MONTHLY MONITOR

DATE: SEPTEMBER 2016

SAFFRON TERROR DIGEST: VOLUME I, ISSUE 2

DEVELOPMENT

SACKED GOA RSS CHIEF SUBHASH VELINGKAR REINSTATES HIMSELF

A DAY after he was sacked as RSS Goa chief, Subhash Velingkar on Thursday reinstated himself,

and said the Goa unit would function independently of the parent body on political issues, at least

till the assembly polls next year.

For more information, see:

http://indianexpress.com/article/india/india-news-india/sacked-goa-rss-chief-subhash-velingkar-

reinstates-himself-3008824/

NEW COMMITTEE TO BE ANNOUNCED FOR GOA SOON, SAYS RSS

AFTER SUBHASH VELINGKAR'S REMOVAL

Unfazed by the RSS workers' move to split from Konkan region in the wake of the removal of Goa

unit chief Subhash Velingkar, the Sangh on Thursday said a new committee will be announced for

the state in a day or two.

For more information, see:

http://www.firstpost.com/politics/new-committee-to-be-announced-for-goa-soon-says-rss-after-

subhash-velingkars-removal-2987070.html

RSS THREATENS TO START SHAKHAS IN HOMES IF KERALA EVICTS IT

FROM TEMPLE PREMISES

RSS and BJP adopt a belligerent posture after the LDF government indicates that it will take action

against shakhas run from temple premises.

For more information, see:

http://scroll.in/article/815366/rss-threatens-to-start-shakhas-in-houses-if-kerala-evicts-it-from-

temple-premises

GOVIND PANSARE MURDER: KOLHAPUR SIT SEEKS CUSTODY OF

VIRENDRA TAWDE

THE Special Investigation Team (SIT) of Kolhapur police approached the Yerawada jail

authorities in Pune Thursday seeking the custody of Sanatan Sanstha member Virendra Tawde to

probe his role in the murder of veteran communist leader Govind Pansare.

For more information, see:

http://indianexpress.com/article/india/india-news-india/govind-pansare-murder-kolhapur-sit-

seeks-custody-of-virendra-tawde/

BATTLEGROUND UP: IS THE CONGRESS MOVING TOWARDS SOFT

HINDUTVA TO WOO THE STATE?

The underlying current of 'Hindi hain hum, Hindu hain (We are Indians, we are Hindus)' in party's

activities indicates its strategy to woo upper caste Hindu votes in these upcoming elections. This

is the reason the Congress is also keeping a safe distance from English-speaking leaders. The game

plan seems to be succeeding to a large extent in uniting party workers and sympathisers.

For more information, see:

http://www.catchnews.com/politics-news/battleground-up-is-the-congress-moving-towards-soft-

hindutva-to-woo-the-state-1472553921.html/fullview

US MAKES PUSH TO PROSECUTE PERPETRATORS

The United States has made a push to ensure the current government protects religious minorities

in the country. This comes in the wake of the Bodu Bala Sena (BBS) attempting to raise its head

and voice once again.

For more information, see:

http://www.thesundayleader.lk/2016/08/14/us-makes-push-to-prosecute-perpetrators/

PETROL BOMBS RECOVERED FROM BHU HOSTEL

Following the recent violence on Banaras Hindu University campus as many as eight crude (petrol)

bombs were recovered from the rooms of Acharya Narendra Dev hostel during checking on Friday.

For more information, see:

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/varanasi/Petrol-bombs-recovered-from-BHU-

hostel/articleshow/53980099.cms

SHIV SENA BACKS SACKED RSS GOA UNIT CHIEF SUBHASH

VELINGKAR

Sacked Goa RSS unit chief Subhash Velingkar has received support from the Shiv Sena, which

said he has done no crime by demanding that regional languages be promoted in Goa schools.

For more information, see:

http://www.ndtv.com/goa-news/shiv-sena-backs-sacked-rss-goa-unit-chief-subhash-velingkar-

1453794

BAJRANG DAL’S COW VIGILANTES MISTAKE CHICKEN FEED FOR BEEF,

TORCH TRUCK

Cow vigilantes today torched a truck carrying chicken feed, and beat up the owner of the vehicle

suspecting that it was carrying beef, at Zhora village, 40 km from Bhopal.

For more information, see:

http://www.siasat.com/news/bajrang-dals-cow-vigilantes-mistake-chicken-feed-beef-torch-truck-

1012345/

ANTI-HIJAB AGITATORS LEFT RED-FACED AS PRINCIPAL REFUSES TO

BAN UNIFORM SCARVES

The principal Chandrashekar Kantamangala advised them to stop politicizing the scarf issue but

some students, who apparently vow allegiance to Hindutva groups have been coming to college

sporting saffron shawls.

