscb[nIw kv]Àin¨ HómsWóv At±lw Xsó ]ebnS¯pw tcJs¸Sp¯nbn«pïv. At±l¯nsâ Fñm {]mÀ°\mtbmK§fnepw thZ]pkvXI¯nð\nópw Hcp `mKw hmbn¡póXn\p \njvIÀjn¨ncpóp. At±l¯n\p GÁhpw Cãs¸«ncpó `mKw Kncn{]`mjWw Bbncpóp FóXp KmÔnPnbpsS PohNcn{X¯nð tcJs¸Sp¯nbn«pïv.

KmÔnPn kzmX{´ykac¯nð At±l¯nsâ {]hÀ¯\§fpsS Ahn`mPy `mK§fm¡n P\ap¼msI kaÀ¸n¨ GXm\pw Imcy§fnsemómWv aZyhÀÖ\w Fóp \ap¡dnbmw. JmZn{]NmcWw, lnµn ]T\w, NÀ¡bnð \qð \qð¡phm³ kv{XoIÄ¡p \ðInb Blzm\w, Abnt¯mÑmS\w, aZyhÀÖ\w Chbnsññmw KmÔnPn ZÀin¨Xp kmaqlnIamb amÁ§Ä¡pÅ iàamb D]m[nIÄ Fó \nebnemWv. C´ysbt¸mse sshhn[yamÀó Hcp kaql¯nð kmaqlnI\oXn \S¸m¡póXn\pÅ GÁhpw Ffp¸amb amÀ¤w Fó \ne¡mWv KmÔnPn Xsâ Cu {]hÀ¯\§sf ho£n¨ncpóXv.

A§s\bmWv aZyhÀÖ\{]hÀ¯\w \½psS cmPy¯nsâ kzmX{´ykac¯nsâXsó Hcp `mKambn amdnbXv. KmÔnPnsb kw_Ôn¨nSt¯mfw tbip{InkvXphns\t¸mseXsó ]mh§fptSbpw klmbaÁhcptSbpw ]£w ]nSn¡póXn\mWv At±lw kzbw hy{KX Im«nbXv. CXnte¡p KmÔnPnsb t{]cn¸n¨ apJyamb {]tPmZ\hpw tbip{InkvXp Xsóbmbncpóp.

KmÔnPntbmSv Hcn¡ð Hcp ]mÝmXy ]{X{]hÀ¯I³ tNmZn¡pIbpïmbn: kzmX{´yw e`n¨p Ignbpt¼mÄ kzX{´`mcX¯nsâ cm{ãob BNmcy³ Bcmbncn¡Wsaóv Xm¦Ä B{Kln¡póp? [Whom do you want to be the mastor of the free India ?] Hcp \nanjwt]mepw BtemNn¡msX KmÔnPn At±l¯n\p adp]Sn \ðIn; [The poorest of the poor should be the master of free India.] ]mhs¸«hcnð GÁhpw ]mhs¸«h\mbncn¡Ww kzX{´z C³UybpsS bPam\³. tbip{InkvXphntâXnt\mSp hfscb[nIw kam\amb coXnbnembncpóp Fñmbvt¸mgpw KmÔnPnbpsS Bib§fpw Nn´mKXnIfpw {]hÀ¯\ssienIfpw Dcn¯ncnªXv. AXpsImïmWv aZyhÀÖ\s¯ KmÔnPn At±l¯nsâ {InbmßIamb cm{ãob{]hÀ¯\¯nsâ Ahn`mPyamb LSIambn amÁnbXv.

