Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel

Hyderabad Liberated, Sardar Patel Implimented

Thousands of Hardliner Muslim self styled warriors(razakars)under the leadership of radical fanatic Kasim Rizvi’s Ittihad al-Muslimin(The Muslim Union) were enjoying proxy rule in the streets of Hyderabad. These Razakars were harassing, looting and killing Hindus in larger cities like Aurangabad, Hyderabad, Bidar. Hindus were beginning to flee to surrounding regions, causing refugee problems in neighboring Madras. In 82,000 square mile Hyderabad state(bigger than England) Hindus were in majority with 85 of total population but ruler Nawab was muslim( he was one of the most wealthiest persons of the world at that time). Ruler Navab had proximity and trusted, tested, long time good relation with British government. He wanted to declare Hyderabad an indipendent state with the help of his British friends and Pakistan(but at various points he suggested he might throw in his lot with Pakistan.)

Rizvi had agenda of hate against Hindus and India, and was continuously threating to kill 1.5 crore Hindus living in Hyderabad if India advent to Hyderabad for liberation.

Hyderabad Planned, Sardar Patel Decided

Hyderabad’s hardliner Muslim warriors were violent in the streets of Hyderabad for independent Hyderabad cause. Though Hyderabad had 85 percent Hindu population, it’s ruler Navab and Muslim warriors(Razakars) under the leadership of radical fanatic Kasim Rizvi’s Ittihad al-Muslimin(The Muslim Union) wanted Hyderabad to remain as an indipendent state with the help of England and Pakistan. Above video is about historical talk between Kasim Rizvi, an extremist Muslim hardliner responsible for Hindus’ killings, loots and propaganda of hatred against India in Hyderabad and Sardar Patel, an iron man of India who accessed different native stated into a one union and created the map of India on the ground. Though Navab was ruling in the palace of Hyderabad, Rizvi was virtually ruling streets of Hyderabad with his razakar warriors. Rizvi had agenda of hate against Hindus and India, and was continuously threating to kill 1.5 crore Hindus living in Hyderabad if India advent to Hyderabad for liberation.

This interesting character Kasim(Qasim) Rizvi is well narrated in Guha’s book. Here is an excerpt from Guha’s book:

In April 1948, a correspondent of The Times of London visited Hyderabad. He interviewd Kasim Razvi and found him to be a ‘fanatical demagogue with great gifts of organization. As a ‘rabble-rouser’ he is formidable, and even in a tete-a-tete he is compelling.’ Razvi saw himself as a prospective leader of a Muslim state, a sort of Jinnah for the Hyderabadis, albeit a more militant one. He had a portrait of the Pakistani leader prominently displayed in his room. Razvi told an Indian journalist that he greatly admired Jinnah, adding that ‘whenever I am in doubt I go to him for counsel which he never grudges giving me.’

Pictures of Razvi show him with a luxuriant beard. He looked ‘rather like an oriental Mephistopheles.’ His most striking feature was his flashing eyes, ‘from which the fire of fanaticism exudes.’ He had contempt for the Congress, saying, ‘we do not want Brahmin or Bania rule here.’ Asked which side the Razakars would take if Pakistan and India clashed, Razvi answered that Pakistan could take care of itself, but added: ‘Wherever Muslim interests are affected, our interest and sympathy will go out. This applies of course to Palestine as well. Even if Muslim interests are affected in hell, our heart will go out in sympathy.’

Even though Javaharlal Nehru(with his famous short sightedness in dealing with the affairs) was not happy about it, Sardar Patel sent an army to Hyderabad at last. Battle lasted for five days. Nawab’s 409 soldiers were killed and 122 were injured, 3364 Nawab loyalists were arrested including Kasim Rizvi(who was released in 1957). Rizvi’s Islamic razakars fought more aggressively than Nawab’s army. 2727 razakars were sent to the hell by Sardar Patel’s Indian forces. 102 were injured, 3364 were arrested. Battle was started on 13th and was finished on 18th when major general chaudhary started ruling Hyderabad as a military governor. After his easy defeat, Nawab of Hyderabad acceded his state with Indian union. India also showed gasture and did not arrest Nawab who was ruling for last 34 years here. Nawab even welcomed the Great Sardar Patel in February 1949 on Hyderabad airport when Sardar visited Hyderabad for the first time after victory.