For more information, see:

http://www.siasat.com/news/anti-hijab-agitators-left-red-faced-principal-refuses-ban-uniform-

scarves-1012534/

STATUE OF JESUS CHRIST VANDALISED IN MUMBAI AFTER

CANONISATION OF MOTHER TERESA

A statue of Jesus Christ was vandalized by unknown persons at Juhu Tara road in Mumbai on

Sunday. An NGO called the Watchdog Foundation has also claimed that a police officer tampered

with evidence related to the incident.

For more information, see:

http://www.firstpost.com/india/statue-of-jesus-christ-vandalised-in-mumbai-after-canonisation-

of-mother-teresa-2990164.html

ANOTHER RSS WORKER KILLED IN CPI-M RULED KERALA

The 25-year-old from Thillankery was hacked to death on Saturday near Iritty in Kannur district

by activists believed to be from the Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M).

For more information, see:

http://swarajyamag.com/politics/another-rss-worker-killed-in-cpi-m-ruled-kerala

IN WAKE OF ATTACKS, RSS SHAKHAS SEE SUDDEN DISAPPEARANCE

OF DALITS

The Sangh's two-year-old programme of running branches in lower-caste neighbourhoods has run

into trouble.

For more information, see:

http://scroll.in/article/815767/in-wake-of-attacks-rss-shakhas-see-sudden-disappearance-of-dalits

CRUDE BOMB HURLED AT BJP OFFICE IN THIRUVANANTHAPURAM,

NO CASUALTY REPORTED

BJP sources said the crude bomb exploded hardly 45 minutes after state party president

Kummanam Rajasekharan left the office.

For more information, see:

http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/crude-bomb-bjp-office-in-kerala-

thiruvananthapuram/1/758406.html

IN CHHATTISGARH, HINDUTVA GROUPS USE PRO-ADIVASI

LAWS FOR COMMUNAL ENDS

Testimonies provided by Christians to a fact-finding team show a surge of communal attacks –

threats, violence and persecution – against the community.

For more information, see:

http://thewire.in/64470/chhattisgarh-christians-hindutva-communalism/

IN VIDEO, COP'S HEAD HELD UNDER WATER BY ATTACKER

AT GANESH FESTIVALS

Nitin Dogade, in police uniform, is seen struggling with his attacker in an immersion pond, with

a crowd watching them. When he comes out, three more assault him.

For more information, see:

http://www.ndtv.com/india-news/cops-head-held-under-water-by-attacker-at-ganesh-festival-1455439

MEWAT POLICE TO CHECK FOR BEEF IN BIRYANI SAMPLES

In the wake of the reports of beef biryani being sold in several areas in Mewat, the local police

will soon lift samples from meat-sellers across the district, which is mostly dominated by the

Muslim population, for examination.

For more information, see:

http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/other-states/mewat-police-to-check-for-beef-in-

biryani/article9079970.ece

SCARED DALIT FAMILY FLEES UNA VILLAGE

The first fallout of the Una Dalit flogging has been reported from the neighbouring Samter

village in Gir-Somnath district in the Saurashtra region of Gujarat as a Dalit family was forced to

migrate from the village due to alleged threats from the families of cow vigilantes.

For more information, see:

http://www.tribuneindia.com/news/nation/scared-dalit-family-flees-una-village/291467.html

CP: CRACK DOWN ON COW VIGILANTES, BOOTLEGGERS

The city police commissioner Shivananad Jha on Tuesday directed cops to maintain close vigil

on cow vigilantes and bootleggers with a string of festivities approaching.

For more information, see:

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/ahmedabad/CP-Crack-down-on-cow-vigilantes-

bootleggers/articleshow/54039980.cms

HARYANA: TWO MURDERS AND TWO RAPES, ALLEGED

KILLERS BELONG TO ‘GUA RAKSHA SAMITI’

‘You would not be able to kill Gau Mata this Bakrid’ while committing the heinous crime the

rapists were repeatedly saying to the victim, said Adv Ramzan citing one of the victims.

For more information, see:

http://www.siasat.com/news/haryana-two-murders-two-rapes-alleged-killers-belong-gua-raksha-samiti-1014263/

COMMUNAL TENSION IN ROURKELA

Most of the majority community people were drunk, backed by VHP and Bajrang Dal, who later

burned few cars and looted a shop of minority community.

For more information, see:

http://www.siasat.com/news/communal-tension-rourkela-1018886/

GAU RAKSHAK GOONS ATTACK MUSLIM FAMILY IN

BENGALURU

The incident allegedly took place around 2 PM, when the family had gathered in their farm

house to slaughter a sacrificial animal, when a gang of around 300 goons forcefully entered their

house, and attacked them, including women.