KmÔnPnbpsS a\Êpw Nn´bpw Ft¸mgpw {]hÀ¯n¨ncpóXv ]mhs¸«htcbpw A²zm\n¡pó P\hn`mK§tfbpw NpÁn¸Ánbmbncpóp. PhlÀemð s\lvdphpw kÀZmÀ hñ`mbn ]t«epw kzX{´z`mcX¯nsâ `cWNpaXe GsÁSp¡póXn\p ap¼mbn cm{ã]nXmhpw X§fpsS Kpcphpamb KmÔnPnbpsS ASpt¯¡psNóv A\p{KlmÈnkpIfpw D]tZi§fpw tXSn. KmÔnPn Ahsc D]tZin¨Xv C{]ImcamWv. `cWm[n]òmÀ Fó \nebnð Xocpam\§Ä FSpt¡ïnhcpt¼mÄ, {]tXyIn¨v F´p Xocpam\saSp¡Wsaóp ktµlapïmIpt¼mÄ, C³Uybnse GÁhpw ]mhs¸«hs\¸Án a\Ênð Nn´n¡pI; Ah\v A\pIqeamb Xocpam\w FSp¡pI. B Xocpam\w icnbpw D¯ahpambn¡pw. [While taking decision as administrators, especially when you are in doubt, think of the poorest man in India and take a decision in favour of him. That decision will be the apt and correct decision.]

KmÔnPnbpsS ss{]hÁv sk{I«dnbpw hfÀ¯paIfpambncpó tUm. kqioe \¿À (]nð¡me¯v BtcmKyhIp¸nð tI{µa{´nbmbn.) C³UybpsS aZyhÀÖ\tZiob kanXnbpsS A²y£bmbncpóp. B Ime¯v 1987--þ88 tIcf¯nse aZyhÀÖ\ {]mtZinI kanXnbpsS sk{I«dnbmbn {]hÀ¯n¡póXn\p F\n¡pw Ahkcw e`n¨ncpóp. B am\yalXn tIcfw kµÀin¨ Ahkc¯nð tIcf aZy\ntcm[\kanXnbpsS {]knUâmbncpó {ioaXn e£van Fw. tat\m³ htbm[nIbmbncpó {ioaXn kqioetbmsSm¸w tIcf¯nepS\ofw kôcn¡póXn\mbn Fsó NpaXes¸Sp¯n. B bm{X¡nSbnð KmÔnPnbpambpÅ Xsâ hyàn_Ô§fneqsS A\p`hn¨dnª ]e kw`h§fpw hnhcn¡pIbpïmbn. Ahbnsemóv Cu ]Ým¯e¯nð hfsc kwKXambXpsImïv \n§tfmsSm¸w ]¦pshbv¡póXn\p Rm³ B{Kln¡bmWv. F´psImïmWv aZyhÀÖ\w C³UybpsS cm{ãobhpw kmaqlnIhpamb ]Ým¯e¯nð hfscb[nIw {]m[m\yaÀln¡póp Fó Bibs¯ ]n´pW¡póXmb Hcp kw`hambncpóp AXv.

