Altaf asks Sindhis to back him to get their rights

islamabad — Muttahida Qaumi Movement ( MQM) chief Altaf Hussain has said that if Sindhiand Urdu-speaking Sindhis joined hands they would be able to liberate their land from ‘outsiders’.

He asked them to prove themselves to be true sons of the soil to end hatred.

Addressing from London a ceremony held to launch Sindhi translation of his book Falsafa-i

Muhabbat (Philosophy of Love) at a hotel in Hyderabad, the MQM chief said the people of Sindh had been complaining about denial of rights and usurpation of their resources. But they have to actively work to achieve what they want.

He urged Sindhi people to support him once and see whether he would be able to get them their rights. “The present government is of Sindhis yet the condition of schools is for everyone to see. What’s the use of such Sindhi government when Sindhi haris and labourers are deprived of their rights?

He said he was resolved to translate dreams of Bhittai into reality and was prepared to be shunned if he failed. He said Sindhis were being exploited by ‘others’

He said Shah Abdul Latif Bhittai had talked about peace not only for Sindh but the entire world and asked why differences were being created between Sindhi- and Urdu-speaking people. “We are sons of the soil like any other Sindhi and will live and die in Sindh. We don’t need any certificate,” he said.

He said all those who lived in Sindh and were loyal to it were Sindhis whether they spoke Pushto or any other language.