For more information, see:

http://www.siasat.com/news/communal-tension-rourkela-1018886/

ATTACKS IN INDIA AGAINST CHRISTIANS RISING IN 2016

The Evangelical Fellowship of India’s (EFI) Religious Liberty Commission has tallied 134

attacks on Christians or their churches in the first half of 2016 – nearly as many as the annual

totals for both 2014 and 2015.

For more information, see:

http://www.brnow.org/News/September-2016/Attacks-in-India-against-Christians-rising-in-2016

BENGALURU: GOVT TO INVESTIGATE RSS ROLE IN

MONDAY’S VIOLENCE - PARAMESHWARA

Karnataka’s Home Minister Dr G Parameshwara promised to investigate whether RSS or any

other Sangh Parivar outfits were involved in the violence in different parts of the city on

Monday, September 12.

For more information, see:

http://www.daijiworld.com/news/news_disp.asp?n_id=414378#.V9wTz25_lFU.twitter

SWAMI ASEEMANAND, ACCUSED IN SAMJHAUTA EXPRESS

BLAST CASE, GRANTED BAIL

Bail to Aseemanand was demanded by several Hindutva activists across the nation, who accused

the previous Congress-led UPA government of falsely implicating him in the case.

For more information, see:

http://www.india.com/news/india/swami-aseemanand-accused-in-samjhauta-express-blast-case-

granted-bail-1491900/

BEATEN UP BY SUSPECTED GAU RAKSHAKS IN GUJARAT,

29-YEAR-OLD DIES

A 29-year-old man who was allegedly beaten up by gau rakshaks or cow vigilantes in

Ahmedabad four days ago died of his injuries at a hospital in Ahmedabad on Friday.

For more information, see:

http://www.ndtv.com/india-news/beaten-up-by-suspected-gau-rakshaks-in-gujarat-29-year-old-

dies-1459754

MADRASSA PRINCIPAL PREVENTED RIOT AFTER `GAU

RAKSHAK' ATTACK

Ali Rukman, the 52-year old principal, was worried and angry after learning that his son-in-law

Hafiz Abdul Khalid and another man, Ali Hasan, had been ruthlessly beaten up by cow

vigilantes while carting out buffalo remains from the previous day's Eid-ul-Zuha sacrifice.

For more information, see:

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/delhi/Madrassa-principal-prevented-riot-after-gau-

rakshak-attack/articleshow/54372432.cms

UTTAR PRADESH: TENSION IN BIJNOR AFTER 3 KILLED IN

COMMUNAL CLASH

Bijnor city in western part of Uttar Pradesh reeled under communal tension on Friday after three

male members of a Muslim family were shot dead after they protested against alleged

harassment of a minor female member of their family.

For more information, see:

http://www.dnaindia.com/india/report-three-killed-in-communal-clash-in-bijnor-2255829

COMMUNAL TENSION IN MAHARASHTRA TOWN DUE TO

STONE PELTING NEAR MOSQUE DURING GANESH

IMMERSION

Following stone pelting near Markaz Masjid between two communities during Ganesh

immersion, communal tension have erupted in the town of Umarkhed in Yavatmal district.

For more information, see:

http://twocircles.net/2016sep17/1474093205.html#.V9-VW_l97Z5

MUSLIMS ‘ATTACKED’ BY HINDU OUTFITS IN ALWAR

The villagers told the media and a Delhi-based social activist that organisations such as the RSS,

Bajrang Dal and the Shiv Sena began to assemble in Rewada Ki Dhani soon after rumours spread

that Meo Muslims slaughtered 36 cows on the occasion of Eid in the jungles of Nagaon, 60 km away

from Jaipur.

For more information, see:

http://www.hindustantimes.com/jaipur/muslims-attacked-by-hindu-outfits-in-alwar/story-

E2uWMKR0o4KK2V7hUxA9VJ.html

MAN WITH RSS LINKS ALLEGEDLY STOKED BIJNOR

CLASHES

Two days after communal clashes broke out in Bijnor, claiming four lives and injuring 12 people,

additional director general, law and order, (ADG) Daljeet Chaudhary told TOI that Aishwarya

Chuadhary, district president of RSS-affiliated Adhivakta Sangh, has been accused of leading the

violence.

For more information, see:

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/meerut/Man-with-RSS-links-allegedly-stoked-Bijnor-

clashes/articleshow/54396366.cms

ANTI-MUSLIM SENTIMENT FOILS SRI LANKA’S BID TO TAP

INTO GLOBAL HALAL MARKET

Sri Lanka is unable to take advantage of the ever expanding trillion dollar global halal market

because of its failure to address the anti-Muslim and anti-halal sentiments being spread by racial

Buddhist groups.

