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New Delhi:
Terming Hindutva as the "spirit" of BJP, party President Nitin
Gadkari today said it cannot be a subject of political debate and
lamented that its image had overshadowed its real meaning.
"Whether someone likes it or not, the
subject has been a matter of debate for the last 40 years in
politics. I feel people should know the reality (of what Hindutva
means) after serious thinking.
"It is a tragedy of image versus reality. Letters can change but not
the spirit. Hindutva is our philosophy, it is our spirit... which
cannot change," Gadkari said during the 'dedication ceremony' of
over 100 professionals as volunteers for the BJP.
The function was followed by a talk on 'politics and Hindutva' in
which Gadkari said Hindutva cannot be a subject of political debate
and it can never be an agenda for any political party.
He termed as "propaganda" that Hindutva was against Muslims and said
people were "misrepresenting" the facts to further their vested
interests.
Maintaining that BJP was in favour of equality in social and
economic spheres for all, he said "We believe in the philosophy of 'vasudev
kutumbhkam' (world is one family)."
Gadkari alleged that "pseudo secularists" were deliberately
attaching religion with a terrorist and said the term 'secularism'
is now being used for minority appeasement.
"... terrorist has no creed, caste or religion. A god fearing Hindu
will not kill an innocent Muslim and similarly, a god fearing Muslim
will not kill an innocent Hindu, and if he is doing so, then he is a
terrorist who does not belong to any religion," he said.
The BJP president said in a secular country, the government, the
judiciary and the media should be secular but an individual cannot
be secular.
He said it was necessary that the new generation was taught the real
meaning of Hindutva, adding, "A proper focus on the issue is the
need of the hour".
Speaking on the issue, RSS ideologue M G Vaidya said he had
expressed "concern" when Sudhendra Kulkarni, the close aide of BJP
leader L K Advani wrote after the party defeat in general elections
that it should distance itself from Hindutva.
He lamented that the "spirit" remained ignored but at the same time
appreciated that it was being remembered once again in 2010.
Vaidya said for BJP, distancing itself from Hindutva would mean
distancing itself from RSS and its core values.
He recalled that when the issue of BJP's relations vis-a-vis
Hindutva was being debated in 2004, he had said that BJP has moved
along a particular line from where it would not be appropriate to
pull it back.
"I had said that if BJP disassociates itself from Hindutva, then the
RSS would take a call on whether to keep Hindutva in politics or
not," Vaidya said.
The BJP president said in a secular country, the government, the
judiciary and the media should be secular but an individual cannot
be secular.
He said it was necessary that the new generation was taught the real
meaning of Hindutva, adding, "A proper focus on the issue is the
need of the hour".
Speaking on the issue, RSS ideologue M G Vaidya said he had
expressed "concern" when Sudhendra Kulkarni, the close aide of BJP
leader L K Advani wrote after the party defeat in general elections
that it should distance itself from Hindutva.
He lamented that the "spirit" remained ignored but at the same time
appreciated that it was being remembered once again in 2010.
Vaidya said for BJP, distancing itself from Hindutva would mean
distancing itself from RSS and its core values.
He recalled that when the issue of BJP's relations vis-a-vis
Hindutva was being debated in 2004, he had said that BJP has moved
along a particular line from where it would not be appropriate to
pull it back.
"I had said that if BJP disassociates itself from Hindutva, then the
RSS would take a call on whether to keep Hindutva in politics or
not," Vaidya said.
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