A letter to the brave mother of that martyr,
Who died today, for this country,
protecting it, protecting us, sacrificing himself.
You brave, brave mother.
Your courageous son,
fought till his last breath.
He did not die in vain.
He fought, for us, protected us.
This whole nation feels your pain.
Politicians are doing politics, and,
some people are using your son’s death,
to seek attention, amidst all this tension.
This is so disturbing, to see,
fellow countrymen doing things like this.
Ashamed, I am, ashamed, they should be, too,
for doing politics over your son’s death.
Another life is lost, another family is devastated.
All I am asking to my fellow countrymen
is to show some respect, to my brother,
your brother, our brother, who died there,
protecting us.
I apologize to you, on behalf of this whole nation,
that your son’s sacrifice was disrespected.
I apologize to you, for I feel the pain,
the pain you are going through right now.
I salute you, mother of that martyr.
– You brave, brave mother.
-Abhishek Gupta