For more information, see:

http://atimes.com/2016/09/anti-muslim-sentiment-foils-sri-lankas-bid-to-tap-into-global-halal-market/

TENSION AS K'GIRI VHP SECY HACKED TO DEATH

According to the police source Suri (45) of Hosur was on the way to his property near Nehru Nagar

in his car when four masked men in two motorcycles attacked him with sickles. The name of the

deceased was linked with the murder case of DMDK’s Amman Balaji.

For more information, see:

http://www.newindianexpress.com/states/tamil_nadu/Tension-as-Kgiri-VHP-secy-hacked-to-

death/2016/09/20/article3625210.ece

YOUTH MANHANDLED FOR CONVERSION TO ISLAM

A youth hailing from the village of D V Sadananda Gowda, Union minister for programme

implementation and statistics, was manhandled by members of Saffron organizations as they

suspected that he, along with his family got converted to Islam.

For more information, see:

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/mangaluru/Youth-manhandled-for-conversion-to-

Islam/articleshow/54393676.cms?from=mdr

TWO SUSTAINED INJURIES IN CPM-RSS CLASH

Two sustained injuries in a clash that broke out between the CPM and the RSS at Vellimannu in

Kundara. One RSS activist of the gang who barged into the house of a CPM activist was held later

and tied to a rope. After collecting details of the other gang members, he was hacked. The incident

happened last night at 11 pm.

For more information, see:

http://kaumudiglobal.com/innerpage1.php?newsid=82922

VHP MAN'S MURDER: THREE SURRENDER BEFORE COURT

Three persons were on Thursday surrendered before the judicial magistrate of Pochampalli sub-court

here in connection with the murder of VHP Krishnagiri district secretary R Suri.

For more information, see:

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/coimbatore/VHP-mans-murder-Three-surrender-before-

court/articleshow/54473383.cms

POLICE UNDER PRESSURE IN KANNUR

Despite pressure being experienced by the police from the local political leadership, the intensified

police action to curb the continuing incidents of political violence involving the Communist Party of

India (Marxist) [CPI(M)] and Sangh Parivar workers has helped the force to drive home a clear

message that it is not partisan.

For more information, see:

http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/kerala/police-under-pressure-in-kannur/article9138850.ece

SHIV SENA ACTIVISTS READY TO BECOME HUMAN BOMBS

TO DESTROY PAKISTAN

In the memorandum, 28 Shiv Sena members hailing from Surat, Gujarat have offered to become

human bombs for the destruction of Pakistan.

For more information, see:

http://zeenews.india.com/news/india/shiv-sena-activists-ready-to-become-human-bombs-to-destroy-

pakistan_1933968.html

NO DEARTH OF CRUDE BOMBS IN KANNUR

Manufacture of crude bombs may involve grave risk to life, yet their production continues unabated

in Kannur, a region marked by political rivalry-spurred violence.

For more information, see:

http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/kerala/no-dearth-of-crude-bombs-in-kannur/article9160826.ece

STATEMENTS

RSS DEFAMATION CASE: RAHUL GANDHI SUFFERS FROM AMNESIA, BJP

SAYS

Rahul Gandhi "suffers from amnesia", alleged BJP parliamentarian Rajiv Pratap Rudy on

Thursday, after the Congress vice president said he won't retract his allegation that the RSS killed

Mahatma Gandhi.

For more information, see:

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/RSS-defamation-case-Rahul-Gandhi-suffers-from-

amnesia-BJP-says/articleshow/53961438.cms

LAND DISPUTE, NOT CASTE FACTOR, LED TO ATTACK ON DALITS:

GUJARAT REPORT

Virtually absolving cow vigilantes of atrocities against Dalits, the Gujarat government in a report

submitted to the Central government has concluded that the attack on Dalits in Una taluka of Gir-

Somnath district was the outcome of a rivalry among villagers over a plot of land on which the

community skinned dead cattle for generations.

For more information, see:

http://www.dnaindia.com/india/report-land-dispute-not-caste-factor-led-to-attack-on-dalits-gujarat-

report-2251081

BODU BALA SENA GOES INTERNATIONAL AGAINST MINISTER HAKEEM

The extremist Buddhist organization called Bodu Bala Sena has said that it will go international

against minister Hakeem in a press briefing.

