VHP actively began its Ram Janmabhoomi movement in 1983 before Rajiv Gandhi became PM.
Yes, his Shah Bano & shilanyas steps were both blunders, but even if they hadn't happened, Ayodhya movement was fast gaining ground amongst Hindus.
It was BJP's electoral trump card.
Yes, his Shah Bano & shilanyas steps were both blunders, but even if they hadn't happened, Ayodhya movement was fast gaining ground amongst Hindus.
It was BJP's electoral trump card.
Jan Sangh repeatedly failed to make a mark in elections.
Congress was THAT strong.
Even when they lost power in 1977, they bounced back strongly in 1980.
The only way to defeat them now was to pander to the majority (80% of pop).
Enter VHP & Ram Janmabhoomi.
The rest is history.
Congress was THAT strong.
Even when they lost power in 1977, they bounced back strongly in 1980.
The only way to defeat them now was to pander to the majority (80% of pop).
Enter VHP & Ram Janmabhoomi.
The rest is history.
So don't you DARE say that BECAUSE Rajiv Gandhi "appeased" Muslim men by challenging the SC Shah Bano judgment, Hindus were "outraged" and the Ayodhya movement happened?
Shah Bano happened in 1985.
Ayodhya movement started in right earnest in 1983.
Aap chronology samjhiye.
Shah Bano happened in 1985.
Ayodhya movement started in right earnest in 1983.
Aap chronology samjhiye.
This is not to defend Rajiv Gandhi on Shah Bano.
Or to defend his shilanyas decision in 1989.
They were both wrong.
But neither of them were the reason for the Ayodhya movement. At the most, they provided further fuel to an already raging fire.
Ayodhya was happening anyway.
Or to defend his shilanyas decision in 1989.
They were both wrong.
But neither of them were the reason for the Ayodhya movement. At the most, they provided further fuel to an already raging fire.
Ayodhya was happening anyway.
Ye lo....
"VHP was working on Ram Mandir since 1983".
Straight from the horse's mouth.
theprint.in/report/vhp-wor…
"VHP was working on Ram Mandir since 1983".
Straight from the horse's mouth.
theprint.in/report/vhp-wor…
And if you prefer it in Hindi..
There was a Rath Yatra in Sitamarhi, Bihar in 1983 for Ram Janmabhoomi.
This was all VHP's work (obviously with RSS/BJP political goals in mind).
They couldn't have defeated Cong without playing the Hindu card.
patrika.com/ayodhya-news/r…
There was a Rath Yatra in Sitamarhi, Bihar in 1983 for Ram Janmabhoomi.
This was all VHP's work (obviously with RSS/BJP political goals in mind).
They couldn't have defeated Cong without playing the Hindu card.
patrika.com/ayodhya-news/r…
I was in my 20s when all this happened in the 1980s.
Was horrified, watching it all unfolding in front of me.
Yes, we'd had communal riots/tension earlier too (in Hyd/Ahd/Bhiwandi etc), but I'd never seen a STRUCTURAL attempt to DIVIDE ppl ACROSS THE COUNTRY on religious lines.
Was horrified, watching it all unfolding in front of me.
Yes, we'd had communal riots/tension earlier too (in Hyd/Ahd/Bhiwandi etc), but I'd never seen a STRUCTURAL attempt to DIVIDE ppl ACROSS THE COUNTRY on religious lines.
Even then, in my naiveté, I did not grasp the magnitude of what was going on.
I used to see bhagwa flags, hear Ram Mandir slogans - I thought they were just random protests.
Didn't realise they were part of a well-orchestrated POLITICAL strategy to pander to the majority.
I used to see bhagwa flags, hear Ram Mandir slogans - I thought they were just random protests.
Didn't realise they were part of a well-orchestrated POLITICAL strategy to pander to the majority.
Once you pander to the base instincts of 80% of the pop, you're home and dry in elections.
Cong could've easily done that since 1947, without doing ANYTHING ELSE.
And could've won election after election.
They chose not to.
BJP, with its RSS roots, grabbed that space.
Cong could've easily done that since 1947, without doing ANYTHING ELSE.
And could've won election after election.
They chose not to.
BJP, with its RSS roots, grabbed that space.
If RSS has got power in 1947, India would've been sanghified then itself.
That it had to wait till 2014, is only cos of Cong.
You can blame Cong for many things (and I do!) - but not for trying to keep all Indians together.
This is precisely what RSS/BJP hate the most abt Cong.
That it had to wait till 2014, is only cos of Cong.
You can blame Cong for many things (and I do!) - but not for trying to keep all Indians together.
This is precisely what RSS/BJP hate the most abt Cong.
Till the 1980s, it wasn't common to hear terms like "Hindu Rashtra" and "Hindu khatre mein hai".
The ethos of India began changing only in the 1980s.
Thanks to VHP/BJP.
RSS resurgence.
Pandering to Hindus, stoking anti-Muslim sentiment.
These were the real tukde tukde gang.
The ethos of India began changing only in the 1980s.
Thanks to VHP/BJP.
RSS resurgence.
Pandering to Hindus, stoking anti-Muslim sentiment.
These were the real tukde tukde gang.
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