by B. R. GOWANI
two prisoners, Sita & Akbar, were transferred from Tripura to West Bengal
some Hindu zealots objected to captives Sita & Akbar being in the same cell
Vishwa Hindu Parishad official Anup Mondal warned:
“Sita cannot stay with the Mughal emperor Akbar.”
Mondal went to court
Vishwa Hindu Parishad said:
“Such an act amounts to blasphemy and is a direct assault on the religious belief of all Hindus.”
the court ordered a name change for both Sita and Akbar
thus Akbar and Sita were separated in the name of religion
Sita’s rage knew no bounds
she just couldn’t live without Akbar
he was not in any manner happy without his consort
Sita escaped from her cell but didn’t leave the prison facility
Sita wanted Akbar to join her too; he did
the authorities declared the fugitives a case of “love jihad“
(Sita is a Hindu name and Akbar is a Muslim name
but they both were innocent of God, gods, goddesses, & G/godly business
neither Sita nor Akbar had ever heard of God, gods, and goddesses)
love jihad allegation further incensed Sita
she changed her name: Sita became Sharifa
while on the run, Sharifa and Akbar became parents of five children
after more than eight years, Akbar got sick – the diagnosis was cancer
Sharifa suggested that they should surrender to the authorities
Akbar was worried about Sharifa but she prevailed
the fanatic Hindus were over joyous
the government declared a public holiday
the Prime Minister went to one of the several temples his regime built
he lay prostrate on his stomach on the floor
and prayed with both hands folded
the legal proceedings began once the surrender-celebration was over
the first question asked was whether they produced any children
the answer in affirmative with number of children dampened the euphoria
the next question was about the whereabouts of their children
Akbar was in an übernationalist Manoj Kumar mood, he replied:
“Kashmir se leke Kanyakumari tak.”
Akbar was right: their children were scattered all over India
Sharifa and Akbar were careful not to put their children in one place
they both were sentenced to life imprisonment
the hunt began for their five children to prevent “love jihad”
till this writing, the authorities have failed to capture any of the children
clarification:
- Anup Mondal is a Homo sapien male from the human specie
- Sita (now Sharifa) is a lioness and belongs to the cat family
- Akbar (formerly Ram) is a lion and belongs to the cat family
- Sita, sorry Sharifa and Akbar could get cancer too
- Sharifa and Akbar’s five children
B. R. Gowani can be reached at brgowani@hotmail.com