For more information, see:

http://www.hirunews.lk/79447/video-bodu-bala-sena-goes-international-against-minister-hakeem

MA BA THA DENIES RESPONSIBILITY FOR ‘COFFEE ANNAN’ GAFFE

Burma’s hardline nationalist group has claimed that it was “not responsible” for a photo

condemning the appointment of former United Nations chief Kofi Annan to lead an advisory panel

on conflict-torn Arakan State.

For more information, see:

http://www.irrawaddy.com/burma/ma-ba-tha-denies-responsibility-for-coffee-annan-gaffe.html

RSS SIDELINED MUSLIMS, NOW AGAINST DALITS: PRAKASH

AMBEDKAR

Prakash Ambedkar said the saffron organisation was out to implement its 'Manuvad project'.

For more information, see:

http://indianexpress.com/article/india/india-news-india/prakash-ambedkar-dalits-rss-dussehra-

3006525/

BJP WAS BEHIND TEMPLE DESECRATION:EX-COP

Former Police Sub Inspector Revati Revankar has alleged that some senior police officials covered

up attempts by the BJP to start communal tensions in Bhatkal town.

For more information, see:

http://www.coastaldigest.com/index.php/news/90773-bjps-hand-behind-temple-desecration-in-

bhatkal-resigned-cop-spills-the-beans

‘BEAT THEM UP, BUT DON’T BREAK THEIR BONES’: VHP TO GAU

RAKSHAKS

In a meeting of top gau rakshaks on Sunday, a member of the Vishwa Hindu Parishad’s (VHP)

cow protection department, Khemchand, advised young cow vigilantes to tackle cattle smugglers

by beating them up but stopping short of breaking their bones.

For more information, see:

https://www.thequint.com/india/2016/09/05/beat-them-up-but-dont-break-their-bones-vhp-to-

gau-rakshaks

GANDHI KILLERS WERE FROM RSS IS ACCURATE: SHASHI THAROOR

Speaking on 'Rewriting History and Redefining Nationalism' in a programme here, Tharoor said

historical evidences suggests that Godse was a member of RSS and that the organization

distributed sweets after the assassination of Gandhi.

For more information, see:

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Gandhi-killers-were-from-RSS-is-accurate-Shashi-

Tharoor/articleshow/54020628.cms

NO RAM TEMPLE STIR RIGHT NOW: VISHWA HINDU PRASHAD

The Vishwa Hindu Prashad (VHP) has decided not to rake up the issue of Ram temple construction

at Ayodhya till the assembly elections in Uttar Pradesh are over, indicating the growing differences

among the Hindu nationalist outfits in the country.

For more information, see:

http://www.newkerala.com/news/2016/fullnews-114950.html

MEWAT GANGRAPES OF MUSLIM GIRLS AND DOUBLE MURDER

SMALL ISSUES: ML KHATTAR

Haryana’s BJP chief minister Manohar Lal Khattar on Sunday said that the case of double murder

and gang-rape of two Muslim sisters and the police raids over allegations of beef being used in

biryani in Mewat were “small issues.”

For more information, see:

http://www.jantakareporter.com/india/haryana/mewats-gangrapes-muslim-girls/62854/

I AM DISCIPLINED SWAYAMSEVAK, I FOLLOW RSS, SAYS DEFENCE

MINISTER MANOHAR PARRIKAR

On Friday, the BJP announced that Union Ministers Manohar Parrikar, Nitin Gadkari and Sripad

Naik will be party's star campaigner for the Goa polls, slated next year.

For more information, see:

http://crcconnection.com/2016/09/20/i-am-disciplined-swayamsevak-i-follow-rss-says-

defence.html

HINDU FUNDAMENTALISTS BEHIND GODHRA TRAIN BURNING :

JUSTICE KATJU

Justice Katju, ex-Supreme court judge and former Chairman Press Council of India who is

known for his fearless views today made a comment on his face book page regarding the

infamous Godhra carnage and accused Hindu fundamentalists for the incident which killed

hundreds of Muslims.

For more information, see:

http://muslimmirror.com/eng/hindu-fundamentalists-behind-godhra-train-burning-justice-katju/

‘SAFFRON MEN IN KEY POSITIONS WON’T GO AFTER THE SANATAN

SANSTHA’

Former Maharasthra Chief Minister Prithvi Chavan on the Sanatan Sanstha and its banning

For more information, see:

http://www.outlookindia.com/magazine/story/saffron-men-in-key-positions-wont-go-after-the-

sanstha/297567

EXCLUSIVE: INTERVIEW WITH SIKH INTELLECTUAL BALJIT SINGH

KHALSA ON 2017 ASSEMBLY POLLS

“We need to accept that the pro-Hindutva Union government of India is intentionally treating the

Sikhs as second class citizens. Our yelling or screaming in the Parliament of India would leave

no impact on them.”

