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Needless enmity with everyone comes naturally to the wicked, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said in his Mann ki Baat radio address on Sunday, as the nation observed Kargil Vijay Diwas, the anniversary of the Indian Army's victory over Pakistan 21 years ago.
The Prime Minister's message came as Indian soldiers remain locked in conflict with the PLA in Ladakh, with the disengagement process stalled by the Chinese reluctance to step back from several places in the high-altitude border area.
Back in 1999, Modi said, Pakistan had embarked upon its Kargil misadventure, “nursing delusions of encroaching upon Indian soil” at a time when India was making efforts to foster good relations with that country.
“As it is said, ‘Bairu akaran sab kahu son, jo kar hit anhit tahu son' — which means, to the wicked, enmity with one and all for no reason comes naturally. People with such a disposition keep thinking of harming even their well-wishers…,” the Prime Minister said.
India, he said, had extended a hand of friendship to Pakistan at that time, but had instead been stabbed in the back. “But after that, when our gallant Army displayed deeds of valour, when India demonstrated…
