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Modi And the Hindu Taliban

BJP is willing to be used as an instrument of RSS

Amit Shah is a new word in the Sangh parivar jargon. It means loyalty. Shah is, without any doubt, Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Man Friday. But what differentiates him from others is the blind faith he has in his master, Modi. Amit Shah was given the task to polarise the biggest state of Uttar Pradesh. He won the Bhartiya Janata Party (BJP) 71 seats out of 80 in the Lok Sabha in the recent elections.

Modi has now put Shah at the head of the BJP to spread the same divisive ideas, the Hindutava, all over the country. One thing is clear from his appointment: Resistance to extremists has worn out so much that even a fanatic Hindu like Shah can occupy the highest position in the Sangh parivar. He is openly trying to put RSS and Modi’s government on the same page. For example, Kaptan Singh Solanki, appointed as governor of Haryana, is a hardcore RSS member. What it conveys is that the BJP is willing to be used as an instrument of RSS.

By stating that the Sangh would take part in politics Mohan Bhagwat, RSS chief, has only confirmed the perception that the parivar is dictated by RSS. This may be against the undertaking that RSS had given to Home Minister Sardar Patel that it would not participate in political activities. Then the Jan Sangh had to amend its constitution to re-enunciate that the organisation would remain “devoted purely to cultural work.” The appointment of Solanki also sends out the message that there is no difference between BJP and RSS, the liberals and the extremists. Both are two sides of the same coin.

Modi may not have taken any step to accelerate the pace of Hindutava. Yet his prime ministership has emboldened the RSS elements. So much as that one BJP member called Sonia Mirza, India’s pride in tennis, a Pakistani. It must be tough for the Muslims who have to prove their loyalty to India all the time. Her husband is no doubt a Pakistani. She was naturally hurt for being questioned on her nationality.

Modi may not have taken any step to accelerate the pace of Hindutava. Yet his prime ministership has emboldened the RSS elements.
The Hindutava of sorts was seen in Haryana where a separate Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee (SGPC) the Haryana will control by all the Gurudawara in the state and their offerings. It is a serious matter which should have been pondered over seriously to find a formula to allay the fears of Sikhs in Punjab and Haryana. RSS considers the Sikh part of Hindu community. The Sikhs, on the other hand, are against the assumption. The violent reaction of Punjab chief minister Parkash Singh Badal showed that the Punjab Sikhs, a majority in the community, will not tolerate any division in what he describes as panth, the Sikh order.

Another unfortunate deduction is that the liberal elements in the BJP have dwindled in numbers. They find no option to the RSS leadership. Maybe, the distance between the BJP and RSS was never a reality. It was part of the RSS tactics to make a dent in the general perception that the Indian society prefers the liberal BJP to the obdurate RSS.

The perception about tolerance in the Hindu religion is largely true. Had this not been the case, the constitution would not have said in the preamble that India would be a secular republic. The proof is provided by elections where 80 per cent of Hindus, who constitute an overwhelming majority, vote for a liberal India. Another indication is that even the liberal Muslim leaders don’t get elected even when their community constitutes 15 to 16 per cent of population in the country.

The ominous side is that the bigoted are adopting a still harder line and getting acceptance. Otherwise, Shah’s elevation makes little sense. After the BJP victory at the centre, he has been polarising the society and ensuring that the party does not snap its ties with RSS or the extremist Shiv Sena in Maharashtra.

The recent episode of forcible-feeding a fasting Muslim by a Sena MP is in a bad taste. What is more surprising is the explanation offered by the MP concerned and others. Several Sena members failed to condemn the MP and instead said it was done only to let the authorities know that the food supplied at the Maharastra Sadan was awfully bad. Though the Sena MP had subsequently apologised, the party had no business to equate it with some Muslim men raping women during Ramzan. The Modi government has at last reacted with Home Minister Rajnath Singh regretting the incident and reiterating that the government was committed to safeguarding the religious freedom guaranteed by the constitution.

Despite this, Modi’s overall say in favour of Hindutva cannot be denied. He is associated with the anti-Muslim riots in Gujarat in 2002. He is also known for his strong anti-Pakistan and anti-Bangladesh sentiments.
Despite this, Modi’s overall say in favour of Hindutva cannot be denied. He is associated with the anti-Muslim riots in Gujarat in 2002. He is also known for his strong anti-Pakistan and anti-Bangladesh sentiments, the two Muslims republics in India’s neighbourhood. Amit Shah was part of Modi’s ministry at Ahmedabad at that time.