For more information, see:

https://www.sikh24.com/2016/09/20/exclusive-interview-with-sikh-intellectual-baljit-singh-

khalsa-on-2017-assembly-polls/#.V-IuPfl97Z5

BAN GAURAKSHAK SAMITI, THEY ARE SPREADING TERROR: SITARAM

YECHURY

"Dalits are being targeted in the name of Gauraksha and this will not be tolerated," the CPI(M)

leader said.

For more information, see:

http://indianexpress.com/article/india/india-news-india/ban-gaurakshak-samiti-they-are-

spreading-terror-sitaram-yechury-3024457/

HATRED OF PAKISTAN IS IMPORTANT TO HINDUTVA VIEW:

RAMCHANDRA GUHA

Guha challenges the current definition of nationalism being propagated by the BJP and RSS.A

true nationalist should be a critic of his government.

For more information, see:

http://www.indiasamvad.co.in/special-stories/hatred-of-pakistan-is-important-to-hindutva-view-

ram-guha-16451

REIN IN MONKS, GOVT TELLS SANGHA LEADERS

Government representatives have told a clergy meeting in Yangon that Sangha leaders need to

take a more active hand in policing their members, including action on illegal monasteries and

the prevention of monks from taking part in street protests.

For more information, see:

http://frontiermyanmar.net/en/news/rein-in-monks-govt-tells-sangha-leaders

PAKISTANI ACTORS SHOULD BE ‘BEATEN WITH SHOES’, SAYS BJP MLA

SANGEET SOM

With Pakistani artistes in India facing threats from parties like MNS following the Uri terror

attack, controversial BJP MLA Sangeet Som has said that they should be “beaten with shoes”.

“There are quite a few artistes who are earning crores from here, no one cares about them in

Pakistan. They come to Bollywood and earn in crores then they do ‘Gaddari’ (betrayal) with

India,” Som, the MLA from Sardhana in UP, said.

For more information, see:

http://indianexpress.com/article/india/india-news-india/pakistan-actors-artists-citizens-bjp-mla-

sangeet-som-3051241/

EVENTS

BJP DALIT MEETING ENDS IN FIASCO

A BJP "harmony meeting" to woo Dalits in Una town ended in fiasco yesterday after a protest by

the attending Dalits forced the party to call the event off after 20 minutes.

For more information, see:

http://www.telegraphindia.com/1160902/jsp/nation/story_105861.jsp#.V8k1-vl97Z5

IS RSS A TERRORIST ORGANISATION?

RSS affiliates, or ‘Sangh Parivar’, has been charge-sheeted in almost 17 terror cases in India. There

is a history of communal riots, terrorism and murders related to RSS and its outfits working under

different names. But Sangh has a habit of disowning its Hindutva activists and Hindu extremist

organizations once they are caught in any crime.

For more information, see:

http://www.milligazette.com/news/14740-is-rss-a-terrorist-organisation-india

THOUSANDS MARCH AGAINST THE MURDER OF

FREETHINKERS IN INDIA

Thousands of people marched through town on August 30, the first anniversary of Kalburgi’s

assassination.They were also marching to protest the cold blooded murders of Govind Pansare and

Narendra Dabholkar. Organisers estimated the turnout to be close to 8,000.

For more information, see:

http://www.echo.net.au/2016/09/march-murder-freethinkers-india/

PROTEST MARCH ORGANISED AGAINST RSS

The protest was organised to condemn the RSS for allegedly carrying out atrocities against Tamils

in Karnataka with regard to the Cauvery water issue.

For more information, see:

http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/chennai/protest-march-organised-against-

rss/article9129937.ece

SOCIAL MEDIA

#RAHULRATTLESRSS AND GODSE TRENDING ON INDIAN

TWITTER ON 01-10-2016

#RahulRattlesRSS and Godse trending on Indian twitter with many #Hindutva supporters

appreciating Godse's act of assassinating India’s founding father Mohandas Gandhi.

For more information, see:

https://twitter.com/hashtag/RahulRattlesRSS?src=hash

https://twitter.com/search?q=godse&src=typd

ALL INDIA RADIO DRAWS FLAK FOR ANTI-RAHUL TWEET, DELETES IT

A tweet by All India Radio targeting Rahul Gandhi for his RSS remarks kicked up a row with

Congress dubbing it as "unpardonable" and "shameful", and asking Information and

Broadcasting Minister M Venkaiah Naidu whether the public broadcaster was being allowed to

propagate the saffron agenda.