C³Uy¡p kzmX{´yw In«póXn\p sXm«p ap¼pÅ amk§fnð Hcp Znhkw KmÔnPn Uðlnbnð hóv _nÀfm luknð Xmakn¡bmbncpóp. ssht{kmbnbmbncpó auïv _mÁ³ {]`p UðlnbnsehnsStbm kµÀi\w Ignªv aS§pIbmbncpó kab¯v Imdnðsh¨v At±l¯nsâ ss{]hÁv sk{I«dn KmÔnPn Uðln \Kc¯nepsïó hnhcw ssht{kmbnsb Adnbn¨p. cm{ãobamb FXnÀ¸pIfpsS \Sphnepw auïv _mÁ³ {]`p KmÔnPnsb hyàn]cambn _lpam\n¡pIbpw BZcn¡pIbpw kulrZw ]peÀ¯pIbpw sNbvXncpóp. ssht{kmbn KmÔnPnsb Uðlnbnð ImWpóXn\mbn Xocpam\n¨p. ap³Iq«n kabsamópw \nÝbn¡msXXsó ssht{kmbnbpw ]cnhmchpw _nÀfmaµnc¯nte¡p bm{XXncn¨p. ssht{kmbnbpsS hml\hyqlw tImemle§tfmsS _nÀfm aµnc¯nse¯n. tUm. kqioem½ s]s«óp ]pd¯phóv Imcyw Xncn¡n. KmÔnPnbpambn Hcp kulrZkw`mjW¯n\mWv ssht{kmbnbpw teUn auïv _mÁ\pw hóncn¡pósXó Imcyw a\Ênembn. DS³Xsó kpioem½ KmÔnPnbpsS apdnbnse¯n ssht{kmbnbpw `mcybpw ImWm³ hóncn¡pópshó hnhcw KmÔnPnsb Adnbn¨p. B kabw KmÔnPn Uðln¡Sp¯pÅ {Kma§fnð\nópsa¯nb ]mhs¸« Irjn¡mcpsS thhem[nIÄ tIÄ¡pIbpw AXn\pÅ ]cnlmc§Ä \nÀt±in¡bpw Ahsc Bizkn¸n¡pIbpw sN¿pIbmbncpóp. Ahsc s]mXp\nc¯nð kôcn¡m³ A\phZn¡pónñ, s]mXpInWÁnð\nópw shÅw tImcm³ A\phZn¡pónñ, s]mXpt£{X¯nð Ahsc Bcm[\¡p IbÁpónñ, CsXms¡bpambncpóp B ]mhs¸« {KmaoWcpsS ]cmXnIÄ. atÁsXmcp `cWm[nImcntbm t\Xmthm Bbncpsó¦nð B ]mhs¸« IÀjIsc Dt]£n¨n«v ssht{kmbnsb FXntcð¡phm³ X{Xs¸«p t]mIpambncpóp. Fómð KmÔnPn sNbvXXv AXñ. KmÔnPn¡p bmsXmcp `mht`Zhpapïmbnñ. Aev]kabw Im¯ncn¡phm³ `hyXtbmsS kpioem½ hgn AYnXnIsf hnhcadnbn¨p. \nanj§Ä ]eXp Ignªp. Xónð B{ibn¨pw hnizmkaÀ¸n¨pw ZqcØe§fnð\nópsa¯nb {KmaoWcpsS Fñm ]cmXnIfpw hniZambn tI«dnªtijamWv KmÔnPn Xsâ hninãmXnYnIsf kzoIcn¡phms\¯nbXv. ssht{kmbn {]ISamb Ak´pãntbmsS KmÔnPntbmSp ]dªp; Cu cmPy¯nsâ kp{][m\amb Nne Imcy§Ä NÀ¨ sN¿póXn\mWv Rm³ hóXv. Fómð \n§sfsó Im¯ncn¯nbn«v D®msXbpw IpSn¡msXbpw Ipfn¡msXbpw \S¡pó Cu {KmaoWtcmsSm¯v kwkmcn¨v Fsâ hnes¸« kabw ]mgm¡n. H«pw {]tIm]nX\mImsX KmÔnPn adp]Sn \ðIn. "Añtbm {]`p! \mw NÀ¨ sN¿m³ t]mIpó cmPyw Cu a\pjycptSXmWv." [Yor Excellency, but, the country we are going to discuss belongs to these people]

AsX, C³Uy almcmPy¯nsâ DSaIÄ Cu ]mhs¸« {KmaoWcmWv. KmÔnPnbpsS a\Ênð Fópapïmbncpó Nn´ CXmbncpóp. KmÔnPn aZyhÀÖ\s¯ Xsâ ap³KW\m {Ia¯nepÅ hnjbambn kzoIcn¨Xv C³Uybnse {Kma§fnse km[mcW P\§fpsS PohnX§fnð aZyw hcp¯nbncpó `oXnP\Iamb tZmj^e§sf a\Ênem¡nbXpsImïpw ap³IïXpsImïpamWv. C³Uybnse {Kma§fnð aZyhÀÖ\w \S¸m¡nbnsñ¦nð AhÀ¡p km¼¯nI`{ZX DïmIpIbnsñóp KmÔnPn¡p hyàamb Xncn¨dnhpïmbncpóp. AXpsImïmWv aZyhÀÖ\s¯ ]hn{Xhpw kp{][m\hpamb Hcp {]hÀ¯\taJebmbn At±lw XncsªSp¯Xv.

