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There are countless cases where comrades who fought together against the oppressor split into four sides and became absorbed in family fights after the oppressor withdrew.
Greece, Ireland, Malaysia, India, Finland etc.
Gandhi, who had managed to get an answer from the oppressors to grant independence, was not even allowed time to toast.
The next thing he did after being promised independence was to somehow mediate the conflict and hatred between Hindus and Muslims.
"We are brothers and sisters, friends and neighbors. Should we, who have been through hardships together with the same goal, hate and hate each other now that our long-cherished wish is about to come true?"
"India must be one. Because India is us. We must acknowledge our differences and unite."
"everyone. Let go of your hatred and look at each other with sincere hearts. Until now, we have lived by helping each other. It has been like that so far, so why can't we continue to do the same in the future?"
Gandhi's sincere appeal, who was respected by all Indians regardless of religion, seemed to be effective.
Behind the scenes, there was a realistic proposal that if independence was not achieved, autonomy and everything else would be given away.
However, Gandhi's appeal for a unified India was sincere, and he went on a pilgrimage throughout India, meeting people from all walks of life and listening to their stories.
At the same time, negotiations with Muslims who advocated independence continued.
"You always call for integration, but you always put forth only Hindu-centered policies. "How can we Muslims believe what you say?"
Muhammad Ali Jinnah, a representative separatist, took a strong stance despite constant persuasion from Gandhi and Nehru.
To him, who advocates the creation of an Islamic nation exclusively for Muslims separate from Hindu-centered India, Gandhi's words feel like illusions.
"Division will only lead to another tragedy, and making fellow Indians hate and fight each other is exactly what the British wanted. "Will we, who have been working together for the common goal of independence, end up breaking things off at the last minute?"
But Gandhi did not give up. He did not give up dialogue with Muslims even though he faced opposition from Hindus, similar to Nehru's concerns.
"Then how about this? "Please take on the role of the first prime minister of independent India."
"… … And will you fill the cabinet with Hindus?"
"no. I will also fill the cabinet with the people you recommend. How do you feel? "Can we still say that we are treating Muslims poorly?"
Umm. Jinnah carefully considered Gandhi's proposal. His mind was still more inclined toward creating an Islamic state and living among Muslims without Hindu interference, but he feared that bloodshed might occur if he continued to call for independence. Concerns also coexisted.
If Gandhi's proposal was accepted, there would be no choice but to give up independence, but it would also be possible to represent the position of Muslims who had been discriminated against by Hindus and regain their rights. Of course, there were voices opposing this as well. Although it will never be a lot.
Then, this time, a backlash erupted from the Hindu side.
"What does it mean to hand over the right to appoint the first prime minister and cabinet to Muslims?"
"India is a country of Hindus, not a country of disgusting Muslims!"
"Gandhi, he too was ultimately on the Muslim side. "You disgusting traitor!"
As expected, Hindus reacted strongly to Gandhi's plan. Even Nehru, Gandhi's close friend and right-hand man, and Bose, who supported the policy of a unified India, expressed concern.
When there is no suitable solution in sight and the conflict deepens,
Finally, the incident occurred.
"Great soul. I really wanted to meet you."
Gandhi smiled at the man who bowed in respect and clasped his hands together when he saw the man take out a pistol from his pocket.
And sparks flying out of the muzzle.
Ah, Rama… .
That became Gandhi's will.
With Gandhi's assassination, the situation has now reached a point of no return.
***
Gandhi's assassin was not a Muslim who had been enemies with Hindus.
The culprit's name was Nathuram Godse, a Hindu extremist who hated Muslims more than anyone else. As soon as it became known that Gandhi's death was caused by a fellow Hindu, the immediate dispute disappeared.
Gandhi's death plunged the whole of India into great sorrow. Even Hindus and Muslims, who had been fighting with each other baring their teeth, stopped all their fighting at Gandhi's funeral and mourned the tragic death of a great soul.
However, when Gandhi's funeral was over and the heat of remembrance was slowly cooling down, hatred began to rear its head again.
Muslims concluded that they could no longer communicate with Hindus after the death of Gandhi, who had served as a shield and stepping stone for them from Hindu persecution and oppression.
"What kind of conversation do you have with people who kill even fellow Hindus?"
"It turns out that coexistence with those disgusting and dirty discriminators is impossible!"
