By Prof. Shamsul Islam
The sovereign-democratic Indian Republic came into existence on January 26, 1950, coinciding with the promulgation of a historic constitution which in its Preamble declared its firm commitment to “JUSTICE, social, economic and political; LIBERTY of thought, expression, belief, faith and worship; EQUALITY of status and of opportunity; and to promote among them all FRATERNITY assuring the dignity of the individual and the unity and integrity of the Nation…”
This Republic is slated for public execution on August 5, 2020, with great pomp and show at Ayodhya. The issue is not building of a peerless Ram Temple [Temple] at the place where once Babri Mosque [Mosque] stood. The legitimacy for the construction of the Temple was ‘managed’ courtesy the highest court of justice of India. Betraying all norms of fair-play, rule of law and common sense, the Supreme Court approved construction of the Temple despite admitting also that no Temple was destroyed to build the Babri mosque in the past, it was illegal to place the Ram idols in the Mosque on the night of 22-23 December 1949 and destruction of the Mosque by the Hindutva mob on December 6, 1992, was a criminal act. There is no doubt that Temple has the judicial sanction despite the criticism that what Hindutva zealots could not achieve on December 6, 1992, was facilitated through the judiciary.
This rushing up with the construction of the Temple at Ayodhya is a serious setback to the Indian democratic-secular polity but a far more dangerous spectacle would unroll at Ayodhya on August 5 when Narender Modi as PM of India, would perform Bhoomi Poojan [land-worship] for the Temple at 12.30 noon in the august presence of the chief of RSS, Mohanrao Bhagwat as chief guest. This moment is going to be the final death blow to the Indian Republic, the hectic preparations for which were afoot with Modi’s ascendancy to power. In fact, it started earlier when Modi as chief minister of Gujarat while talking to two Reuters journalists, Ross Colvin and Sruthi Gottipati, on July 12, 2013, had identified himself as a ‘Hindu Nationalist’ and credited the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) for instilling in him the spirit of a patriot.T
The Ayodhya ceremony is going to be the ‘vadh’ ceremony (a Brahmanical ritual) of Indian Republic is no exaggeration as the following facts would bear out the truth. When PM Modi does Bhoomi pooja at Ayodhya in the presence of RSS chief, Bhagwat, the chief guest, he knowingly would be violating the oath he took last time in 2019 as PM of democratic-secular Indian polity as RSS is dead against what Modi committed himself to.
Modi, when took over as PM in 2014 and 2019, took the following oath as prescribed in the Constitution:
“I, (name), do swear in the name of God/solemnly affirm that I will bear true faith and allegiance to the Constitution of India as by law established, that I will uphold the sovereignty and integrity of India, that I will faithfully and conscientiously discharge my duties as a Minister for the Union and that I will do right to all manner of people in accordance with the Constitution and the law, without fear or favour, affection or ill-will.”
PM thus is committed to uphold the constitution which according to the Supreme Court has following elements as ‘Basic-structure’, sovereignty, democratic and secular character of the polity, rule of law, independence of the judiciary, fundamental rights of citizens. This commitment of the PM Modi needs to be compared with the oath an RSS member takes where each RSS member is committed to work only for ‘Hindu religion, Hindu society, and Hindu culture ‘. It reads:
Before the all-powerful God and my ancestors, I most solemnly take this oath, that I become a member of the RSS in order to achieve all-round greatness of Bharatvarsha by fostering the growth of my sacred Hindu religion, Hindu society, and Hindu culture. I shall perform the work of the Sangh honestly, disinterestedly, with my heart and soul, and I shall adhere to this goal all my life. Bharat Mata Ki Jai.
RSS has been demanding that democratic-secular Indian wanted this Constitution should be replaced by Manusmriti or Manu Code which is known for its derogatory and inhuman references to Sudras, Untouchables and women. The Constituent Assembly of India finalized the Constitution of India on November 26, 1949, RSS was not happy. Its organ, Organiser in an editorial on November 30, 1949, complained:
“But in our Constitution, there is no mention of the unique constitutional development in ancient Bharat. Manu’s Laws were written long before Lycurgus of Sparta or Solon of Persia. To this day his laws as enunciated in the Manusmriti excite the admiration of the world and elicit spontaneous obedience and conformity. But to our constitutional pundits that means nothing.”
