Shah Faesal has taken a jibe at Pakistan over appointment of Rishi Sunak as the first Indian-origin Prime Minister of the United Kingdom. He said Mr Sunak’s appointment might be a surprise for Pakistan where people from minority community can’t hold the top post, but not in Indian democracy. He cited his own journey as an Indian Administrative Services (IAS) officer. Mr Faesal said Muslims in India enjoy “freedoms that are unthinkable in any other so called Islamic country” and praised the Indian democracy.
“It’s possible only in India that a Muslim youngster from Kashmir can go on to top the Indian Civil Service exam, rise to top echelons of the government, then fall apart with the government and still be rescued and taken back by the same government,” Mr Faesal said in his first tweet.
It's possible only in India that a Muslim youngster from Kashmir can go on to top the Indian Civil Service exam, rise to top echelons of the government, then fall apart with the government and still be rescued and taken back by the same government. Rishi Saunak's appointment 1/4
— Shah Faesal (@shahfaesal) October 25, 2022
“Rishi Saunak’s appointment might be a surprise for our neighbours where the Constitution bars non-Muslims from top posts in the Government, but Indian democracy has never discriminated ethnic and religious minorities from the rest,” he said in subsequent post.
“My own life-story is about a journey, shoulder to shoulder, with each fellow citizen of this nation of 1.3 Billion people, where I have felt owned, respected, encouraged and at times pampered at every step of the way. That’s India,” he said on Twitter.
From Maulana Azad to Dr. Manmohan Singh and Dr. Zakir Hussain to HE President Droupadi Murmu, India has always been THE land of equal opportunity and the road to the top is open to all.
Won't be wrong if I say I have been to the mountain top and seen it for myself. 4/4!
— Shah Faesal (@shahfaesal) October 25, 2022
Mr Faesal then mentioned former Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh, former President Zakir Hussain and current President Droupadi Murmu to say that India has always been the land of equal opportunity.
Mr Faesal is the first UPSC topper from Jammu and Kashmir. He came into the limelight for the first time after topping the Civil Services Exam.
