Mangaluru, Mar 17: This country is turning into a huge battleground for Hindu fascist forces and Muslim fundamentalists, and people are becoming victims to this. Religious fascism spread by communal forces is more dangerous than racial fascism. If this is allowed to grow, the country will become another Germany, said Kannada journalist Ramjan Darga.
Speaking at the book release of the Kannada translation of A G Noorani’s ‘The RSS and the BJP: A Division of Labour’ by Suresh Bhat Bakrabail here on Monday, he said that the RSS was propagating a divisive concept while was directly contradictory to the belief of an ‘inclusive culture’ which was propagated by the likes of Buddha, Kabeer, Guru Nanak and others saints ages ago. There is no ‘Hindu’ culture in Bhagawat Gita, Mahabharata or Ramayana. The concept of being a ‘Hindu’ is a geographical concept which was derived from the river Sindh, and did not refer to a religion. The culture of Mussolini and Hitler is RSS culture – this is not Hindu culture, he said.
He said that it was V D Savarkar who brought the concept of Hindutva in Hindu religion and during the time of demolition of Babri Masjid in Ayodhya, this concept was used to divide the society. “Our country has a vast heritage which opposes this ‘hate culture’. And the culture propagated by the RSS and its political wing BJP is contradictory to our heritage. It is those who do not want the age-old tradition of togetherness to exist, who are trying to break the communal harmony in the country,” he said, adding that the division was made possible since we neglected to teach our children the importance of this land and its heroes.
He also stated that innocent Muslims were being controlled by few Muslim fundamentalists in the country.
The society we are living in is one filled with turbulence. We should reflect what kind of society we are leaving behind for our next generation. Until we understand that religious fascism is dangerous, incidents of communal hatred will continue to occur, he said.
He said that the book translated by Suresh Bhat Bakrabail is an eye-opener. Those who reads the book can never become a communal person, he said.
Speaking after releasing the book, senior journalist and media advisor to the Chief Minister of Karnataka Dinesh Amin Mattu said that the biggest trait of RSS was its hypocrisy. The acts of RSS are well-strategised, which is why it places different types of communalism in front of people. Although it talks about Hindutva, it has an ulterior political motive, which is why it backs only members from the BJP, he said.
He said that the only way to end the caste system was to collectively boycott religious centres which practiced casteism and untouchability.
The programme was organised by Karnataka Komu Souharda Vedike, Mangaluru and Ladai Prakashana Gadag. K L Ashok, Basavaraj Sulibhavi from Ladai Prakashana and others were present on the occasion.
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