Fortunately, Modi also realises that he should have good relations with both the nations. His invitation to the prime ministers of Pakistan, Bangladesh and the Maldives, to his oath-taking ceremony says so. For Modi to have good relations with India’s neighbours would strengthen the idea of pluralism, something that has helped the country to sustain a liberal atmosphere in the subcontinent.

Both New Delhi and Dhaka are fighting against fundamentalism, represented by the Taliban. Islamabad is used to do so because it uses them for fighting ‘a battle of independence’ in Kashmir. There is also a strong influential lobby within Pakistan to support fundamentalism which is spreading in the entire Muslim world.

I wish New Delhi could act against the Hindu Taliban which is emerging as a serious force. The liberal Muslims, whether living in Pakistan or Bangladesh, cannot afford to be complacent in their resolve to eliminate the Taliban, the fundamentalists. They want Islam to abandon the efforts at reformation and go back to the type of Islam was at the time of inception 1400 years ago. They too realise that it is not possible to do that. But then their approach is based on the strategy in elections which seem to return a candidate who supports pluralism. Rulers of Pakistan and Bangladesh seem to be realistic enough not to do anything which would scare away the non-Muslim electorate.


Kuldip Nayar
Kuldip Nayar is a veteran Indian journalist, human rights activist and a noted author.
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Taliban and india are two poles..
the day india accept it
it will be next pakistan

Kuldip nauer has his opinion just like any other person ... But he is much more balanced in his thinkin than other so called intellectuals from the indian side ..lovingly named "hawks" .. Who spread nothing but hate.
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its opinion...that it..
 
Hindu Taliban?There are hardly Any Hindus who primarily identify themselves as such.Hinduism isn't a religion in the first place;the rituals,the way gods and goddesses are worshipped change from place to place;infact even gods are also not the same across India;there are gods and goddesses that are exclusive to backward classes in every state(non brahminical gods).Hindus identify themselves first on caste lines,then on linguistic lines,then on state lines .It is extremely hard for organised religion followers to understand how things work for a Hindu in India.Yes,hindus sometimes come together in the name of religion but only when their rights,sentiments or lives are threatened by Muslims.Modi got votes bcoz people were fed up with UPA and wanted an efficient leader to lead them whom they saw in modi who proved his administrative skills in Gujarat.
 
a fanatical extemist calls the shots across the border having won in a landslide victory...tells us all we need to know about the indians and their psyche

they say keep your friends close and your enemies closer
 
a fanatical extemist calls the shots across the border having won in a landslide victory...tells us all we need to know about the indians and their psyche

they say keep your friends close and your enemies closer
Does it matter if majority of people want to live under modi or mickey mouse. its our land its our site its upto our majority to decide whom we want us to rule.
 
a fanatical extemist calls the shots across the border having won in a landslide victory...tells us all we need to know about the indians and their psyche

they say keep your friends close and your enemies closer

your country has blasphemy laws which instituionalise the crime against minorities. In pakistan even God needs security :lol:
No wonder why minorities are moving to india and pakistanis are among the higest asylum seekers in the world.

http://www.tagesschau.de/ausland/unhcr108.pdf
5,000 Hindus migrating to India every year, NA told - Pakistan - DAWN.COM
 
When Muslims in our country like Owaisi and Azam Khan talk about the welfare of muslims, they are considered secular. And when someone talks about hindus, he becomes communal, dehshatgard and branded as a hindu terrorist. Can any Pakistani secular explain me this phenomenon. Or is it just in their blood to just oppress non-islamic people and brand them as communal when they retaliate ? Wah re irony and hypocrisy !:angry:
 
BJP is willing to be used as an instrument of RSS

Amit Shah is a new word in the Sangh parivar jargon. It means loyalty. Shah is, without any doubt, Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Man Friday. But what differentiates him from others is the blind faith he has in his master, Modi. Amit Shah was given the task to polarise the biggest state of Uttar Pradesh. He won the Bhartiya Janata Party (BJP) 71 seats out of 80 in the Lok Sabha in the recent elections.

