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THE DEVIOUS WAYS & MEANS OF @RSSorg:
HOW IT SPREAD IT'S TENTACLES IN NON TRADITIONAL AREAS.
For many, the rise of BJP in the East, especially Bengal, has come as a surprise. Why? Because Bengal, for long, had been considered the last bastion of secularism. https://www.news18.com/news/politics/how-rss-painted-the-bengal-canvas-saffron-while-the-world-missed-the-big-picture-2268479.html
HOW IT SPREAD IT'S TENTACLES IN NON TRADITIONAL AREAS.
For many, the rise of BJP in the East, especially Bengal, has come as a surprise. Why? Because Bengal, for long, had been considered the last bastion of secularism. https://www.news18.com/news/politics/how-rss-painted-the-bengal-canvas-saffron-while-the-world-missed-the-big-picture-2268479.html
& communal harmony. It's true to an extent. But how can we deny that the horrors of partition have left deep scars in countless families? Scars that have healed superficially but even a slight lession could open them up. A fertile ground for #RSS to sow it's seeds of hatred.
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On top of that, Bengal endured 2 waves of massive migration. In 1947 & then in 1971. These changed the social fabric of Bengal for ever. The Left parties were the first to move in and corner the support of the refugees, RSS worked silently. Shakhas sprung up in far flung areas.
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It had a 2 pronged strategy. Exploit the angst of the refugees with tales of horror, imagined & real and appropriating the tribal population within their fold as a part of the extended Hindutva family at the cost of their own heritage.
+ http://www.catchnews.com/india-news/exclusive-inside-a-hindutva-hostel-how-rss-is-rewiring-the-tribal-mind-1450354461.html
+ http://www.catchnews.com/india-news/exclusive-inside-a-hindutva-hostel-how-rss-is-rewiring-the-tribal-mind-1450354461.html
These tribal areas as well the areas bordering Bangladesh became the hotbeds of Saffron activites. They also operated through surrogate fronts like Ekal Vidyalayas to operate in tribal areas and recruit cadres at an early age. Read the linked article.
+ https://caravanmagazine.in/politics/ekal-vidyalaya-abhiyan-rss-fts-vhp-hindutva-west-bengal-trinamool-bjp
+ https://caravanmagazine.in/politics/ekal-vidyalaya-abhiyan-rss-fts-vhp-hindutva-west-bengal-trinamool-bjp
Successful implementation of these strategies for over 4 decades has finally borne fruits in Bengal. #RSS now has a cadre base drawn from displaced refugee families & tribals. All ready to be the willing foot soldiers to spread their message of hate. We'll explore this further.
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In the coming days we'll take a closer look at #RSS activites in Bengal as well as other states like Tripura by employing these strategies. Happy reading.
