Team News Riveting
Nagpur, October 24
Sarsanghchalak of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) Dr Mohan Bhagwat on Tuesday termed the opposition bloc I.N.D.I.A harmful for the country.
“To achieve narrow political gains, attempts are being made to forge alliances with these undesirable forces in the country to defeat political rivals. This is unwise and harmful for the country,” Bhagwat in his Vijayadashmi address from Nagpur. Noted singer Shankar Mahadevan was chief guest on the occasion.
The society has already become amnesiac, ravaged by all sorts of divisions, and is caught up in a deadly pursuit of selfish interests steeped in jealousy and hatred, the Sarsanghchalak said. That is why these demonic powers are able to get the support of internal or external forces who want to break the society and the nation, he added.
Bhagwat said the country was going to hold elections to the Lok Sabha in the early days of 2024. Attempts to harvest votes by inflaming emotions are not desirable, but they still keep happening. “Let us avoid these things, as they hurt the unity of the society. To cast a vote is the duty of every citizen, and we must follow it. Cast your vote keeping in mind the vital issues of unity, integrity, identity and development of the country,” he said.
The RSS chief added that sections of society will have to shed their sense of victimhood, stop looking at each other with suspicion and avoid manoeuvres for political dominance. “Sadly, politics only becomes a hindrance in such noble initiatives. But when we call upon the people to shed their sense of victimhood, or ask them to shun mutual distrust, this is not a form of surrender or compulsion,” he said, launching a scathing attack on what he described as negative forces.
The year 2025 to 2026 is the year after the completion of 100 years of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh. The Swayamsevaks will endeavor to fulfill these goals. “Their preparation is going on. Let the words and deeds of the society strengthen the love for the country and forge a deeper social cohesion and belongingness. Any discrimination that might still exist with regard to accessing temple, water, or crematorium, must end. It is vital that family members continue to hold cordial dialogue every day and maintain a love-filled relationship, while displaying dignified and cultured behavior and sensitivity. They should stay united and continue to serve the society.,” Bhagwat said.
Giving a clarion call for harmony, he said a call for friendship does not amount to cowardice or surrender. In a strong message to the majority community, Bhagwat urged “restraint of speech and a conscious effort to refrain from politically crafted provocations”. “We must restrain our tongues…make friends. Powerful people protect the weak. They do not indulge in hooliganism. We have to avoid provocations which are going to increase in the upcoming elections,” Bhagwat said.
The Sarsanghchalak also warned against “cultural Marxists and wokes”, who, he said, “were working against national unity”. “We have to stay cautious of these devilish forces,” he said, attributing the Manipur violence to “external forces” and asking, “Who stood to gain from violence? Why did the violence erupt now?”
“Some anti-social people call themselves cultural Marxists or wokes. But they have also forgotten Marx since the 1920s. They are opposed to all the orderliness, prosperity, rituals and restraint in the world. A handful of people, to exercise control over the entire human race, reward, promote and propagate anarchy and self-indulgence. By taking the mediums and academies in their hands, their working style is to make the education, culture, politics and social environment of the countries victims of confusion and corruption. In such an environment, fear, confusion and hatred are created through false, contradictory and exaggerated circles. The society, entangled in mutual conflicts, trapped in confusion and weakness, and broken, unknowingly becomes prey to these destructive forces seeking their own dominance everywhere. In our tradition, this method of creating disbelief, confusion and mutual hatred among the people of a nation is called Mantra Viplav,” Bhagwat said.