How loyal the RSS is to the Constitution of India can be known by the following statement of MS Golwalkar, the most prominent RSS ideologue. It is being reproduced from Bunch of Thoughts which is not only selection of the writings of Golwalkar but also a Bible for the RSS cadres.
“Our Constitution too is just a cumbersome and heterogeneous piecing together of various articles from various Constitutions of Western countries. It has absolutely nothing which can be called our own. Is there a single word of reference in its guiding principles as to what our national mission is and what our keynote in life is?”
When India resolved to become a democratic-secular Republic RSS, following in the footsteps of Savarkar, rejected out rightly the idea that Hindus and Muslims and other religious communities together constituted a nation. The English organ of the RSS, Organiser, on the very eve of Independence (August 14, 1947) editorially chalked out its concept of nation in the following words:
“Let us no longer allow ourselves to be influenced by false notions of nationhood. Much of the mental confusion and the present and future troubles can be removed by the ready recognition of the simple fact that in Hindusthan only the Hindus form the nation and the national structure must be built on that safe and sound foundation…the nation itself must be built up of Hindus, on Hindu traditions, culture, ideas and aspirations.”
The RSS organ in the same issue denigrated the National Flag (which PM Modi is supposed to honour) in the following words:
“The people who have come to power by the kick of fate may give in our hands the Tricolour but it will never be respected and owned by Hindus. The word three is in itself an evil, and a flag having three colours will certainly produce a very bad psychological effect and is injurious to a country.”
The RSS, contrary to the principles of democracy, has been constantly demanding India to be ruled under a totalitarian regime. Golwalkar while delivering a speech at the RSS headquarters before 1350 top-level cadres of the RSS in 1940 declared,
“RSS inspired by one flag, one leader and one ideology is lighting the flame of Hindutva in each and every corner of this great land.”
In the history of independent India, there has never been such a brazen ganging up of an Indian PM with the RSS. Temple at Ayodhya, ostensibly, is being celebrated as redressal of the ‘wrong-done” by Muslims in the past (it may be interesting to note that Goswami Tulsi Das-1522-1623, who played the most prominent role in popularizing the story of Ram by penning Ramcharitmanas in India and the greatest worshipper of Ram did not mention in his epic penned between 1575-1576 that Babri mosque was built at the site of Ram Temple in the years 1538-1539) but the reality is that ‘Hindu nationalist’ PM is using the occasion as an opportunity to put the Indian Republic to death.
hindus,others getting lectures from islamists.
across the globe muslims are in trouble.
mosques in greece used as barber shops. hungary says no muslims-list is endless.
muslim countries have no respect for human rights. latest suicide bomber attack in kabul-
go lecture to your fellow muslims. you have an option- go to pakistan, the land of the brave and the free. no
muslims leaveing why
why muslims going across to western countries and to top it you lecture others.
shameless.
india is returning to ancient culture. no hindus care for your opinion.
The article has been well written. My suggestion is Muslims who are basically from India and not Bangladesh or Pakistan or Afghanistan need not fear about deportation. They have to accept that they are staying in a Hindu majority Country. Any attempt to alter the demography will damage their future. Muslim Uma is not a solution. Their goal should be to get educate and assimilate with the majority community. Hinduism is such a religion unlike Islam, which has flexibility and space for all communities and all races. My advice is these clergies and mullahs, Sarjeels, Jakir Nayaks, PFI’s, so called Seculars etc. Will do more harm to the Muslim students & lower section of the Muslims Society rather than from outside like Hindus. Take the example of Parsis. Such a microscopic size community is held with esteem in India. Nothing to fear about CAA, NRC. They will come do its duty as majority wants it. Please do fight for Bangladeshis, Pakistanis. etc. Anywaty they will be findout and made stateless.
prof islam- name says it all.
why dont muslims like him- just one thousand leave india. so unhappy. we dont like or need his kind.
he expects india to be islamic state. how dumb.
i expect islam to answer- why does he not leave india- non secular, against freedom
take your families, friends with himself. yes india should be declared a hindu state.
we dont need people like him- ofcource he willnever leave for afghantan, pakistan,iraq, somalia.
he is a total fraud.
