Hindutva – The Congress Style
Gandhi was the ardent supporter of Varnashrama Dharma. Varnashrama Dharma (The dharma of Varna/Jati and Ashrama/four stages of life described in the Vedas is the correct definition of Hinduism) has been integrated politically by the leaders of the upper caste-led congress party when it was born in 1885. One of the factors that led to the partition of India was the growing fear of the “Hindutva” that the Congress party created in the minds of minorities. The fear of the “Hindu” raj was so real that even the untouchables were fearful of coming of the “Hindu” raj after the “British Raj”.
Unfortunately for India’s lower castes, that includes the Shudras and the Dalits, the fear of Hindu Raj is real and it is their main enemy as the Hindu Raj is, in reality, the Raj of Brahmins. After nearly 100 years of consolidation of the Hindutva by the Brahmins through Hindu Mahasabha and the RSS, the Brahmins have unbridled power. The BJP banks on Hindutva is very clear, but the Congress has always been banking on the Hindutva is the fact that is obscured.
The way Rahul Gandhi visits temples and pays his respect to the different seers and the temples is striking. He is visiting more temples than the RSS/BJP and this where the fundamental problem with the Congress lies as far as the OBCs and SCs are concerned. Instead of taking up important issues that matter to the community, the Congress is running away from it.
Its poster boy and spokesperson, Tharoor, came out in defence of his Hindutva which is nothing but the lame invention of things which are not there. It is interesting to see why Tharoor needed to loud claim that he is a Hindu and whom he is announcing that he is a Hindu. What point he wants to make can be understood in the context of the Hindutva only.
Author – Mangesh Dahiwale
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So far as the Dalts are concerned ,Congress and BJP are in Hindi “they are chacha-Bhatija” or one can be called “Nag” other can be called Sanp”.
It is our own struggle which is going to liberate us and no body else will.Go back to the basics of Dr.Ambedkar;s teachings. In my opinion BJP/RSS is afraid of only Dr.Ambekar;s teaching. The moment Dalit-Bahujan forget Dr.Ambedkar ,that day will be the demise of the weaker section. Dr.Ambedkar is bigger now than in his own life time.
I am also wondering as to why and how Conress has fallen into the trap of the BJP of Hindutva.The way in which Rahul Gandhi conducts himself by unabashadly visiting the temples and paying obaisance to the mutt heads , gives me the feeling that Congress is scared of the Hindutva fundamentalists.And they believe that these fundamentalists cannot be handled and managed. So , Congress has , with its focus on power only and is bereft of any principle , has fallen to the lowest ebb.Thus , the Congress is no more a secular party and it is to be considered accordingly.