In fact, after Gandhi was assassinated, a dispute broke out over the conditions he had put forward, and Muslims who saw this agreed and pushed for independence.
Hindus were astounded by these actions of Muslims.
"The Mahatma shows his true colors as soon as he passes away! Those rotten bastards!"
"This is why you shouldn't have anything to do with Muslims!"
"You fucking bastards! "Trash!"
The Mahatma, who emphasized harmony more than anyone else, wanted to take them all with him during his lifetime, but these people took advantage of the Mahatma's good heart and consideration and are now trying to change their tune.
In addition to Muslims, Sikhs also turned to independence after seeing Gandhi lose his life at the hands of fellow Hindu extremists.
The same people who shoot and kill even Mahatmas for having different opinions are taking care of our rights? Wow.
India was in a state of an active volcano that could erupt at any moment.
"Kill the Muslim pigs!"
"Don't look after the elderly or the children! "Everyone is the same squire!"
"Kill them all! "Don't leave a single person alive!!"
"Aaaahhh!!!"
Massacres of Muslims by Hindus occurred throughout India, and Muslims did not give in to this and committed terrorism and revenge.
Although their power was smaller than these two, the 'struggle' of the Sikhs was by no means inferior to them.
Now that the bomb and fuse are ready, all that remains is the final step of lighting the fuse.
As the bloodshed showed signs of spreading out of control, the remaining people became busier. In particular, the boss was the busiest.
He wanted to ask for help from Germany. If the German army, with its powerful military power, were to enter India, wouldn't it be possible to prevent bloodshed from erupting immediately?
"The only way to solve this situation is to borrow the power of the German army. If Hitler was the Führer, he would definitely help-"
"You are wrong, Commander."
However, the proposal to bring in German troops was rejected by Nehru. Although he was an Indian himself, Nehru, who also had a British identity, found himself in conflict with Bose, a German and the leader of pro-German forces in India. This was frequent and became even worse after Gandhi's death.
"How long has it been since the British army withdrew? Will the Indian people really welcome the arrival of another foreign army? They will think that another occupying force has arrived. And don't you know how Germany treats the Czech Republic and Poland?"
"Germany is different from England! If Führer Hitler had planned to colonize India, he would have done so a long time ago!"
Although he had no choice but to join hands with Germany for independence, Nehru, who secretly had a negative view of Germany under Hitler, expressed his opposition by directly contradicting Bose's claim that bringing in German troops would solve the situation.
Borrowing foreign help to solve an immediate situation will only bring about another disaster. Bose's insistence on asking Germany for help was not realized due to the strong opposition of Nehru, who believed that Indian affairs should be solved by Indians themselves.
"Then what are your plans?"
"It's simple. "It's just a matter of splitting from them and going our separate ways."
"… … "Do you know what you are talking about?"
Nehru nodded in response to Bose's question. The Mahatma wanted a unified India, but now it has become clear that going with those Muslims is just an illusion.
Hindus and Muslims have already crossed the river of no return. Jinnah is steadfast and he and the Muslims are preparing to break away from India and establish a separate country.
The name of the country has already been decided. The letters taken from Punjab, Afghanistan, Kashmir, Sindh, and Baluchistan were gathered together to form Pakistan.
"Now we must face reality and build a country just for Indians. "Talking further with Muslims will only be a waste of time."
"… … "Huh."
The boss was at a loss. After decades of efforts for India's independence, the result was a divided India.
When everyone thought that the division of India and Pakistan was inevitable,
Jinnah was assassinated.
"Jinna? die?"
"That's right. Today's breaking news-"
Jinnah, who was busy working for Pakistan's independence, was torn to pieces along with his associates.
"Who is the culprit? "Who did it?"
"I don't know."
No person or group announced that they were the real culprits who killed Jinnah.
It was later revealed that those who assassinated Jinnah were members of the Hindu radical group 'Rashtriya', to which Nathuram Godse, who assassinated Gandhi, belonged, but even at the time of Jinnah's assassination, there was speculation that the culprits were Hindus.
This was inevitable because there was no way Muslims would kill Jinnah, who advocated for the establishment of an Islamic nation. In reality, that was the case.
"Hindu bastards!"
"Now you can even kill Jinnah. "Things worse than animals."
"We can't live under the same sky as those pigs! Let's take this opportunity to get to the end!"
Muslims went crazy over Jinnah's death. It was undoubtedly the Hindus who killed Jinnah, who advocated independence.
