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Hindus dont have monopoly on the nation: RSS

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Posted: Dec 24, 2008 at 1531 hrs IST

Shillong Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) on Wednesday called for unity among the different communities of the nation.

"The diversity of communities of the nation calls upon its people to realise the unity. Efforts should be made to root out the conflicts existing among the communities," RSS general secretary Mohanji Bhagwat said.

Stating that the word Hindu is being 'misunderstood' and 'misinterpreted', Bhagwat said, Hindu community is not the only community that has monopoly on the nation's culture.

He said the people of the nation should recognise the glorious culture and tradition of the country.

RSS, he said, has been backing every effort intended to protect one's identity.

He called upon the people to respect every individual and every society.

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Nation by Ash on 04 Dec 2009

Truely said by Mr Bhagwat. Even though we are attacked by different people in different ways, We, The Hindus never adopted any wrong way but accepted them and let them live happily and with equal rights in our country. So at least these people should not try to disintegrate our country by creating the environment of unrest.

A misquote by admin on 28 Jan 2009

Shri. Mohanji Bhagwat has been misquoted.His actual sentence is“We are inheritors of the glorious hoary culture. Actually, though the world calls it a Hindu culture, it is not a monopoly of the Hindus. it is for all human beings. It is actually “Manavata” – ‘humanitarian view of life’ – live and let live.”think it is misleading in the sense that Shri. Mohanji Bhagwat has used the word ‘Hindu’ as a cultural identity of the nation, and said that the content of this culture universal and is beneficial to all humanity. The misquoted news and the Heading based on it identify the word Hindu with some community, thus creating all unnecessary confusion and comments.

RSS by Rajesh on 13 Jan 2009

The peoplw who knows RSS wont find new in this. For them who knows RSS onlt through media may get worried. A day will come when all Indians realize what is RSS and its ideology...no hurry...slow and steady growth will win the race

India is a hindu nation by chandra on 28 Dec 2008

What nonsense. India is a hindu nation. Nehru and others have destroyed it. India must be declared a hindu nation and minority rights given to muslims, christians and others. Do Islamic countries give any rights to Indians. NO!They burn the temples and declare Hinduism as evil. I guess it is the fear because everything originated from Hinduism.

EVERY COMMUNITY HAVE PLACE IN INDIA by BHARAT WASI on 27 Dec 2008

Mr.Mohanji,Even I am Muslim, I proud of your statement. I appreciate your call. I n India we all kids of Bharath Madha, We have Culture of Bharat Samskaar. Muslims tio respect the Hindu feelings.Hindus to treat Muslims and christian as even minority they are their brothers and sisters. What is the Problem. The Culture and Nationalism is in evry Indians' blood. Some mad people may thind diffently, e try to correct them. But It's unjutifiable to punish the or blame the entire community. Bharat matha ki Jai.Jai Hindustaan.

End of wickedness is near. by Nautankee on 25 Dec 2008

Bhagwat has panicked, because technically, he is the head of RSS, VHP, Bajrang Dal etc. and these outfits are not better than Let, Al-Qaida etc.And all these organisations are role model of every criminal, who is ready to demolish Mosque,Temples, burn Churches, rape or kill mother,sister, Hindu, Muslims, Christians etc.in the name of religion. In the name of religion they have been filling their own pockets and they have been useing riots, henious terrorists attacks or suicide bombers to kill innocent people of the world.But now the innocent people of the world from different religions are correctly going to shove Mahatma Gandhi's danda in their rear side.These rascal organisations do not have any future they are deadenders who have reached their destination.

:) by Arun on 25 Dec 2008

Thanks for your intelligent insight, nautankee. now don't you have other business, i.e., do your drama which no one would see? in other words, shut up already.

Sorry Ass by misra on 25 Dec 2008

yeah arun, who the hell even cares about this guys (nautenkee's or something's comments)? He is just a jobless guy flooding and poking his unnoticed, sorry ass into everything. He is just a unhappy despo sitting in some congress office writing comments! Ha ha. Yeah a true sorry ass!

ONLY LOVE CAN UNITE THE SOCIETY NOT YOUR HATE CRITERION by M.M.NAAZIM on 25 Dec 2008

RSS - GEN SECY , IN HIS NEW AVTAR IS ASKING INDIANS TO RESPECT EVERY INDIVIDUAL IN INDIAN SOCIETY .VERY STRANGE INDEED... AND THIS COMES FROM THAT GROUP WHO HAVE LEFT NO STONE UNTURNED TO CREATE AS MUCH DIVISION IN OUR SOCIETY THROUGH HATE PROPAGANDA , INFUSING VENOM IN YOUNG MINDS OF SANGHCHALAKS DURING SHAKAS . WHAT HAPPENED TO THE CRITERION OF SAVARKAR

