RSS : Legacy Of Arrogance
By Nagesh Chaudhari
29 March, 2016
Countercurrents.org
Ex RSS Bouddhik Pramukh, Mr, M G Vaidya has written an article, One culture one nation' (Indian Express, 24th March ’16.) He says Hindu is not a religion but dharma and dharma has no equivalent term in English. This gimmick is to stress imaginary superiority to the word Hindu. It's an old RSS rut. Mr Vaidya, true to his mentor and also to RSS, M. S. Golwalkar who has outlined Hindu nation formulation in his book 'We or our Nationhood Defined' 1939 is being written and rewritten by RSS men like Vaidy in various ways. But the truth behind all of them is 'ekam sat viprah bahudha vadanti' i.e. Brahmins speak their truth with different tongues. In fact, their Hindu nation is all pervading supremacy of Brahmins.
Vaidya says that Hindu law should be applied to Muslims and Christians. By this he is playing the same game. As if he, RSS can dictate the terms. Golwalkar taught that RSS men should behave as if they are the masters/owners of this country. This comes through the RSS concept that it is above the government. This arrogance has been sown by Golwalkar. In a book 'Sri Guruji Samagra Darshan, part 1, Marathi (1971) he says, 'Sangh is not only representative of Hindu
nation but the embodiment of Hindu nation itself. And that is why this whole land of India should belong to Sangh (i.e.RSS). We should live here with the sentiments of ownership. (p.108 ). At another place he says, ''this form of Hindu nation will exist till the end of the earth or till it submerged in deluge, we will be there till end as a Hindu nation.''(Sri Guruji Samagra Darshan part-4, p.47, 1974)
This has sort of thinking has induced ownership attitude and arrogance in the brains of RSS combines' heads. Mr. Mohan Bhagwat, RSS chief speaks through this mindset and is followed by ex-RSS spokespersons like M G Vaidya. He adopted the same attitude of being master of the country. He says this bypassing the constitution that Muslims and Christians should be brought under Hindu law. So is the case of Bharat mata ki jay by Mohan Bhagwat. The stand on cow, Gita as
national book, Sanskrit, opposition to Urdu language etc. The roots of such thinking do not start from Golwalkar or Sawarkar but they are existing from the time Brahmins have fortified the four varna, caste model.This has the real past. In the Varna caste model Brahmin is at the top of the social structure. Even above the king who was Kshatriya, second in rank. In today's terms this model of Brahman at the top is what RSS wants for itself. Golwalkar having this in mind calls state is secondary to the nation that is king below the Brahmin.
RSS pariwar and its spokespersons write, speak having this social model in mind. Nation-Rashtra concept is being adhered to by RSS combine because only they have been trained like that by its ideologues. Other parties and organizations are only in political mode of thinking. For RSS knows that their thinking is limited to state, secondary position and not to top position, the nation. M. G. Vaidya himself quoted in one of his Marathi book that Golwalkar wanted to dominate all political parties and not only Jan Sangh - today's BJP.
That means caste model should rule and secondly other parties be secondary to RSS following its dictats. This hierarchical model is being observed in all left and right parties which are under Brahmin leadership. That's why Dr. Ambedkar said,” about sacred and secular Brahmins they are two arms of the same body. Both are kith and kin and one is bound for the existence of the other. None will come forward to demolish the caste system." (See-Annihilation of caste, Dr. Ambedkar
writings & Speeches, vol. 1 p.70) This ownership attitude is dangerous and worse than even fascism.
Author is editor of a Marathi fortnghtly Bahujan Sangharsh,from Nagpur. He is active egalitarian social movements. Has written 8 books in Marathi, Hindi & English. Published articles in Marathi, English journals.