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This is an archive article published on August 26, 2011
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Opinion Igniting India

Despite all the barbs about Anna Hazare’s movement being propped up by the RSS,the Sangh was all praise for the social activist.

Manoj CG

Manoj C.G

August 26, 2011 12:15 AM IST First published on: Aug 26, 2011 at 12:15 AM IST

Igniting India

Despite all the barbs about Anna Hazare’s movement being propped up by the RSS,the Sangh was all praise for the social activist. The latest Organiser declares that Hazare has united the nation against corruption and cornered the Congress,and ignited a new sense of patriotism. “Sixty-five years after Independence,the people of India have again seized the initiative. Again,‘Vande Mataram’ and ‘Bharat Mata ki Jai’ have become fashionable,the battle cry of a resurgent India,” it says. The editorial claims that “what we are witnessing in the streets of India is a rebellion against the tyranny of the elected representatives.” The BJP has maintained all along that the anger on the streets stemmed from the recent scams,and was directed at the Congress-led government,but the editorial says that the Lokpal bill is only “symbolic of an aspiration for a truly democratic and benign social order.”

The Karnataka story

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An Organiser article on Karnataka by senior RSS ideologue M.G. Vaidya states some facts that the BJP would never openly admit. He says that though squarely indicted by the Lokayukta,B.S. Yeddyurappa “dithered” over his resignation,possibly believing that his threats would work with the BJP high command. This did not happen,as the “party high-ups must have had full knowledge about the corrupt practices of BSY.” He applauds the BJP for choosing BSY’s successor by secret ballot,comparing this action to the Congress’s practice of choosing leaders. He also calls it deplorable that the defeated faction of the BJP in Karnataka did not show magnanimity when the verdict came in.

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Panchjanya has also devoted several pieces to the Anna Hazare agitation and attacked the government for its “autocratic” ways. One article says the agitation has exposed the government’s misdeeds,and that “if our prime minister had an iota of self-respect,he would have tried to change his government’s attitude towards Anna and his supporters.” It says that the government’s action brought back memories of the dark days of Emergency. Another article claims Anna Hazare is no longer a name,but a revolution.

Compiled by Manoj C.G.