Modi has now put Shah at the head of the BJP to spread the same divisive ideas, the Hindutava, all over the country. One thing is clear from his appointment: Resistance to extremists has worn out so much that even a fanatic Hindu like Shah can occupy the highest position in the Sangh parivar. He is openly trying to put RSS and Modi’s government on the same page. For example, Kaptan Singh Solanki, appointed as governor of Haryana, is a hardcore RSS member. What it conveys is that the BJP is willing to be used as an instrument of RSS.

By stating that the Sangh would take part in politics Mohan Bhagwat, RSS chief, has only confirmed the perception that the parivar is dictated by RSS. This may be against the undertaking that RSS had given to Home Minister Sardar Patel that it would not participate in political activities. Then the Jan Sangh had to amend its constitution to re-enunciate that the organisation would remain “devoted purely to cultural work.” The appointment of Solanki also sends out the message that there is no difference between BJP and RSS, the liberals and the extremists. Both are two sides of the same coin.

Modi may not have taken any step to accelerate the pace of Hindutava. Yet his prime ministership has emboldened the RSS elements. So much as that one BJP member called Sonia Mirza, India’s pride in tennis, a Pakistani. It must be tough for the Muslims who have to prove their loyalty to India all the time. Her husband is no doubt a Pakistani. She was naturally hurt for being questioned on her nationality.

Modi may not have taken any step to accelerate the pace of Hindutava. Yet his prime ministership has emboldened the RSS elements.
The Hindutava of sorts was seen in Haryana where a separate Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee (SGPC) the Haryana will control by all the Gurudawara in the state and their offerings. It is a serious matter which should have been pondered over seriously to find a formula to allay the fears of Sikhs in Punjab and Haryana. RSS considers the Sikh part of Hindu community. The Sikhs, on the other hand, are against the assumption. The violent reaction of Punjab chief minister Parkash Singh Badal showed that the Punjab Sikhs, a majority in the community, will not tolerate any division in what he describes as panth, the Sikh order.

Another unfortunate deduction is that the liberal elements in the BJP have dwindled in numbers. They find no option to the RSS leadership. Maybe, the distance between the BJP and RSS was never a reality. It was part of the RSS tactics to make a dent in the general perception that the Indian society prefers the liberal BJP to the obdurate RSS.

The perception about tolerance in the Hindu religion is largely true. Had this not been the case, the constitution would not have said in the preamble that India would be a secular republic. The proof is provided by elections where 80 per cent of Hindus, who constitute an overwhelming majority, vote for a liberal India. Another indication is that even the liberal Muslim leaders don’t get elected even when their community constitutes 15 to 16 per cent of population in the country.

The ominous side is that the bigoted are adopting a still harder line and getting acceptance. Otherwise, Shah’s elevation makes little sense. After the BJP victory at the centre, he has been polarising the society and ensuring that the party does not snap its ties with RSS or the extremist Shiv Sena in Maharashtra.

The recent episode of forcible-feeding a fasting Muslim by a Sena MP is in a bad taste. What is more surprising is the explanation offered by the MP concerned and others. Several Sena members failed to condemn the MP and instead said it was done only to let the authorities know that the food supplied at the Maharastra Sadan was awfully bad. Though the Sena MP had subsequently apologised, the party had no business to equate it with some Muslim men raping women during Ramzan. The Modi government has at last reacted with Home Minister Rajnath Singh regretting the incident and reiterating that the government was committed to safeguarding the religious freedom guaranteed by the constitution.

Despite this, Modi’s overall say in favour of Hindutva cannot be denied. He is associated with the anti-Muslim riots in Gujarat in 2002. He is also known for his strong anti-Pakistan and anti-Bangladesh sentiments.
Despite this, Modi’s overall say in favour of Hindutva cannot be denied. He is associated with the anti-Muslim riots in Gujarat in 2002. He is also known for his strong anti-Pakistan and anti-Bangladesh sentiments, the two Muslims republics in India’s neighbourhood. Amit Shah was part of Modi’s ministry at Ahmedabad at that time.