ONLY LOVE CAN UNITE THE SOCIETY NOT YOUR HATE CRITERION by M.M.NAAZIM on 25 Dec 2008

RSS - GEN SECY , IN HIS NEW AVTAR IS ASKING INDIANS TO RESPECT EVERY INDIVIDUAL IN INDIAN SOCIETY .VERY STRANGE INDEED... AND THIS COMES FROM THAT GROUP WHO HAVE LEFT NO STONE UNTURNED TO CREATE AS MUCH DIVISION IN OUR SOCIETY THROUGH HATE PROPAGANDA , INFUSING VENOM IN YOUNG MINDS OF SANGHCHALAKS DURING SHAKAS . WHAT HAPPENED TO THE CRITERION OF SAVARKAR

India by Mohamed on 25 Dec 2008

I am and Indian Muslim. RSS words may be good, but I want India to retain its true Hindu character. Hindus are basically lovely people and only few have extreme views. Laa Indians are genetically from same stock of Humans who wre originaly Hindus/ Sanatan Dharam followers. Its greatness was so welknown that some of the erudites in Arabia has Al-Hind( Indian) as their titles.Long live India

Thank you. by Arun on 25 Dec 2008

Thank you. I am proud to have an Indian like you on my side, i.e., the side which wants to bury the religious differences and unite now as Indians.

UNITY OF PEOPLE IN INDIA by MANSOOR KURIKKAL on 25 Dec 2008

More people have to come forward like Bhagwat from every community in India.

Unite Hindus - Dreaming a White Elephant by Shajinair on 25 Dec 2008

If all sections of Hindus (Aadivasis to Bhramins) unite and join together then only we can survive pridely in India, unfortunately none of our political parties do not wish the hindus unite and join together, for creating discrimination in between hindus, they stick to Reservation to SC/ST/OBCs. First of all the present reservation policy is to be abolished and the reservation is based on the economic status of the people, and is to be extended to all those who are economically backward whether they are from Bhramins or from Aadivasi communities. BJP the party always claims stand for the welfare of the Hindus are not in favour of changing the existing reservation policy and the benefits to be extended to economically backward of upper castes families, in fact when NDA was in power they have also extended the SC/ST/OBC Reservation for another 10 years. Don't dream of a white elephant of bringing together all Hindus together and Unite them, is a sheer waste and it will never happen.

So true by some guy on 08 Jan 2009

That is so true man.

One Nation One People by Ishwar Narwani on 25 Dec 2008

We as members of Indian nation have one day to realise that we are one people and only some vested interests give us different idientities to exploit us. I fail to understand how my caste or religious beliefs make any different than of being an Indian. Let us start believing that we are one nation and one people. Ishwar

From Pakistan with love by Uzair Ansari on 25 Dec 2008

I feel RSS is a organization like Boy Scouts . Basically 99 % of Muslims in SAARC are converts . It would be correct if we Muslims from the Sub-continent call ourselves as Hindu Muslims.

STRONG BHARAT by PRASAD on 25 Dec 2008

FORGET THE PAST, LET US BUILD FROM TODAY, CHANGE INDIA TO BHARAT ALL ARE EQUAL, THERE IS NO RELIGION, TEACH ENEMIES A LESSION. THERE IS NO USE OF FIGHTING WITHIN US. NEW GENERATION SHOULD RUN THE COUNTRY, PRESENT ALL THE LEADERS ARE NOT QUALIFIED. ONCE WE NEED YOUNG BLOOD - JAI BHARAT.

Unity by Bakul Patel on 25 Dec 2008

This statement is a welcome departure from hardliners like Advani, Narendra Modi and Togadiya. It is time to unite people not divide them like what Advani and gang are doing.

Unity amongst Indians by Ram Nath Babu on 13 Jan 2009

Mr. Patel,Mr. Advani, Modi and Togadiya are intelligent enough to understand the essense of Hinduism, which says, there is God in everything in this universe, living or non-living. How can they be hate mongers when they knew this truth? Perhaps, attending one RSS Shakha would change your entire perception. Instead of believing the pseudo-seculars, go and attend RSS shakha and then say whether they are communalists or patriots, although RSS does'nt require any certificate from any individual orparty.Babu

HINDUS MONOPOLY by CHANDRA on 25 Dec 2008

I AM HOPEFUL FOR INDIA, AS RSS CHIEF TALKS ABOUT ALL INDIANS HAVE EQUAL STAKE AT MOTHER INDIA

India belongs to all Indians! by Dr Gadasalli on 25 Dec 2008

Dear Sir,It is really heartening to see a very good message coming from one of the stalwarts of RSS. AS he says India does belong to all who live there and who love the country and belive that it is their duty to protect it as their own. India has shown that the Hindus are the most tolerant and all the religions of the world have been allowed to flourish with out any sort of discrimination. The leaders of the minority communities have occupied the highest positions in the country. Muslims in India are the most talented and educated.We have a day to celebartae the birth day of Mohammed Piagamber. No country, not even soudi arabia or Iran have it. We pay money to go to Haz. No other country pays that.It is up to the minorities to keep Hinduism alive to retain their own happiness.Parsis, Sikhs have become life line of India. The muslims in India should stand united against the evil designs of our neighbors and stamd by their Hindu brothers and sisters. Bharat Mata Ki Jai.

