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Thread on how consistent Congress has been over the years about #Ayodhya . I hope this will explain why we shouldn't be suprised on @priyankagandhi 's statement anymore.
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Thread on how consistent Congress has been over the years about #Ayodhya . I hope this will explain why we shouldn't be suprised on @priyankagandhi 's statement anymore.
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Recap of the 'Rama Janambhoomi' story by Shuddhabrata Sengupta:
This is just to remind everyone of some basic facts.
1. The Meenakshipuram conversion incident - in which a group of Dalits converted to Islam of their own free will in Tamil Nadu in February 1981
Recap of the 'Rama Janambhoomi' story by Shuddhabrata Sengupta:
This is just to remind everyone of some basic facts.
1. The Meenakshipuram conversion incident - in which a group of Dalits converted to Islam of their own free will in Tamil Nadu in February 1981
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- prompted Dr. Karan Singh, a sometime minister in Indira Gandhiâs cabinet - to initiate a Viraat Hindu Sammelan (Great Hindu Conference) - in October 1981, in Delhi, - with Indira Gandhiâs tacit blessings - so that the âdangers faced by Hindu societyâ could be assessed and
- prompted Dr. Karan Singh, a sometime minister in Indira Gandhiâs cabinet - to initiate a Viraat Hindu Sammelan (Great Hindu Conference) - in October 1981, in Delhi, - with Indira Gandhiâs tacit blessings - so that the âdangers faced by Hindu societyâ could be assessed and
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confronted. Karan Singh had fallen out with Mrs. Gandhi after the emergency (1975-1977) but was busy trying to find a way back into favour from 1980 onwards. The Virat Hindu Sammelan was one of several moves. The second Viraat Hindu Sammelan, in Patna, in November 1982,
confronted. Karan Singh had fallen out with Mrs. Gandhi after the emergency (1975-1977) but was busy trying to find a way back into favour from 1980 onwards. The Virat Hindu Sammelan was one of several moves. The second Viraat Hindu Sammelan, in Patna, in November 1982,
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was presided over by Shankar Dayal Singh, a Congress MP. The RSS and the Congress were hand in glove on the Viraat Hindu Sammelans. The RSS helped and supported the Congress in several assembly elections at the time. The elections in Jammu at the time
was presided over by Shankar Dayal Singh, a Congress MP. The RSS and the Congress were hand in glove on the Viraat Hindu Sammelans. The RSS helped and supported the Congress in several assembly elections at the time. The elections in Jammu at the time
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is particularly significant. The preposterous âHindu Khatre Mein Hainâ (âHindus are in dangerâ) line was given its first airing by Karan Singh, now and again a Congressman, erstwhile Maharaja (and âSadr -e-Riyasatâ) of Jammu & Kashmir, and suzerain ruler of âliberalâ hearts
is particularly significant. The preposterous âHindu Khatre Mein Hainâ (âHindus are in dangerâ) line was given its first airing by Karan Singh, now and again a Congressman, erstwhile Maharaja (and âSadr -e-Riyasatâ) of Jammu & Kashmir, and suzerain ruler of âliberalâ hearts
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and minds of New Delhiâs India International Centre.
2. This paved the way for the âEkatmata Yatraâ of 1983-84, which the RSS and Vishwa Hindu Parishad made into a test of âmobilisationâ by distributing bottles of dirty Ganga water across the length and breadth of India
and minds of New Delhiâs India International Centre.
2. This paved the way for the âEkatmata Yatraâ of 1983-84, which the RSS and Vishwa Hindu Parishad made into a test of âmobilisationâ by distributing bottles of dirty Ganga water across the length and breadth of India
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and parts of Nepal. Again, this exercise in logistics and delusion had Mrs. Indira Gandhiâs (and a section of the Congress partyâs) tacit blessing. This is when the Bajrang Dal was born, and the âRam Janmabhoomiâ issue taken out of mothballs by the Sangh Parivar.
and parts of Nepal. Again, this exercise in logistics and delusion had Mrs. Indira Gandhiâs (and a section of the Congress partyâs) tacit blessing. This is when the Bajrang Dal was born, and the âRam Janmabhoomiâ issue taken out of mothballs by the Sangh Parivar.
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3. On Oct 7, 1984 the first mass meeting took place in Ayodhya under the aegis of the VishwaHinduParishad where the goal of âliberatingâ the so-called site of the birth place of Ram was put forward. The man who moved this resolution was Dau Dayal Khanna, a Congress leader.
3. On Oct 7, 1984 the first mass meeting took place in Ayodhya under the aegis of the VishwaHinduParishad where the goal of âliberatingâ the so-called site of the birth place of Ram was put forward. The man who moved this resolution was Dau Dayal Khanna, a Congress leader.
