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THE CONSPIRACY OF SELECTIVE SILENCE When a mosque was demolished in India there was an international outcry, but nothing when a temple was destroyed in Malaysia A century-old Hindu temple was demolished in Malaysia despite devotees pleading with the authorities to stop the operations. Though the Malaysian Hindus were understandably upset, the Hindus in India did not react, which is fine. The Government of India did not react, which might have been right, had it not officially objected to the Danish Government about the publication of the Prophet’s cartoons in a Danish newspaper. The UPA Government had even suggested the Danish Prime Minister to postpone his visit to India. The International Herald Tribune published a cartoon depicting US President George Bush as Lord Shiva. Though an organisation, Indiacause, did find the cartoon offensive, most Hindus did not react to it. When Mohammed’s offensive cartoons were published, Muslims all over the world, including in India, protested. One must not forget that the cartoons were first published in September and the protests occurred months later. Hindus did not react similarly when the Malaimel Sri Selva Kaliamman temple was destroyed in Malaysia, nor when a Krishna temple was demolished in Moscow. Hindus are not obliged to react like Muslims when such incidents occur. Even many Muslims, though they might have been offended by the Danish cartoon, did not participate in the protests. But should not have the Government of India reacted in similar manner to these religious incidents? Secularism means treating all Seema Sarin religions equally. If the Government can officially object to the point of postponing a prime ministerial visit on cartoons of the Prophet being published in a Danish newspaper (which had nothing to do with the Government), how can it claim to be secular when it says nothing to another (Malaysian) country about demolition of a Hindu temple - an act which done by the Malaysian authorities? Perhaps the best policy would be not to react to religious incidents abroad, be it related to Hindus or Muslims. Religious occurrences abroad are not the affair of the Government of India, whether they involve the publication of offensive cartoons or demolition of Hindu temples. The UPA Government does seem to observe that policy, except in the case of Muslims. Is it fair to have different policies for different religions in a secular country? As for the world and the media, these too seem to have double standards when it comes to religion. There was a huge outcry when an unfrequented mosque was demolished in India, but nothing happened when a well-frequented temple was destroyed in Malaysia. Never mind that the temple was destroyed at a time when 300 devotees were praying there. Now the Indian press has found some justification for reacting to the first incident, while ignoring the second - because the former incident happened in India, while the second occurred in a foreign country. But why should the global media create such a hue and cry over the destruction of a mosque in India, but remain silent over the demolition of a temple in Malaysia? ✰ Source: The Pioneer EXCERPTS FROM THE PETITION FOR FORMATION OF UNITED HINDU DHARMA SAMSTHAN by Dr T R N Rao, USA • India is under siege today by many forces, and many people do not even realize the gravity of the situation. • The enemies of India are networking effectively bonded by their common animosity towards Hinduism. • Inimical forces have taken control of the media, Bollywood, and political parties. • While Pujya Swamy • Sankarachrya of Kanchi Peetham was incarcerated and humiliated, the entire English and Tamil media went celebrating while concocting fraudulent stories. When Pujya Swami Ramdev is blatantly attacked by Brinda Karat, and Pujya Satya Sai Baba tarnished with unfounded accusations, the same media was in glee. • If one Swamiji is attacked it must be treated as an attack on all the Acharyas. • If Aksharadham or Ayodhya is sprayed with bullets and grenades, it is an all out attack on entire Hindu Samajam. • Modern versions of Duryodhana and Duhs’asana are conversionism and terrorism with their onslaughts to besiege Bharat. 4 “Secularism” Combat, July 2006
• Mass Christian conversions and the covert/overt support it receives from “secular” political parties and media is very alarming. • Marxists hate everything that is sacred and beautiful in the Hindu heritage of our civilization. • The enemy is more dangerous because the methods used are highly sophisticated and there is an invisible network of apparently divergent groups but united in undermining the Hindu Samaajam. • Whatever enemy subjugated the nation, did it not because of their superior strength, but because they were helped by Hindus who did not realize the nature of the intolerant faiths who were governed by adharma. • In the guise of neo-liberalism, globalization has become the present-day mantra and westernization is eating at the very roots of Hindu society. • The intellectuals of India and our politicians today need dependable guidance to get out of the false glorification of Western ways of life and money as the measure of success. They have to be brought back to their age-old beautiful traditions of simple life and Seva to the poor. • Only Sanatana Dharma can offer a sustainable world order without perpetuating clashes in the name of faiths. • Hindu Acharyas should speak with one united voice.✰ REWARDING CONVERSIONS We reproduce below a letter written by the famous columnist and educationist Smt Sandhya Jain to the Chairman of the National Commission for Religious and Linguistic Minorities, Government of India, New Delhi This is to urge you strongly to kindly reject the motivated and illconsidered proposal to extend privileges provided under the Constitution for Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes to converts to non-Hindu faiths. The demand by Christian groups for special privileges to so-called ‘Christian Dalits’ are a fraud on the Dalits and a ruse to finance conversions to Christianity through the public exchequer. The Supreme Court in a landmark judgment of 1977 (Chief Justice AN Ray) had noted that, “if a person purposely undertakes the conversion of another to his religion, that would impinge on the freedom of conscience guaranteed to all citizens of the country alike”. You would be aware that the Christian missionaries spread serious disaffection in society by their blasphemy against Hindu divinities, and divide society into warring factions by promoting illwill and distrust amongst various groups, so as to win converts. A key argument made in this process is that they are promoting equality and the brotherhood of man. Yet this equality vanishes the moment the low caste converts leave their old family, culture and social group behind and seek to enter the churches as equals. Then they are given separate churches and even cemeteries! And now the responsibility for all this evil Sandhya Jain perpetrated by the church is placed at the door of Hindu society which is doing much to mitigate the lot of these groups. The church is keeping all its foreign funds for further evangelization, rather than the economic upliftment of the converted from poor sections of society. Thus, it willfully aggravates social unrest and inequality. Any extension of privileges guaranteed under the Constitution to Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribe converts will doubly reward Church duplicity. It will be nothing short of State sponsored or State financed evangelization, which is blatantly unconstitutional. It will completely destroy the social fabric of the nation and will divide the nation on communal lines. In this regard, one is compelled to ask to what extent the Catholic affiliation of UPA chairperson Ms. Sonia Gandhi is responsible for the consideration of such a disastrous proposal at this moment in history. It is well known that the term ‘Dalit’ is a political invention with no sanction in Indian tradition. ‘Dalit’ theology is specifically invented by Christian evangelical and proselytizing groups funded by America, whose administration is taking undue interest in India’s internal matters, to which UPA is a silent spectator. In the name of national unity and integration, I urge the Hon’ble Commission to reject any moves to provide for special privileges to converts to Christianity. Sandhya Jain, Columnist, The Pioneer can be contacted at jsandhya@gmail.com ✰ “Secularism” Combat, July 2006 5
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