Omkar Dattatray
The social and cultural organization which RSS is and not a political organization has given a timely suggestion to the RSS cadre in particular and the countrymen in general that they should desist from looking out Shiv-lingas in every mosque as it can lead to communal strife which India cannot tolerate and afford .The RSS Chief Mohan Bhagwat has given a sagacious advise to the people of the country that they should not fall prey to the forces of communal frenzy and maintain communal harmony for the peaceful existence of the people belonging to all faiths. The words of the RSS chief are nectar like as these will have the effect of upholding communal harmony and secularism and pluralism. His advise implies that no Hindu-Muslim and Mandir-Masjid issue should be created which will have the adverse effect of creating communal; tension and disturbance in the plural country. At the same time the head of the RSS has said that our Muslim brethren are the progeny of their Hindu ancestors and therefore there should be no fight between different sects of the population. The RSS chief has made it crystal clear that the case of Ramjanamboomi is the only exception where we have created history by rectification of the historical wrong. But in all other cases throughout the country the statuesque as it existed on 15th August 1947 should be maintained. All disputes should be resolved through the process of reconciliation and dialogue. However it should be ensured that no Minder-Masjid issue should be raised as the Hindu-Muslim issues have no place and relevance in our multi-religious society and therefore such issues should not be raised which have the potential of creating communal disharmony. The historical wrong has been corrected in the case of Ram Janamboomi but we are strongly opposed to raising of communal passions under the guise of correcting of the historical wrongs. Thus in the religious places other than the Ram Janamboomi the statuesque as it existed on 15th August should be maintained and so no claim should be made for the ownership of any religious place by the Hindu community as doing so will lead to communal disturbances in the country which is not in the interests of the country .Therefore what is needed is that no change of ownership should be resorted to on the religious places throughout the country as doing so will strengthen the bonds of communal amity and goodwill in the country. Staking claims on different religious places will create Pandora box and new skeletons will come out which will lead to communal strife in the tolerant and secular country. So no unwanted efforts should be made to stake claim on religious places across the nation .Thus for the sake of communal harmony no claim should be staked which will lead to communal disturbances in the country. Our organization is against staking any claim on the ownership of any religious place of any other community as this is essential for creating Hindu-Muslim unity. The unity in diversity which is the distinguishing feature of our country should be maintained at all costs .Because it is in the strengthening of the unity in diversity principle that our country will march forward to greater excellence and greater heights .Thus the principle of unity in diversity should be strengthened so that the people belonging to different faiths will live and work together and the name of our country will shine in the international community. Nothing should be done which will damage our image in the globe. Therefore the citizens of the country should guard against the forces that are hell bent to create communal trouble which is against the interests of the country. So we should unite and defeat the forces of doom who try to create communal strife in the country. Ours is a multi religious, multi lingual and multi cultural society and this beauty of unity in diversity should be kept intact for the flourishing of the plural society and country. .Our country is a unique example of unity in diversity and we should strive to protect this unique feature at all costs for the flourishing of the plural and secular ethos. India is a tolerant land because the majority community is very tolerant from the Vedic times and this tolerant culture is manifest in the coexistence of our vulnerable society. The chief of RSS has made it clear that Sangh is not going to become a party to any dispute between the Hindus and Muslims because the disputes take birth because the majority community stake claim on the religious places which had been built by the foreign invaders by demolishing the temples, because if we will stake claim on the religious places of the Muslim community, it will lead to communal disturbances in the country which our country cannot afford. Therefore the best option is that the status-quo must be maintained on the hundreds of the religious places for the flourishing of the secularism and pluralism. It is the bounden duty of the RSS cadres and the common citizens to uphold the composite culture of India so that the people of all the faiths will grow and flourish and all will live and coexist together in the country. The RSS as a nationalist organization is working day and night to strengthen unity in the country because it is of the view that the unity is the best panacea for all troubles and ills of the society. Thus we are duty bound to strengthen this unity in the rank and file of the country because it is mainly through unity among the citizens that the country will march on the path of progress ,development and peaceful existence which is badly needed in the country .The RSS is doing yeoman’s service in providing social services to the society in times of the natural calamity and also in times of any emergency an d also in normal times. It engages itself in providing social services to the people irrespective of the religious affiliations. Therefore, it makes no distinction between the people on the basis of religion and it regards all the citizens residing in the country as Hindus irrespective of their religion.To RSS everyone residing in India is basically a Hindu notwithstanding his religious affiliation. The RSS chief has given a sagacious advise to the countrymen that they should not fight among themselves on the basis of the faith because it will be harmful for the nation and so we should protect the secular and tolerant culture of the land. The RSS chief has made plain speaking and has loudly proclaimed that it will not be a party to any claim of ownership of any religious place of a non Hindu place of worship as this will generate ill will among the people belonging to different faiths and it will be against interests of the country .Thus what is needed is that we should protect the secular and plural ethos and fabric of the country because it is a multi religious country and we should maintain the secular tenets of the country and not tarnish its image in the comity of the nations. Therefore we should not do anything which has the potential of creating communal strife and disturbance in the country. Thus what is needed is that we should protect the secular and plural ethos of the country so that people of different faiths will live like brothers and sisters and the secularism will flourish in the country. The RSS cadres and the people of the country should pay a heed to the sane and sagacious advise of RSS chief and do all that will lead to happy coexistence of different faiths in the country.It is hoped that the suggestions of Mohan Bhagwat will have a lasting impression upon the people so that they will adhere to his advice and Hindu -Muslim unity and communal amity will have a full play in the country. Thus what is needed is that we should unite to protect the unique feature of unity in diversity so that people belonging to different faiths will live happily in India.The advice of the RSS chief will have greater implications and positive bearings upon the people of this nation and it is hoped that the countrymen will abide by the suggestions of this great man and the Hindu-Muslim unity will be upheld for the flourishing of the Ganga-Jammni Tehzeeb and this will be a big triumph of India and Indian values. In short, the advice of the RSS chief is nothing short of the words of nectar and words of wisdom which will revolutionize the Indian society in the years to come.
(The author is a columnist and Social Activist).
