Dear Emmy bhai,
Aadaab.
We Sanatanis would like to clarify that we are not ardent admirers of Imran Khan as a politician. He was a legendary cricketer and showed notable courage in taking on political dynasties. However his rise was also facilitated by the extremely poor reputation of those legacy dynasties and allegedly even by military establishment.
Once in power, he unfortunately proved to be ineffective as a leader, both domestically and on the international stage.
Bharat-Pakistan relations were expected to improve under his leadership, but instead deteriorated further due to his constant rhetorical posturing which only deepened mistrust. PM Modi has stopped taking even Donald Trump seriously after his immature behaviour. If he cannot even bother with the President of the strongest nation in the world, one could understand he could never take Immy Khan seriously as his contemporary.
Our support for PTI stems from our firm belief in strengthening and preserving democratic institutions, not from admiration for any single leader.
We support PTI’s struggle against military domination in Pakistani politics for the same reason we support Anti Islamist revolution in Iran.
We are not anti-Pakistan in the way it is often imagined. On the contrary, we want a politically and economically stable Pakistan with which India can at some point in the future, meaningfully restart the peace process. That moment will have to come eventually, and we firmly believe it is unlikely to happen under military rule.
No Fauji dictator has an incentive to pursue genuinely friendly relations with India. Such a shift would directly undermine the very foundations on which military dominance over Pakistan is built.
Warm regards,
Sanatanis