NEW MASCOT FOR HINDUTVA
"Hindutva" said the Supreme Court of India in one of the landmark judgments" is a way of life". that has not prevented the secular media and men wearing secular mask like Mulayam Singh Yadav from uttering this to describe BJP and its parivar. When Godhra Carnage happened - Ram sevaks returning from Ayodhya in Sabarmati Express were confined to flames by alleged Muslim extremists, there were muted protests. but when Gujarat burnt in retaliation, Modi was targeted as the mascot of Hindutva. Even The Supreme Court criticised Modi's complicity. That Modi could win on the basis of Gujarti Asmita- four consecutive elections is a different matter, Modi effectively polarised the votes in a state like Gujarat. Now Modi is seem to be aspiring to become ourPM. there are many in the media who believe that Modi as PM would have made lot of difference to BJP campagin.
Probably irked by the limelight that Modi enjoys, a Gandhi scion thought it his duty to unmask himself as a true Hindu. Varun Feroze Gandhi by Indian laws and convention which follow paternalistic ways, is a Parsi and not a Hindu. Sanjay gandhi was born to a Hindu mother and a Parsi Father. Varun's mother is a sikh. What Varun uttered aboutMuslims in Pilibhit has now taken the political world by storm with even BJP distancing itself from the remarks attributed to him. The Election commission went out of the way to censure him for his inflammatory speeches. Well we have had Uma Bharatis, Sadhvi Rithambaras pouring venom in thier speeches.
Uma Bharathi was a Member of Parliament and even a Minister later on to become CM of Madhya Pradesh. EC not only did censure Varun, it also wanted BJP not to nominate him. Because Varun is a Gandhi scion, Dr.Manmohan Singh chose to describe his diatribe as unfortunate. BJPhas challenged the jurisdiction of EC which has overstepped its authority. Now why is that Munna Bhai Sanjay Dutt- son of a mixed parentage - Sunil and Nargis Dutt is allowed to contest when his convictionhas not yet been stayed. In fact the charges against Sanjay Dutt were far more serious even though the special court chose to sentence him on minor charges of possession of weapons under Arms Act. Even Rajiv said that when a big tree falls earth feels a tremor following killing of sardarjis in the capital. Censuring is ofcourse right but asking the party not to nominate him is something that EC is not authorised to recommend. The people will judge the candidate through their ballots if this is made an election issue at all. Pilibhit has a sizeable no of muslim voters as well.
One columnist has found parallels between this speech with Sanjay Gandhi's operation eviction at Turnkman Gate during emergency with full support of then DDA man and Lt Governor of Delhi Jagmohan. He has called Sanjay , Bansi Lal, and a host of cronies as communal. But Sanjay had for his company Dumpy akbar Ahmad, Rukshana Sultana in his durbar. Sanjay was the favored son of Indira Gandhi. By the same yardstick if one were to judge Indira Gandhi could also be called communal.
Varun needs to learn a lot from his cousin Rahul and should avoid being controversial at this stage of his political career.
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