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He had earlier written, in May 1983, letters to Mrs. Gandhi demanding the building of a Ram Temple at the disputed site in Ayodhya. In early November (1- 4 Nov) 1984, after the assassination of Indira Gandhi, Congress workers, guided by electoral rolls of Gurdwara
He had earlier written, in May 1983, letters to Mrs. Gandhi demanding the building of a Ram Temple at the disputed site in Ayodhya. In early November (1- 4 Nov) 1984, after the assassination of Indira Gandhi, Congress workers, guided by electoral rolls of Gurdwara
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management committee elections , butchered thousands of Sikhs in Delhi, the RSS helped them wherever it could. Amitabh Bacchan asked for blood on television. I grew up, suddenly. Many people did.
management committee elections , butchered thousands of Sikhs in Delhi, the RSS helped them wherever it could. Amitabh Bacchan asked for blood on television. I grew up, suddenly. Many people did.
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4. On the 1st Feb 1986, the locks on the âdisputed siteâ at Ayodhya were âopenedâ with the tacit consent and encouragement of RajivGandhiâs government and the Congress Party, as per a court order. This was the first step in the normalisation, more than 4 decades later,
4. On the 1st Feb 1986, the locks on the âdisputed siteâ at Ayodhya were âopenedâ with the tacit consent and encouragement of RajivGandhiâs government and the Congress Party, as per a court order. This was the first step in the normalisation, more than 4 decades later,
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of the encroachment by Hindus on the 23rd of December, 1949, into the structure of the Babri Masjid with the fraudulent installation of the idol of the child Ram. This is the process of land grab that was legitimised by the shameful Supreme Court verdict last year.
of the encroachment by Hindus on the 23rd of December, 1949, into the structure of the Babri Masjid with the fraudulent installation of the idol of the child Ram. This is the process of land grab that was legitimised by the shameful Supreme Court verdict last year.
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5. The first episode of Ramanand Sagarâs âRamayanâ TV Serial was broadcast on the 25th of January, 1987, during Rajiv Gandhiâs prime-ministership. It ran till July 1988. Nothing helped consolidate the political cult of Ram and the Hindutva project more than this
5. The first episode of Ramanand Sagarâs âRamayanâ TV Serial was broadcast on the 25th of January, 1987, during Rajiv Gandhiâs prime-ministership. It ran till July 1988. Nothing helped consolidate the political cult of Ram and the Hindutva project more than this
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abuse of state resources to broadcast a third rate television drama. The series was broadcast again, from April 16, 2020 onwards, under Narendra Modiâs government, ostensibly to help with ânational moraleâ during the COVID-19 pandemic.
abuse of state resources to broadcast a third rate television drama. The series was broadcast again, from April 16, 2020 onwards, under Narendra Modiâs government, ostensibly to help with ânational moraleâ during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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6. Rajiv Gandhi inaugurated his 1989 election campaign in Ayodhya on the 3rd of November, 1989 by ad-libbing a commitment to âRam Rajyaâ into his speech in an attempt to consolidate the Congressâs own share of the Hindu Vote Bank.
6. Rajiv Gandhi inaugurated his 1989 election campaign in Ayodhya on the 3rd of November, 1989 by ad-libbing a commitment to âRam Rajyaâ into his speech in an attempt to consolidate the Congressâs own share of the Hindu Vote Bank.
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7. On 6th December, 1992, the Babri Masjid was demolished by Hindu terrorists under the watchful gaze of P V Narasimha Raoâs Congress government in the centre, which did nothing to prevent the demolition, or to stop the killings that followed.
7. On 6th December, 1992, the Babri Masjid was demolished by Hindu terrorists under the watchful gaze of P V Narasimha Raoâs Congress government in the centre, which did nothing to prevent the demolition, or to stop the killings that followed.
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This is the India I grew up in. I remember each of these dates very well.
Now read the statements by Priyanka Gandhi and other Congress leaders welcoming the building of the Ram Temple at Ayodhya. See how consistent the Congress is being with its own record.
This is the India I grew up in. I remember each of these dates very well.
Now read the statements by Priyanka Gandhi and other Congress leaders welcoming the building of the Ram Temple at Ayodhya. See how consistent the Congress is being with its own record.
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And donât even try to bore me with how the Congress has ever been, or can ever be, the âsecularâ alternative to the BJP and the Sangh Parivar. The Congress gave the Ram Janmabhoomi issue as a gift on a platter to the BJP and the RSS.
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And donât even try to bore me with how the Congress has ever been, or can ever be, the âsecularâ alternative to the BJP and the Sangh Parivar. The Congress gave the Ram Janmabhoomi issue as a gift on a platter to the BJP and the RSS.
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