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BJP should give up ‘Hindutva’: RSS ideologue Vaidya

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    • Tags : BJP, Hindutva, RSS, Vaidya, poll defeat, party crisis Posted: Sunday , Jun 14, 2009 at 2034 hrs
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    Reeling under factional feud following LS poll debacle, BJP came under attack from its spiritual mentor RSS.

    Responding to RSS' attack, Rajnath Singh said he will remain wedded to the core ideology for all times to come.

    "I want to put this bluntly that I still abide by the ideology of Hindutva which I have followed ever since I commenced my political career. And I will remain wedded to it for all times to come," Singh told reporters in Ghaziabad.

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    L.K ADVANI IN INDAIN PMBy: vivek sharma | 24-Sep-2009 Reply | Forward LK ADVANI A VEAR GOOD MAN
    BJP is delusionalBy: B S Kumar | 17-Jun-2009 Reply | Forward After Vajpayee, the BJP has suffered from lack of respectability. No party that has any real ambition in India should talk about anything other than progress for the whole of India. We're never going to build a country for the future based on ANY religion or religious set of idealogies. The fools who think Muslims are going to completely take over India should wonder why one set of Indians would ever want to take over another set of Indians - don't we already have enough challenges and problems trying to make a living in India?If we are to get beyond the 18th century mindset, we should think fresh and young, and be dynamic as a country. That is what the Congress represents and that is what India has voted for. Enough of all the other nonsense. Who cares if the BJP goes to the dogs and is forgotten forever. I care only about India and India isn't doing too badly right now. Go Manmohan Singh and co.!
    Problem with worldviewBy: Samarth | 17-Jun-2009 Reply | Forward BJP today is like a grown up teenager who has been brought up by the parents with a certain mindset. The child finds that the reality does not match the mindset. What should the child do? there are two options:1. Leave the parents' framework as obsolete and start thinking afresh. This will lead to a lot of uncertainty and problems till a fresh framework stabilises.2. Close the mind and accept the mindset as it is. This is a surer path, more comfortable, but is likely to lead the child to obsolescence and a dead end.It is a dilemma that BJP has to resolve. It is a good sign that there is a churning happening in BJP. It would be interesting to watch for the outcome. This will decide whether it will just survive or thrive in the long run.
    Difference between BJP and RSSBy: Bharavi | 16-Jun-2009 Reply | Forward BJP suffers because of the confusion around what it represents and what RSS represents. RSS mainly acts as a cadre that represents Hindus.. not "Hindutva". RSS has never even defined who is a Hindu (I believe rightly so). That creates identity confusion (see Kovaithambi's response). RSS can afford to keep that confusion and may be benefit from the lack of clarity but BJP cannot. Also, as a national party, it cannot and should not limit itself to Hindus. Any party aspiring to become a ruling party must represent all sectors of the society.RSS needs to act as a pressure group and not decide the agenda for BJP. They also need to note that a national party like BJP has to have some wiggle room to attract votes from all sectors (including Muslims/christians). Its not enough to say - we will bring uniform civil code (by the way...does BJP manifesto really say that?) - BJP also needs to state how they are going to make difference in each section of society
    HINDDUTWA IS A WAY OF GOOD LIFE AND PATRIOTISMBy: B SGANESH, BANGALORE | 15-Jun-2009 Reply | Forward Hindutwa is a way of praying to God and having cooperation and making all happy etc. Is it not foolish to leave Hindutwa in a majority Hindu country and adopt Islam or Christianisty?B SGANESH, BANGALORE
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