RSS Chief Mohan Bhagwat says, “If any Hindu thinks that there should be no Muslim in Bharat, he will not remain Hindu.”
This is the oldest trick in the RSS playbook: some words are for the world, and some are for its own members. The RSS has never disavowed its key thinkers and writers. What do they say about Muslims and other minorities?
1. It is well known that the RSS did not contribute to our freedom struggle. Its founder, Hedgewar, was in the Indian National Congress but left it because he was against all religious communities joining the anti-British freedom struggle led by Gandhi. A biography of Hedgewar published by the RSS describes how he parted with the INC because “Gandhiji worked constantly with one eye on Hindu–Muslim unity… But Doctorji sensed danger in that move. In fact, he did not even relish the newfangled slogan of ‘Hindu–Muslim Unity’.” [Seshadri, H. V. (ed.), Dr. Hedgewar, the Epoch-Maker: A Biography, Sahitya Sindhu, Bangalore, 1981, p. 61.]
2. The RSS opposes democracy and has consistently demanded a dictatorship. Golwalkar, in 1940, declared, “RSS inspired by one flag [saffron], one leader and one ideology.” [M. S. Golwalkar, Shri Guruji Samagra Darshan (collected works of Golwalkar in Hindi), Bhartiya Vichar Sadhna, Nagpur, n.d., Volume I, p. 11.]
3. Should we forget what happened to the Muslims of Gujarat under the RSS’s proxy rule? “Daughters were gang-raped in front of their fathers and then had their heads bashed in. Their fathers were doused with petrol and set on fire. Their property was looted. Their businesses were destroyed. And the police stood by and did nothing.” [Hindustan Times, New Delhi, March 21, 2002.]
4. For the RSS, Indian Muslims and Christians are ‘internal threats’ number one and two, respectively.
5. Golwalkar’s Bunch of Thoughts has a long chapter titled ‘Internal Threats’, in which Muslim and Christian citizens of India are described as threats number one and two, respectively. Golwalkar says that Muslim citizens should be treated with perpetual suspicion.
6. Of Christians, Golwalkar says that the community is “out to demolish not only the religious and social fabric of our life”. [Ibid., p. 193.]
7. It is under the RSS’s ideology that Muslims are being subjected to Hindu law in the name of the UCC. Christians are being targeted in the name of draconian “anti-conversion” laws. Not to forget the severe abuse of laws such as the UAPA.
My request to Bhagwat is that he should just recite choice extracts from the poisonous works of Savarkar, Hedgewar, Golwalkar, etc. Let people decide what they make of the RSS.
Moye Moye for Andhbhakts 😭
RSS in India — We want Hindu Rashtra
RSS in USA — If any Hindu thinks that there should be no Muslim in India, then he is not a Hindu anymore 🤣
Special Agent Mohan Bhagwat, we didn’t understand your game bro. Well played 😂👏
While India’s Hindu supremacist RSS chief is talking about India belongs to all religions in New York to fool Americans, his goons are beating up Christians and destroying their church in the West Bengal!
It should be the Bangladesh govt taking legal action against this harmful account, one of the biggest sources of cross-border disinformation, constantly pushing anti-Bangladesh propaganda, spreading communal hatred and fueling hostility across the border.
If the Bangladesh govt wants to act, there are plenty of reasonable charges that could be brought against its operator, from spreading hate and false information to engaging in anti-Bangladesh activities and propaganda. The handle has peddled at least 500 fake and misleading claims and hundreds of pieces of propaganda over the years.
🇷🇺 Russian Foreign Ministry Spokesperson:
“The Epstein files reveal how Western Jewish elites treat children as nothing more than livestock and meat.”
“America's reputation is over, thanks to the Jews.”
We all know what Trump has done for Israel. He started two wars with Iran for them. And gave them an extra $13 billion. And is now trying to merge our military technology and data. What has he given you? Almost nothing. Imagine if he worked that hard for us, instead of them.
Both incidents were communalized by Hindutva accounts and media, fugitive Awami Leaguers and the Hindutva puppet @salah_shoaib.
This is how false narratives of Hindu persecution built against Bangladesh.
And let me mention another recent incident. In a gas leak incident in Chattogram, 9 workers were killed. Hindutva accounts portrayed it as a bomb attack targeting Hindus. Of the 9 victims, 7 were Muslim and only 2 were Hindu. Yet the incident was still communalized.
Dalit youth dies in police custody. 💔
In Budaun, Uttar Pradesh, a Dalit man named Rajesh was taken into police custody. He was later seen collapsing outside the lockup. His family alleges that he was brutally beaten while in custody.
Uttar Pradesh is increasingly becoming a graveyard for Dalits. The custodial violence and repeated atrocities against Dalits are deeply disturbing and shameful.
There must be an impartial investigation, accountability and strict action against anyone responsible. #DalitLivesMatter