The younger generation should understand that India’s participa-tion in Bangladesh’s Liberation War was primarily to protect its own interests, particularly the Seven Sisters region, said Sarjis Alam, chief organiser of Jatiya Nagorik Committee, yesterday.
He also said the Awami League accepted Indian subservience to secure power.
For all latest news, follow The Daily Star’s Google News channel. Speaking at a roundtable organised by Islami Andolan Bangladesh at Railway Pologround Field in Chattogram, he said, “Power was more valuable to the Awami League than the country, the people, and the sovereignty of Bangladesh.”
He further alleged that the AL had introduced India as Bangladesh’s patron.
Sarjis criticised India for its cultural aggression, accusing it of controlling Bangladesh’s media landscape. “India does not allow a single Bangladeshi channel to broadcast, yet 90 percent of foreign channels in Bangladesh are Indian,” he said.
Aamir Mufti Sayed Muhammad Rezaul Karim of Islami Andolan Bangladesh echoed the sentiments, stressing the need for national unity in resisting Indian influence.
“We must fight against Indian aggression to bring peace to the country,” he said.
