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Modi has emboldened Hindu upper-caste NRIs to turn India into a nation of "theirs only"

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Modi has emboldened Hindu upper-caste NRIs to turn India into a nation of "theirs only" Empty Modi has emboldened Hindu upper-caste NRIs to turn India into a nation of "theirs only"

Post by confuzzled dude Sun Apr 10, 2016 6:33 pm

Many of these diaspora associations in the West have been raising money to support RSS and its affiliate organisations to wage violence against religious minorities in India. To avoid suspicion, some of them hide themselves as "development" organisations and use their hostland's aid money to support sectarian programs in India.

In spite of Hindus having huge numerical strength and control of political and economic power in India, diaspora groups have developed a myth of Hindus being an oppressed majority in a "secular" state. By playing the "victim" card that Hinduism is in danger from the "secular" forces in India, the diaspora is influencing the homeland politics to promote an aggressive form of Hindu nationalism.
Unfortunately, caste discrimination amongst the Indian diaspora is getting stronger as religious and ethnic identity become increasingly important. The powerful and majority group in Indian diaspora is not only active promoter of the Hindu right-wing political agenda, it also encourages the social discourse that favours the Brahmanic upper-caste values. Any discussion or debate on caste issue is seen as a taboo topic amongst the diaspora.

Dalits form a numerical minority within the Indian diasporic space, so upper-caste Hindus dominates places of worship and other cultural associations. In the UK, Dalit diaspora is even forced to worship in segregated temples.

In recent years, Dalit groups have started a campaign for a legal ban on caste discrimination in the UK, but upper-caste diaspora has successfully opposed it. Moreover, the upper-caste groups are providing fund and political support to RSS and upper-caste associations in India to demand revocation of country's caste-based job reservation policy, which wil lead to further social unrest in the country.
http://www.dailyo.in/politics/indian-diaspora-nris-hindutva-narendra-modi-rss-dalits-intolerance-casteism-microsoft/story/1/9974.html

*ahem* wonder where have we seen this behavior before.

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