For more information, see:

http://www.deccanchronicle.com/nation/in-other-news/020916/all-india-radio-draws-flak-for-anti-rahul-tweet-

deletes-it.html

SAFFRON HEADS WITH NEUTRAL MASKS: SPREADING DISHARMONY

THROUGH SOCIAL MEDIA

With BJP coming to power, a lot of Facebook blogs and websites emerged to establish their

ideological hegemony’ in favour of Hindutva . Some of these openly declare their allegiance to

saffron ideology through fanclubs.

For more information, see:

http://www.countercurrents.org/2016/08/30/saffron-heads-with-neutral-masks-spreading-

disharmony-through-social-media/

BJP WILL STOP AT NOTHING WHEN IT COMES TO ITS

ISLAMOPHOBIA, NOT EVEN ON EID

On 13 September by the huge army of right-wing trolls that operates on social media under the

guidance of the BJP and the larger Sangh Parivar. Trending on twitter was a hashtag called

#मिट्टी_का_बकरा (goat of clay). The first tweet with the hashtag was from a handle called

@Ibawandar, who sports a large sketch of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's face on his/her cover

picture.

For more information, see:

http://www.catchnews.com/politics-news/bjp-will-stop-at-nothing-when-it-comes-to-its-

islamophobia-not-even-on-eid-1473760857.html

OPINIONS

MUSLIMS' SILENCE ON GAU RAKSHAK-ATTACKS POINTS TO

LACK OF POLITICAL AGENCY

Three days ago, a Muslim social activist posted on Facebook saying that he was on his way to

attend a meeting in Gujarat. The post was in lieu of the recent attacks on Dalits in Una and focussed

on other "oppressed minorities" tormented by cow vigilante groups throughout the country.

For more information, see:

http://www.firstpost.com/india/muslims-silence-on-gau-rakshak-attacks-points-to-lack-of-political-agency-

2986320.html

MODI’S HINDU NATIONALISM

We, as a nation, have come a long way since then and under the current dispensation, led by the

BJP, Hinduism and nationalism have meaningfully blended into a harmonious whole, celebrating

‘Sabka Saath, Sabka Vikaas’. Robert G Ingersoll sums it up beautifully when he says, “He loves

his country best, who strives to make it best”. Jai Hind!

For more information, see:

http://www.dailypioneer.com/columnists/oped/modis-hindu-nationalism.html

ARE WE NEARING AN END TO BUDDHIST EXTREMISM IN

MYANMAR?

Ma Ba Tha and similar groups of extremist monks in Myanmar could face resistance after a

government official finally rebuked their brand of nationalism

For more information, see:

http://sea-globe.com/ma-ba-tha-myanmar/

MONKS AND THE FUNDAMENTALIST MENACE

On their self-assigned mission of preempting fundamentalist encroachment, Buddhist monks

must address not only the Sinhalese Buddhist majority, but all other communities as well. Even

the ‘Different but Equal’ sloganeers are members of the ordinary public.

For more information, see:

http://www.lankaweb.com/news/items/2016/08/31/monks-and-the-fundamentalist-menace/

AMERICA: THE ‘INDISPENSABLE’ NATION

If there is a genuine revisionist, irredentist, and revanchist power in Asia, it is not the People’s

Republic of China; it is Modi’s India. His RSS movement (which works through the BJP as its

political organ) is overtly fascist in its inspiration, and Modi has been convincingly linked to the

orchestration of a savage anti-Muslim pogrom while being chief minister of Gujarat (he dodged a

U.S. State Department visa ban only by virtue of his assumption of the PM office). In the

regional thug department, India recently concluded a successful round of extra-legal bullying

through blockade to enforce its will on Nepal and impose a new government.

For more information, see:

http://atimes.com/2016/09/america-the-indispensable-nation/

14 EXCERPTS SHOW WHY RSS DOESN'T WANT YOU TO READ

BIPAN CHANDRA'S NBT BOOK

The book in question - called Sampradayikta: Ek Praveshika in Hindi - not only explains the

ideological character of communalism, but also slams the RSS and its political godchild, the

ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP).

For more information, see:

http://www.catchnews.com/india-news/14-excerpts-show-why-rss-doesn-t-want-you-to-read-bipan-chandra-s-

nbt-book-1473222565.html/fullview

MARATHA UPRISING IN MAHARASHTRA, ANOTHER PATEL

LIKE AGITATION IN THE OFFING?

"Ever Since the Shiv Sena and BJP government has come to power, the Maratha community is

facing a lot of injustice. Our government had given 16 per cent reservation to the community, but

this government has failed to give that. We will continue with these protests in various parts of

Maharashtra and then it will culminate into a huge morcha in Mumbai," said Congress Leader

Nitesh Rane.