My suggestion to Muslims who are basically from India , please you need not to fear about deportation. They have to accept that they are staying in a Hindu majority Country. See what is happening in Pakistan. Tomatos cost Rs.300/- per KG. Level of poverty is very high. 80% of the population is highly radicalized. this has resulted in very high level of violance in that country. Till 1952, 22,000 muslims families who opted for pakistan but subsequently returned to India saved themselves from total annihilation by the Punjabi Muslim and military which is dominated by Punjabis. There is no solution in to have higher number of babies among the Muslim couples, or to prowl on Hindu Brahmin Girls. Any attempt to alter the demography will damage their future. Muslim Uma is not a solution. Their goal should be to get educate and assimilate with the majority community. Hinduism is such a religion unlike Islam, which has flexibility and space for all communities and all races. My advice ito them that clergies and mullahs, Sarjeels, Jakir Nayaks, PFI’s, so called Seculars etc. Will do more harm to the Muslim students & lower section of the Muslims Society rather than from outside like Hindus. Take the example of Parsis. Such a microscopic size community is held with esteem in India. Nothing to fear about CAA, NRC. They will come do its duty as majority wants it. Please do not fight for Bangladeshis, Pakistanis. etc. Anywaty they will be findout and made stateless.
stop adviseing muslims-they are muslims first and last.
have the cheek to talk about secularism,free speech to advance their interests and agenda.
their heros are khilji- burnt nalanda -ghazni and ghori.aurangzeb, tippu.
hindus should not trust muslims-no country does. hungaries pm victor urban said. no muslims hungary-i know them all. eastern europe have experienced muslims-mainly turkey-
hindus need an iron leader-not weak gandgi,nehru etc.
unfortuatey muslims will remain islamists- loyal tpwards their religion- they even kill each other.
how can you trust them
india should be like israel-super strong- has beaten the hell out of arabs.
hindus who preach brother hood with muslims are either decietful. or fools.
put them in jail-india needs 10 years of iron rule- in kashmir govt should blow the homes of terrorists, and punish entire villages. israeil style. today tiny israel is strongest, most advanced nation- india,s gandhi
left weak, helpless ,talking rubbish about ideals that dont help india.only its enemies.
believe me muslims inindia will hail pakistani army if it invaded india.
stop being naive.
Bjp strethening its hindu vote bank… nothing done in the name of development , but every step take to strength its vote bank…
u have no business attacking bjp-
your agenda. mullah, masjid, kabristan.
halal meat, nice begum 10 kids-
namaz 5 times a day- yes you guys talk about development
go to somalia. sudan, pakistan-
isis,taliban, suicide bombs.
info-
terror attack in karrachi
50 injured.
why muslim mirror quiet.last week terror attack in kabul,30 killed. three indian muslims involved as suicide bomber.
nothing like this in india.
today news.
bjp sarpanch shot and killed in kashmir.
kashmir was once a hindu state. look at names.
srinagar, anant naga. amarnath
trouble started when islam came.
now-indian govt should impose a super harsh rule. death to all terrorists-
elite hindus are tops.poor are in bad shape. too many chldren . awful education.
situation of muslims is worse.
fault is govt.
poor hindus accept it as fate
few muslims are tops. complain all the time. wont help they keep asking hindus to be secular. give up their. religion-
however this game is up. muslims dont make such demands on usa. dare not
india should be secular, for all. muslims dont make such demand in muslim countries.
they side with the bigots finally india is a devided country- india for hindus, nonmuslims-pakistan
for muslims.s
hindu govts will not compromise more. if muslims are so unhappy. free to leave. why pak does not help.
indian govt should help. however millions of muslims in foreign countries. rather stay in jail than return.
unless muslims change,things will get worst for them
why is professor not leaveing- he is so .angry, many muslim counties would help him
publish my reply- freedom of speech
prof islam, like most mullahs has single agenda -attack hndus.
why idiot does not talk about taliban, iss, several paki terrorists.
deport him to pak, somalia, sudan.