The Muslims who were grinding their teeth now had nothing to see.
Armed with weapons steadily collected during the War of Independence, Muslims began a 'holy war' against Hindus.
"Muslims are going crazy!"
"Tank, bring the tank!"
Finally, the fuse of the bomb was lit.
***
October 6, 1945
New Fuhrer's Residence in Berlin, Germany
"In the end, something exploded."
In India, where a civil war broke out shortly after independence, the worst massacres that are difficult to open your eyes and see are taking place.
In history, despite Gandhi's earnest wishes and efforts, India eventually became independent and was divided into India and Pakistan.
Looking at what's been going on recently, I thought it would be similar here, but I never thought it would turn out in a much worse way.
At the Washington Conference, Dewey clearly acknowledged that India was under German jurisdiction, so there was no need to worry about the possibility of conflict with the United States.
In reality, the United States has not revealed any intention to intervene in India. It just stands back and quietly observes the situation.
Canada's British government-in-exile is insisting on intervention in the name of preventing bloodshed, but the people of Canada, Australia, and New Zealand, who are members of the same commonwealth, are stirring up the fight and even politicians are drawing a line.
Since the United States is staying quiet, there is no problem for us to step forward, but the Indian government actually rejected our proposal to send troops.
Nehru, who served as Prime Minister, said that there was no need to get involved as it happened inside India and India could handle it on its own. This is presumed to be due to Nehru's own inclination rather than a matter of pride.
In fact, although Nehru was Indian, he was so pro-British that he called himself 'the last British man to rule India.' So it must have been very awkward for him to receive our help.
"But even if you actually intervene, it's a problem."
"What makes you think that?"
"This is because there is nothing we can do about it even if we intervene. We are already unable to talk to each other, so even if we step in and force them to sit at the table, it will quickly break down. And there will be bloodshed. To prevent this, there is no choice but to separate Hindus and Muslims, in which case the majority of Hindus can only incur resentment and criticism that Germany has promoted separation by siding with Muslims.
However, if you side with Hinduism, Muslims will hate you for taking the side of Hinduism. If we make a mistake, it could also affect the relationships we have worked hard to build with the Middle Eastern countries."
After speaking, Goering looked at my reaction.
"… … "I think so?"
"It's a straight argument."
Satisfied with Goering's words, I happily gave him an A+. If you want to become the next Fuhrer, you must have this level of judgment.
Even in real history, if we had this level of judgment, we would have won the war. This is why drugs are so scary.
As Göring said, the only way to prevent further bloodshed is to allow Muslims to break away from India and establish a separate country. In this case, it is certain that the vast majority of Indians will forever be criticized for being involved in the division of India.
Of course, the position of the pro-German faction in India will also be shaken.
However, if we tried to prevent division, it was obvious that Muslims who wanted independence would develop anti-German sentiments.
The Arab countries, which are silent but secretly supporting the propaganda of their fellow Muslims, will also feel displeased.
It's a situation where you're sure to get criticized no matter what you do. Therefore, I even felt grateful when Nehru rejected our offer of intervention.
Nehru himself may have been worried that we would intervene and turn India into a new colony.
Still, there was nothing good to be done by ignoring the bloodshed that was occurring throughout India, so when they announced that they would provide medicine and dispatch medical staff to provide relief to the injured, Nehru also expressed his welcome on this matter.
The Red Cross is already carrying out various relief activities in India, but the situation in India was so bad that the Red Cross's help alone was not enough.
However, since it was not possible to just send medical staff to the middle of the battlefield, escort troops were also needed to protect the medical staff.
Nehru stated that there was no need to send additional troops as the Indian Army would protect the medical staff, but in this case, Muslims would inevitably be excluded from treatment.
There is already a widespread perception that the civil war broke out because of Muslims, so why not just watch doctors treat Muslim patients?
Regardless of Hindus and Muslims, all injured must be treated equally so that we can prepare for whatever direction things take later.
To do so, it was necessary to exclude India's interference as much as possible, so we did not back down in this area.
Anyway, we were in a position where we had nothing to regret.
"Mr. President. Nehru has told us that he will accept all our conditions."
"also. "I knew that would happen."
Naturally, Nehru, who was in need of one doctor, surrendered, and the National Defense Force was dispatched to escort the medical staff to India.
Take care of Germany's image and do good things.
Isn't this truly killing two birds with one stone?