10-16-2006, 10:14 PM
Ramana,
I would blame BJP instead of RSS.
First all during the NDA rule, they actively suppressed Hindu issues, ostensibly due to coalition dharma. Fine, but what was the reason to make their poll campaign completely hindu-neutral?
Any hindu grouping including RSS would be justified in generalizing that if that NDA, with that hindu neutral campaign, came to power it would drop any pretense of caring for hindu causes. since it would be perfectly justifiable by poll results and every two bit leader and media loudmouths would be jumping up and own reminding NDA that it DIDN'T win for espousing hindu causes.
What about nationalistic causes? Sure RSS calls itself hindu-nationalistic. But its idea of nationalism is not Nehruvian, where being nationalistic means being hindu-neutral or even anti-hindu. That is Congress for you. And an NDA victory in last elections would have solidified BJP's congressization.
BJP didn't ask for hindu votes. It asked for hindu-neutral nationalistic votes. And it got whatever hindu-neutral nationalistic votest there were. So why the complaint?
A person doesn't vote as a hindu just because he/she is a hindu. He/she votes as a hindu if that identity is of importance to him/her when he/she caste the vote. In last elections people voted with other identities paramount in their minds, not hindu identity. During last elections no one asked for hindu votes. And no one got them.
The present government of MMS has taken a majority of decisions supporting the causes of "minorities". <b> Evidently MMS government is by the minorities, of the minorities, and for the minorities</b>. Blame or praise for this situation rests squarely on ABV and LKA's shoulders, not on RSS. JMHO.
I would blame BJP instead of RSS.
First all during the NDA rule, they actively suppressed Hindu issues, ostensibly due to coalition dharma. Fine, but what was the reason to make their poll campaign completely hindu-neutral?
Any hindu grouping including RSS would be justified in generalizing that if that NDA, with that hindu neutral campaign, came to power it would drop any pretense of caring for hindu causes. since it would be perfectly justifiable by poll results and every two bit leader and media loudmouths would be jumping up and own reminding NDA that it DIDN'T win for espousing hindu causes.
What about nationalistic causes? Sure RSS calls itself hindu-nationalistic. But its idea of nationalism is not Nehruvian, where being nationalistic means being hindu-neutral or even anti-hindu. That is Congress for you. And an NDA victory in last elections would have solidified BJP's congressization.
BJP didn't ask for hindu votes. It asked for hindu-neutral nationalistic votes. And it got whatever hindu-neutral nationalistic votest there were. So why the complaint?
A person doesn't vote as a hindu just because he/she is a hindu. He/she votes as a hindu if that identity is of importance to him/her when he/she caste the vote. In last elections people voted with other identities paramount in their minds, not hindu identity. During last elections no one asked for hindu votes. And no one got them.
The present government of MMS has taken a majority of decisions supporting the causes of "minorities". <b> Evidently MMS government is by the minorities, of the minorities, and for the minorities</b>. Blame or praise for this situation rests squarely on ABV and LKA's shoulders, not on RSS. JMHO.