Diggy Raja's Op-Ed in The Hindu: History as a battleground for politics

by Guest Fri Oct 10, 2014 1:30 am

http://www.thehindu.com/opinion/op-ed/history-battleground-for-politics/article6485752.ece?homepage=true

by Guest Fri Oct 10, 2014 1:31 am

The problem with the RSS-BJP combine and their followers is that they don’t have any names worth mentioning among their leaders who might have contributed to the freedom struggle. That is probably the reason why they have been trying to appropriate the legacy of Gandhi, Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose and Sardar Patel among others. During the 1980s, the BJP under the leadership of Atal Bihari Vajpayee initiated the process of appropriating the doctrine of Gandhian socialism. The idea was to try and establish some relationship between their party and the freedom movement. This attempt, however, did not offer them any political advantage. As a result they reverted to hardcore religious fundamentalism and pursued the provocatively divisive issue of building a Ram temple in Ayodhya after the demolition of the Babri Masjid as their core political agenda. Later they tried to appropriate Patel as their leader and the Sangh Parivar propagated stories about the differences between Pandit Nehru and Sardar Patel.

In the run-up to the general election Mr. Modi constantly made references to building the iron statue of Sardar Patel. He even appealed to contribute iron in the same way that they sought contributions of bricks for constructing the Ram Mandir. But now that he is the Prime Minister of the country, we have not heard much about the massive “Loh” statue of “Loh Purush” Sardar Patel.

by SomeProfile Fri Oct 10, 2014 11:41 am

Doggy knows that he has been relegated to the dust bin of history, and is desperately trying to make himself relevant. He should learn from Shashi Tharoor and start licking Modi's boots.

by Guest Fri Oct 10, 2014 11:42 am

SomeProfile wrote:Doggy knows that he has been relegated to the dust bin of history, and is desperately trying to make himself relevant. He should learn from Shashi Tharoor and start licking Modi's boots.

The Hindu newspaper is a prestigious newspaper. This Op-Ed is published in The Hindu; it is not some random blog.

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