Shravan Krushnapaksha 10, Kaliyug Varsha 5116
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Hindustan is a Hindu nation…Hindutva is the identity of our nation and it (Hinduism) can incorporate others (religions) in itself.
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If inhabitants of England are English, Germany are Germans and USA are Americans then why all inhabitants of Hindustan are not known as Hindus.
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The cultural identity of all Indians is Hindutva and the present inhabitants of the country are descendants of this great culture.
– RSS Chief Mohan Bhagwat
Bhagwat was in Mumbai on the occasion of Krishna Janamashtami to attend the inauguration programme of the golden jubilee celebrations of the VHP, that was founded in Mumbai on August 29-30, 1964.
He said the goal of VHP in the coming five years would be to ensure equality among the Hindus of the nation.
"For the next 5 years we have to work with the aim of bringing equality among all the Hindus in the country. All Hindus should be drinking water at one place, should be praying at one place and after their death, their bodies should be burnt at the same place," he said.
Shiv Sena justifies Bhagwat remarks on Hindu nation
Shiv Sena president Uddhav Thackeray on Tuesday backed Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh chief Mohan Bhagwat’s comment that India is a Hindu nation, saying the remarks were absolutely right.
“I support the comments made by Mohan Bhagwat. What’s wrong with it, if he calls it (India) a Hindu nation,” asked Mr. Thackeray, while speaking to reporters, at his residence Matoshri in Mumbai.
Mr. Thackeray recalled that his father, the late Bal Thackeray, always called India, a Hindu nation. “How can we change party’s stand today? He always maintained this stand,” he said.
The Sena leader also claimed that he doesn’t need permission from anyone to call India, a Hindu nation. “No one should feel ashamed to call this country a Hindu nation,” he said.
Cong, SP flay RSS chief Bhagwat for calling India a 'Hindu nation', say Sangh should stop fooling people…
Coming down heavily on Bhagwat, senior Congress leader Digvijaya Singh, in a series of tweets, described the RSS chief as "Hitler" and said the Sangh should stop "fooling" innocent people by using religion in politics.
"I thought we had one Hitler in making but it seems now we have Two ! God save India !," Singh, also a known detractor of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, tweeted.
A day after the RSS chief made controversial remarks in Mumbai, Singh asked, "A question to Mohan Bhagwat – Is Hindutva a religious identity ? What is its relationship with Sanatan Dharma ?
Is a person who believes in Islam, Christianity, Sikh, Budhism, Jainism or any other religion also a Hindu ? Would Mohan Bhagwatji please clarify?" Wondering "does word Hindu or Hindutava figure in any of our Veda, Upanishad, Gita, Puran or any other of our religious scripture ?, Singh also tweeted.
"RSS should stop fooling the innocent people by using religion in politics.We are proud of our Sanatan Dharm and its tolerance towards others," he said.
Hitting out at Bhagwat, Samajwadi Party accused the Sangh of practising politics of "hatred and separatism."
"They use such words and language to fan social tension," SP spokesperson Rajendra Chaudhary said. Referring to various controversial statements from union ministers and leaders of BJP and VHP, Congress leader Manish Tewari alleged that there was a "concerted efforts" to polarise the country on religious lines. "…it is very evident that with the active connivance of the Central government there is an attempt of religious polarisation…The cultural identity of India is not of a monolithic state. India is not Pakistan," he said.
Source : The Times of India , The Hindu
