Thursday, December 22, 2011

The RSS Connection

Sandeep Pandey, who is supporting Anna Hazare's movement, only said :
He had reportedly said Sangh was behind the killing of Mahatma Gandhi and that the hand of the organization had been found behind some explosions in the country and so it should be banned.
And all hell broke loose. Here is the hard found report. RSS and its activities constitute the biggest collection of skeletons in India's cupboard. A stark reality that sooner or later has to be confronted. The pathetic wishing away of this reality both by the majority as well as the minority communities is also part of reality. In above mentioned event itself it is apparent that RSS activists were present in a significant number in the activity organized in support of Anna Hazare. If they were present then there is an RSS connection too. Why is that? People have been asking about silence of Anna movement in matters related to minority. A Movement that is as ambitious as the Anna Hazare movement can not ignore issues related to minorities. So far there is no clear cut picture presented to the people by the team Anna in this regard. Looking back at the history of independent India one thing is clear that any assurance in the vein that let the Lokpal bill go through and then minorities issues will be sorted out to their satisfaction can not be taken seriously. The deprivation of minorities is too stark to be ignored. The deprivation is combined with all too visible homophobia and these matters are serious enough to be given top priority. And the biggest minority will do well to pull up its socks. It has lived for nearly seventy years in the hope that some one else will take care of its interests. Petty politicians of minority community, of course, have taken care of themselves.