New Delhi, Aug 14 (IANS) In his traditional cotton mundu and khadi kurta, 80-year-old Biyyathil Mohyuddin Kutty looks every inch a sprightly Malayalee from Kerala. The political activist who chose to make Pakistan his home 60 years ago believes that one 'cannot know the Pakistanis unless you live there'.
Kutty does not let his Kerala sensibility overshadow his Pakistani soul and nationality and likes to call himself a 'dyed in the wool Pakistani national'. Kutty, the general secretary of the Pakistan Peace Coalition and former political secretary to the governor of Balochistan, believes that ties between India and Pakistan are poised for a change.
'The recent serial blasts in Mumbai on the eve of the foreign ministers' meeting was a definite attempt to undermine the meeting. But the government of India spokesperson came out clearly that unsubstantiated allegations should not be made against Pakistan - and the talks continued. It was a turning point in the India-Pakistan relationship,' Kutty told IANS in an interview here.
Kutty was in the capital to launch his book 'Sixty Years in Self-Exile: No Regret - A Political Autobiography', last week. The book has been published by the Pakistan Study Centre (University of Karachi) and Pakistan Labour Trust. The launch was facilitated by the Policy and Planning Group, a social forum promoting cross-border friendship.