Fortunately, Modi also realises that he should have good relations with both the nations. His invitation to the prime ministers of Pakistan, Bangladesh and the Maldives, to his oath-taking ceremony says so. For Modi to have good relations with India’s neighbours would strengthen the idea of pluralism, something that has helped the country to sustain a liberal atmosphere in the subcontinent.

Both New Delhi and Dhaka are fighting against fundamentalism, represented by the Taliban. Islamabad is used to do so because it uses them for fighting ‘a battle of independence’ in Kashmir. There is also a strong influential lobby within Pakistan to support fundamentalism which is spreading in the entire Muslim world.

I wish New Delhi could act against the Hindu Taliban which is emerging as a serious force. The liberal Muslims, whether living in Pakistan or Bangladesh, cannot afford to be complacent in their resolve to eliminate the Taliban, the fundamentalists. They want Islam to abandon the efforts at reformation and go back to the type of Islam was at the time of inception 1400 years ago. They too realise that it is not possible to do that. But then their approach is based on the strategy in elections which seem to return a candidate who supports pluralism. Rulers of Pakistan and Bangladesh seem to be realistic enough not to do anything which would scare away the non-Muslim electorate.


Kuldip Nayar
Kuldip Nayar is a veteran Indian journalist, human rights activist and a noted author.
Post Reported For Spreading Religious Hatred in PDF @WebMaster @Chak Bamu @Manticore
 
When Muslims in our country like Owaisi and Azam Khan talk about the welfare of muslims, they are considered secular. And when someone talks about hindus, he becomes communal, dehshatgard and branded as a hindu terrorist. Can any Pakistani secular explain me this phenomenon. Or is it just in their blood to just oppress non-islamic people and brand them as communal when they retaliate ? Wah re irony and hypocrisy !:angry:

Enough of this you Communal Hindu stop it
 
BJP is willing to be used as an instrument of RSS

Amit Shah is a new word in the Sangh parivar jargon. It means loyalty. Shah is, without any doubt, Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Man Friday. But what differentiates him from others is the blind faith he has in his master, Modi. Amit Shah was given the task to polarise the biggest state of Uttar Pradesh. He won the Bhartiya Janata Party (BJP) 71 seats out of 80 in the Lok Sabha in the recent elections.

Modi has now put Shah at the head of the BJP to spread the same divisive ideas, the Hindutava, all over the country. One thing is clear from his appointment: Resistance to extremists has worn out so much that even a fanatic Hindu like Shah can occupy the highest position in the Sangh parivar. He is openly trying to put RSS and Modi’s government on the same page. For example, Kaptan Singh Solanki, appointed as governor of Haryana, is a hardcore RSS member. What it conveys is that the BJP is willing to be used as an instrument of RSS.

By stating that the Sangh would take part in politics Mohan Bhagwat, RSS chief, has only confirmed the perception that the parivar is dictated by RSS. This may be against the undertaking that RSS had given to Home Minister Sardar Patel that it would not participate in political activities. Then the Jan Sangh had to amend its constitution to re-enunciate that the organisation would remain “devoted purely to cultural work.” The appointment of Solanki also sends out the message that there is no difference between BJP and RSS, the liberals and the extremists. Both are two sides of the same coin.

Modi may not have taken any step to accelerate the pace of Hindutava. Yet his prime ministership has emboldened the RSS elements. So much as that one BJP member called Sonia Mirza, India’s pride in tennis, a Pakistani. It must be tough for the Muslims who have to prove their loyalty to India all the time. Her husband is no doubt a Pakistani. She was naturally hurt for being questioned on her nationality.

Modi may not have taken any step to accelerate the pace of Hindutava. Yet his prime ministership has emboldened the RSS elements.
The Hindutava of sorts was seen in Haryana where a separate Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee (SGPC) the Haryana will control by all the Gurudawara in the state and their offerings. It is a serious matter which should have been pondered over seriously to find a formula to allay the fears of Sikhs in Punjab and Haryana. RSS considers the Sikh part of Hindu community. The Sikhs, on the other hand, are against the assumption. The violent reaction of Punjab chief minister Parkash Singh Badal showed that the Punjab Sikhs, a majority in the community, will not tolerate any division in what he describes as panth, the Sikh order.