KmÔnPn ]dªncn¡póXv Hcp aWn¡qÀ kabw C³UybpsS GIm[n]Xn BIm³ Ahkcw e`n¨mð Rm³ BZyw sN¿pó {]hÀ¯n \nbaw aptJ\ Fñm aZyjm¸pIfpw AS¨p]q«pIbmbncn¡pw. F´mWnXnsâ AÀ°w? C³Uybnse ]mhs¸«hcpsS PohnXs¯ GÁhpw amcIambn _m[n¡pó kmaqlnIXnò aZymkànbmWv. km[mcW¡mcpsS ISw s]cpIpóXn\pw `h\§fnð Ielw s]cpIpóXn\papÅ {][m\ ImcWw aZymkànbmWv. tZi¯p \S¡pó sIme]mXI§fptSbpw _emðkwK§fptSbpw BßlXyIfptSbpw NpcpfpIÄ Agn¡pt¼mÄ AXnsâ Hs¡bpw ASnthcmbn {]Xy£s¸SpóXv aZyhpw, aZyw sImSp¡póXmb kz`mhZqjy§fpambncn¡pw. Cós¯ ØnXnhnhc¡W¡pIf\pkcn¨v ssZh¯nsâ kz´w \mSmb tIcf¯nemWv BßlXyIÄ GÁhpw A[nIambncn¡póXv. Cu BßlXyIfpsS ImcWambn ]dbpóXv ISs¡Wnbpw AXn\pÅ ImcWambn ]dbpóXv aZymkànbpamWv.

Keoe {Kma{]tZi§fnð Pnhn¨v, A²zm\n¡póhcpw `mcw Npa¡póhcpta Fsâ ASp¡ð hcpho³, Rm³ \n§sf Bizkn¸n¡pw Fóv Blzm\w sNbvX tbip{InkvXphnsâ XncphN\§tfmSv XmZmßyapÅ KmÔnPnbpsS BibkwlnXbnð \nópw Dcp¯ncnª {]hÀ¯\ taJe Fó A\p`ht¯msS thWw {InkvXobk`IÄ aZyhÀÖ\ {]Øm\t¯mSp kab¯X {]ISamt¡ïXv. kaql¯nse ]e XnòIfptSbpw B[mchpw ASnØm\hpw aZyamIbmð {InkvXobkaqlhpw, k`bpw, AXnse tae²y£òmcpw Cu hnjbs¯ hfsc Kucht¯msS DÄs¡mtÅïnbncn¡póp.

{Ko¡p tImSoizc\mb PmIznen³ sIóUnsb cïmaXp hnhmlw Ign¨ H\mknkv acn¨t¸mÄ Xsâ BZy`mcybnse ]s¯m³]Xp hbÊpImcnbmb aIÄ¡mWv kz¯p¡sfms¡bpw FgpXn sh¨Xv. A\h[n I¸epIÄ, hnhn[ temI\Kc§fn³ h³ tlm«epIÄ, h³InS hyhkmb§fnse HmlcnIÄ Chsbñmambn B ]s¯m³]XpImcnbpsS ssIIfnð F¯nbXv 23000 tImSn tUmfdnsâ BkvXn. Fómð cïp hÀj§Ä Ignªt¸mÄ AhÄ BßlXy sNbvXp. BßlXy Ipdn¸nð AhÄ FgpXnbXv Cu ImWs¸Spó kz¯p¡sfmópw X\n¡p a\im´n \ðIpónsñóXmWv. ]WapÅXpsImïv a\Èm´nbpÅ Hcp PohnXw \ap¡p e`yamIpónñ FómWv CXnð \nópw \mw Xncn¨dntbïXv. thZ]pkvXIw ]dbpópïsñm: ssZhta, \nsó i]n¡phm³ am{XapÅ Zmcn{Zytam \nsó ad¡phm³ am{XapÅ k¼t¯m \o F\n¡p XccptX. k¼¯ñ, PohnXt¯mSp \ap¡pÅ {]amWhpw, kao]\hpw, ZÀi\hpamWv {][m\w. \mw \½psS Ipªp§Ä¡pw XeapdIÄ¡pambn IcpXnshbvt¡ïXv k¼¯ñ, PohnXaqey§fmWv. CXp \½psS amXm]nXm¡Ä hyàambn kw{Kln¨ncpóp.