Hindus have no shelter by Jaya on 25 Dec 2008

If Hindus do not have India to go to; then where should they go? During the USA election, you heard McCain saying that there should not be a non- christian president; Hindus are worth nothing in Islamic countries. I guess another organization besides RSS need to be formed to shelter Hindus.

where? by Abraham on 25 Dec 2008

We call many nations as Christian nations -could anyone please suggest what advantage a christian has in USA/ Europe- I have heard that the law of equality supercede religion. Every temple and all Indian religion -Sikhs , Hindus and the like are plenty surviving and enjoying in USA in every field.

RSS Doctrine by V K Das on 25 Dec 2008

This is is a departure from Golwarkar's theory of Hindu Rashtra and the status of minorities as second rate citizens. If the RSS really means what they say now they must accept the national anthem and the tricolour flag, give up the talk of Hindu rashtra and invite other communities to join the RSS.

Castless Hindus:Need of the day by Dr.V.Sharma on 25 Dec 2008

Until Hindu organisations concentrate on identifying grass root problems unity will never be acheived.If the divide between Brahmins and Shudra can't be eliminated then unity is beyond imagination.Succesive goverments and party leaders have exploited this divide by allowing reservation policy to florish to gain more votes.We need a leader who can stand to say that we want to eliminate difference between upper and lower castes. Intercaste marriages should be as easy as same caste marriages.Like Christian Missionaries hindu organisations should promote health and education through religious institutions.Literate,healthy and casteless hindus will be more united than what RSS would expect.But sadly none of our hindu parties or leaders would address these issues.Hinduism is not fanatism and is not about proving our 'verbal superiority' over other religions.

Hindus.... by Rajendra Patel on 25 Dec 2008

Why you need monopoly??? Do you think that Hindu Politician acts differently then pakistani politician??? Do you think that if India of 100% Hindus makes INDIA better place to live??? I don't believe. Common Hindu is not a fool. He understand the politics of HIndu leader like Advani,Bala saheb and also understand pseudo securalist like lallu. mulayam, mayavati. All the living leaders including Atal Bihari Bajpai lost their karisma and common hindu don't have respect for them and and hve no faith in them. The current oldy politician should take sanyas and let the younger people take the power.

Secularism and religion by Wiseman on 25 Dec 2008

It is surprising and encouraging to know that there is at least one man in this evil organisation called RRS, who has a good sense to acknowlege that a nation does not belong to the followers of one religion but to the people who live in it. India is a secular nation and so it should remain in spite of some problems it faces because of extra territorial loyalty of some of its inhabitants. Making India a theocratic state will not chage the minds of those ungrateful idiots. We should not reduce ourselvelves to their level of ignorance and religious stupidity. However to make nation safe, it is essential to isolate such elements , socially and more importanty ecnomically. Make, especially young peple realize that it is not cool to to belong to a utterly stupid and backward religion. We must make religion a liability for them to such an extent they have no other option but to switch to some other native religion. Islam is uncompatiable with democracy, just get rid of it.

Well put, Hindus, Buddhists, Sikhs, and other subcontinental cultures are all from Bharat. by Unsecular on 25 Dec 2008

Well said, ethnic identities need to be protected from evangelical/ jihadi / communist forces. These forces are quite the same in their bloodthirsty desire to destroy and consume original ethnic groups and are by nature desrious of dominating by brainwashing and perverting all originality and democracy by establishing a set of people subservient to their colonial expansion- Roman, Arab or Chinese.

Hiding behind ambigious statements by Ahmad on 25 Dec 2008

Like all comments that are expected from hideous organisations, this comment is deliberately ambiguous "Stating that the word Hindu is being 'misunderstood' and 'misinterpreted', Bhagwat said, Hindu community is not the only community that has monopoly on the nation's culture. The idea is that this bold comment will be picked up by the press while the RSS insiders will continue their anti-national acts of Human Rights Violations.

RSS and Idiots by Sandeep on 25 Dec 2008

Most of the people do not know what RSS compromises of. Though I am not someone who is part of it, but have seen people who follow the ideology. Its participants are middle age people, who try to help others when someone else is in need. Otherwise they will live their life normally and follow the hindu ideolism. These gguys are normal Indian people, who have family, they do jobs, some of them do government jobs, some of them work in private sector. Now some people think that these guys are weapon branding terrorist who wants to wipe out people from other religions. I would like to correct here, that these guys who are part of RSS are different from people like me. They know their is some problem. They try to find out the solution. Not doing day dreaming and writing meaningless comments which do not bring any good to the problem or to the nation. So I would request other people who do not know them either to keep quite or first find a flaw in them and then post in a proper manner.

You are right by U Mehta on 26 Dec 2008

You are right Sandeep, but the image of RSS is shown to world speically after independance as a hardcore group which was later converted by so called secular poliical parties and Media as a terrorist group after the Gujrat riots..very frankly RSS is a genuine social service organization but due to other group's like VHP or Bajrang Dal, people started thinking in same way for RSS, which is not correct.

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