Another unfortunate deduction is that the liberal elements in the BJP have dwindled in numbers. They find no option to the RSS leadership. Maybe, the distance between the BJP and RSS was never a reality. It was part of the RSS tactics to make a dent in the general perception that the Indian society prefers the liberal BJP to the obdurate RSS.

The perception about tolerance in the Hindu religion is largely true. Had this not been the case, the constitution would not have said in the preamble that India would be a secular republic. The proof is provided by elections where 80 per cent of Hindus, who constitute an overwhelming majority, vote for a liberal India. Another indication is that even the liberal Muslim leaders don’t get elected even when their community constitutes 15 to 16 per cent of population in the country.

The ominous side is that the bigoted are adopting a still harder line and getting acceptance. Otherwise, Shah’s elevation makes little sense. After the BJP victory at the centre, he has been polarising the society and ensuring that the party does not snap its ties with RSS or the extremist Shiv Sena in Maharashtra.

The recent episode of forcible-feeding a fasting Muslim by a Sena MP is in a bad taste. What is more surprising is the explanation offered by the MP concerned and others. Several Sena members failed to condemn the MP and instead said it was done only to let the authorities know that the food supplied at the Maharastra Sadan was awfully bad. Though the Sena MP had subsequently apologised, the party had no business to equate it with some Muslim men raping women during Ramzan. The Modi government has at last reacted with Home Minister Rajnath Singh regretting the incident and reiterating that the government was committed to safeguarding the religious freedom guaranteed by the constitution.

Despite this, Modi’s overall say in favour of Hindutva cannot be denied. He is associated with the anti-Muslim riots in Gujarat in 2002. He is also known for his strong anti-Pakistan and anti-Bangladesh sentiments.
Despite this, Modi’s overall say in favour of Hindutva cannot be denied. He is associated with the anti-Muslim riots in Gujarat in 2002. He is also known for his strong anti-Pakistan and anti-Bangladesh sentiments, the two Muslims republics in India’s neighbourhood. Amit Shah was part of Modi’s ministry at Ahmedabad at that time.

Fortunately, Modi also realises that he should have good relations with both the nations. His invitation to the prime ministers of Pakistan, Bangladesh and the Maldives, to his oath-taking ceremony says so. For Modi to have good relations with India’s neighbours would strengthen the idea of pluralism, something that has helped the country to sustain a liberal atmosphere in the subcontinent.

Both New Delhi and Dhaka are fighting against fundamentalism, represented by the Taliban. Islamabad is used to do so because it uses them for fighting ‘a battle of independence’ in Kashmir. There is also a strong influential lobby within Pakistan to support fundamentalism which is spreading in the entire Muslim world.

I wish New Delhi could act against the Hindu Taliban which is emerging as a serious force. The liberal Muslims, whether living in Pakistan or Bangladesh, cannot afford to be complacent in their resolve to eliminate the Taliban, the fundamentalists. They want Islam to abandon the efforts at reformation and go back to the type of Islam was at the time of inception 1400 years ago. They too realise that it is not possible to do that. But then their approach is based on the strategy in elections which seem to return a candidate who supports pluralism. Rulers of Pakistan and Bangladesh seem to be realistic enough not to do anything which would scare away the non-Muslim electorate.


Kuldip Nayar
Kuldip Nayar is a veteran Indian journalist, human rights activist and a noted author.
If you believe what Kuldip Nayar has written..then also check out what he says about Pakistan as well.

Kuldip Nayar blasts Pakistan establishment - Rediff.com India News
 
You guys have a Politician who lost the election sitting in front of the parliament asking for PM's resignation, ours being a little more mature democracy this is how our butt hurt politicians take a dig at our PM through their proxies.


I can't blast your so called "democracy" easily .. With your mature PM being from an extremist party accused o mass murder... N banned by USA n eu till recently from entering their countries ...


And are you saying tht kuldeep nayer is our "proxy"..

Lmao.
Maybe he's much more nuanced in his views. But that's besides the point.

If his credentials as an Indian compelled him to accuse the Pakistani Establishment of having a nexus with fundamentalists, his credentials as a Congress lackey might well prompt him to speak for their defence and against the Right Wing of Indian polity.

If his views on some fields/areas are not closer to the truth, there's no reason to assume he's any closer to the truth in other fields/areas.

Okay man he's an ISI agent .. Happy bashing..

I'm out.
 

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