\½psS Ipªp§Ä ]«nWn InS¡mXncn¡m³ thïn \ap¡p sN¿mhpó GÁhpw henb C³jpd³kv \½psS ap¼nð Bhiyhpambn hcpóhsc \mw shdpssIt¿msS aS¡n Ab¡mXncn¡pI FóXmWv. kaImeo\ kaqlt¯mSv \ap¡p \ðIm\pÅ ss{IkvXhkm£yw CXmWv. ssZh¯nsâ \ymbmk\¯n\p ap¼nð \nð¡pt¼mÄ \½psS hn[nbpsS am\ZÞw klkrã§tfmSpÅ \½psS kao]\w am{XamWv. F\n¡p hnióp, \n§Ä `£n¸m³ Xóp; Zmln¨p, \n§Ä IpSn¸m³ Xóp; Rm³ AXnYnbmbncpóp, \n§Ä Fsó tNÀ¯psImïp; \á\mbncpóp, \n§Ä Fsó DSp¸n¨p; tcmKnbmbncpóp, \n§Ä Fsó ImWm³ hóp; XShnð Bbncpóp, \n§Ä Fs³d ASp¡ð hóp. Fs³d Cu Gähpw sNdnb ktlmZcòmcnð Hcp¯óp \n§Ä sNbvtXSt¯mfw Fñmw F\n¡p sNbvXp.

aZyw \½psS IpSpw_¯nse kam[m\w \in¸n¡póp, \½psS Ip«nIÄ¡p e`nt¡ïXmb kpc£nXt_m[w \ãs¸Sp¯póp, ssZh¯nsâ Øm\¯v km¯m³ IpSnbncp¯s¸Spóp. ]gbIme¯v \½psS ]qÀÆnIÀ hoSp ]Wnbpt¼mÄ Hcp {]mÀ°\mapdnbpw cq]¡qSpw Dïm¡m³ {i²n¨ncpóp. Fómð Cós¯ k¼ótemIw hy{KX Im«póXv _mÀ AÁm¨vUv hoSpIfpsS \nÀ½nXn¡mWv. \ap¡p AanXamb [\apsï¦nð AXns\ A\ymbambn hn\ntbmKn¡phm³ \ap¡[nImcanñ.

_lpam\s¸« ]mdbv¡ð A¨³ ]ehpcp BhÀ¯n¨p ]dªncpóp: aXnenð Ipcp¯ {InkvXym\nItf! kzÀ¤cmPyw klmdm acp`qant]mse Xcnimbn InSómepw aZy]òmcmb {InkvXym\nIÄ¡p Øm\w In«pw Fóp \n§Ä IcpXcpXv. \ap¡v F{Xam{Xw ]cnjvImctadnbmepw F{Xam{Xw k¼ócmbmepw aZy¯nsâ kzm[o\¯nemWv \mw Pohn¡pósX¦nð \òbpsSbñ ]nsósbm XnòbpsS hn¯pIfmWv \mw kaql¯n\pw Xeapd¡pw kw`mh\ sN¿póXv. ssZh¯nsâ ap¼msIbpw temI¯nsâ ap¼msIbpw \mw sXÁpImcmIpóp FóXn\p cïp ]£anñ.

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Reported by: E. S. George Prakkanam, Kerala
Original in Malayalam Voice. Transcribed and edited by Editor Dr. Rajan Mathew


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