Indeed. On the 200th birth anniversary of Sir Syed, eulogised by Indians, let us revisit his REAL mission, MISSING from our textbooks. 1/n

2/n Sir Syed Ahmad Khan, on Education and his so-called Progressive outlook.

3/n Sir Syed Ahmad Khan: Class and Caste discrimination and bigotry:

4/n Sir Syed Ahmad Khan: On Allegiance to the British and the Raj.

5/n Sir Syed Ahmad Khan: Hero of Iqbal and Jinnah, and the first true proponent of the two-nation theory - I

6/n Sir Syed Ahmad Khan: Hero of Iqbal and Jinnah, and the first true proponent of the two-nation theory - II

n/n That, then, was the Sir Syed Ahmad Khan hidden from us. No doubt he was a Moderate. But then, so was Iqbal: https://twitter.com/i/moments/914450699424980992

I know of ONLY ONE Indian liberal brave enough to tell the story that must not be told. Bhimrao Ramji Ambedkar https://www.newslaundry.com/2017/04/14/ambedkar-on-islam-the-story-that-must-not-be-told

Servile, casteist, sectarian, bigoted, communal - SHOCKING views of Sir Syed Ahmad Khan missing from our textbooks: https://twitter.com/i/moments/920605240805564416

Extremism and fundamentalism in AMU has long been supported and cushioned by those who belong to the same religious or intellectual ideology.

My views on @TimesNow with @RShivshankar. #AMUHijabUltimatum