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Deepuji Posted 11 years ago
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Please look at the following underlined part
Not only cruel, Aurangzeb for the BJP is an outsider, a part of Mughal history, and history it desires to wish away. And when the party decided to replace Aurangzeb with another Muslim, a former President who was the antithesis of the Mughal ruler, a man who loved to play the veena, a benevolent man who pardoned many people from being marched off to the gallows, it was hard not to miss the political statement being made.
I don't get the meaning of the underlined part, please tell me what that means.
Should it not be 'hard to miss' instead of 'hard not to miss'
Please help me.Thank you.
Not only cruel, Aurangzeb for the BJP is an outsider, a part of Mughal history, and history it desires to wish away. And when the party decided to replace Aurangzeb with another Muslim, a former President who was the antithesis of the Mughal ruler, a man who loved to play the veena, a benevolent man who pardoned many people from being marched off to the gallows, it was hard not to miss the political statement being made.
I don't get the meaning of the underlined part, please tell me what that means.
Should it not be 'hard to miss' instead of 'hard not to miss'
Please help me.Thank you.
Top answer
' I suspect not. I understand (from reading on the Internet) that this is about the BJP wanting to rename a famous road in New Delhi. It is saying that the political statement in question is subtle, and may not be obvious to all.
- ' I suspect not.
- I understand (from reading on the Internet) that this is about the BJP wanting to rename a famous road in New Delhi.
- It is saying that the political statement in question is subtle, and may not be obvious to all.
- Even though both Aurangzeb and Kalam were Muslims, the former was a Mughal Emperor seen as an outsider and an oppressor by the BJP, whereas the latter was considered a benevolent, peace-loving and kind modern president.
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deepujiShould it not be 'hard to miss' instead of 'hard not to miss?'I suspect not.
I understand (from reading on the Internet) that this is about the BJP wanting to rename a famous road in New Delhi.
It is saying that the political statement in question is subtle, and may not be obvious to all.
Even though both Aurangzeb and Kala
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