02-26-2014, 11:27 AM
Daily Bhaskar
Ideological change or political compulsion?
Udit Raj, born in a Hindu family as Ram Raj changed to Buddhism on November 4, 2001 and with this changed his birth name. Being an active worker of the RSS for long he was supposed to toe in the line of the Sangh Parivar, but with his conversion to Buddhism he began hymning his own tunes allegedly.
The supposed drift in his ideology wasnââ¬â¢t propped up by the BJP and other hardcore Hindu nationalist organizations, which also earned a considerable level of disparagement for him.
On October 27, 2002 Udit Raj organized a contentious conversion ceremony in which large number of Dalits 'converted' to Buddhism. Following which, his relationship severed with the Sangh and BJP, resulting in his losing long reared association with them.
As per covert news reports of the time, he was working against the interests of the party and RSS, which found his ââ¬Ëconversion-exerciseââ¬â¢ politically motivated.
Ideological change or political compulsion?
Udit Raj, born in a Hindu family as Ram Raj changed to Buddhism on November 4, 2001 and with this changed his birth name. Being an active worker of the RSS for long he was supposed to toe in the line of the Sangh Parivar, but with his conversion to Buddhism he began hymning his own tunes allegedly.
The supposed drift in his ideology wasnââ¬â¢t propped up by the BJP and other hardcore Hindu nationalist organizations, which also earned a considerable level of disparagement for him.
On October 27, 2002 Udit Raj organized a contentious conversion ceremony in which large number of Dalits 'converted' to Buddhism. Following which, his relationship severed with the Sangh and BJP, resulting in his losing long reared association with them.
As per covert news reports of the time, he was working against the interests of the party and RSS, which found his ââ¬Ëconversion-exerciseââ¬â¢ politically motivated.