For more information, see:

http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/maratha-uprising-in-maharashtra-another-patel-like-agitation-in-the-

offing/1/758288.html

DANGERS OF MISREPORTING DHAKA'S 'RIVER OF BLOOD

On Eid day, social media was flooded with photographs of Dhaka's streets, submerged in a "river

of blood" as rain water mixed with the blood of goats slaughtered on the occasion of Eid al

Adha.

For more information, see:

http://www.dailyo.in/politics/dhaka-river-of-blood-bakr-eid-indian-muslims-islamophobia-hindutva-animal-

rights/story/1/12960.html

THE GHOSTLY POWER OF THE RSS IS HAUNTING THE

INDIAN STATE

The constitution that Sardar Patel compelled the RSS to adopt, clearly eschewing all concern

with politics, needs to be restored, and there must be a clear avowal if any changes have been

made in it and whether these are justified by law.

For more information, see:

http://thewire.in/64038/ghost-power-and-the-rss/

EID SACRIFICE: WHY HAS MUTTON GOT THE HINDUTVA

BRIGADE'S GOAT NOW?

There was a time about two generations ago when a large number of Hindus used to refrain from

eating chicken. This was not because they were vegetarian and had some kind of unabiding faith

in non-violence. These men and women had no qualms in devouring mutton and a variety of fish.

The real reason of staying away from chicken was that only Muslims used to rear chicken at that

time. The humble chicken, therefore, was considered "Miyaain", an Islamophobic euphemism

collectively used for all things Muslim.

.

For more information, see:

http://www.catchnews.com/politics-news/eid-sacrifice-why-has-mutton-got-the-hindutva-brigade-s-goat-now-

1473860008.html

SUBHASH VELINGKAR, HARDIK PATEL: HOW SHIV SENA IS

TRYING TO GET BACK AT THE BJP

Since being displaced as the senior partner in their decades-old alliance in Maharashtra in 2014,

the Shiv Sena has been out to undermine the BJP. Accordingly, the party has decided to contest

the forthcoming assembly elections in Goa, Gujarat and Uttar Pradesh against its ally.

For more information, see:

http://www.catchnews.com/politics-news/subhash-velingkar-hardik-patel-how-shiv-sena-is-trying-to-get-back-at-

the-bjp-1474009745.html

HINDUTVA’S FOOT SOLDIERS HAVE THROWN A FISTFUL OF

RADIOACTIVE MUD INTO MY ONAM FEAST

However, on Sept. 13, a day before Onam, it became evident that this wasn’t just another in a

series of mischiefs by the Hindutva brigade. For, none less than Amit Shah, the president of the

Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and a close aide of prime minister Narendra Modi, joined the

bandwagon.

For more information, see:

http://qz.com/780839/onam-as-vaman-jayanti-hindutvas-footsoldiers-like-amit-shah-have-just-thrown-a-fistul-of-

radioactive-mud-into-my-feast/

CALL THEM SANATANIC VERSES

The Criminal Investigation Department (CID) of Karnataka Police has been digging up on the

radical Hindu group, Sanatan Sanstha, which it believes is behind the murder of Kannada scholar

and rationalist MM Kalburgi on August 30, 2015.

For more information, see:

http://www.bangaloremirror.com/bangalore/cover-story/Call-them-Sanatanic-verses/heroesshow/53935402.cms

US BEHIND INDO-ISRAELI SECRET NEXUS

In one of his various tapes, LT. Col Purohit said about Indo-Israeli nexus, “We are all on the

same plane, Hindu Rashtra (Nation)”.

For more information, see:

http://kashmirwatch.com/us-behind-indo-israeli-secret-nexus/

POLITICAL UNDERWORLD AND ADVENTURE JOURNALISM

Emboldened by the arrest of Amit Shah following an expose in Tahalka, courageous (but

adventurous) and daredevil young journalist Rana Ayub decided to target the impossible.

For more information, see:

http://www.countercurrents.org/2016/09/20/political-underworld-and-adventure-journalism/

SANGH TERROR AND THE FAILURE OF JUSTICE

The Sanatan Sanstha is even worse than the RSS. There is a leak in the Indian military that is

supplying explosives to the Hindutva terrorists.

For more information, see:

https://sabrangindia.in/video/sangh-terror-and-failures-justice-teesta-setalvad

“A HUGE COMPROMISE HAS BEEN MADE BY OUR SO-

CALLED INTELLECTUALS.”

As regards religious monuments and desecration, there is ample material. In fact there has also

been a legal petition on this, both in the high court and the Supreme Court. The high court

actually came out with a very sharp judgement, holding the government of Gujarat responsible

for failing to protect religious and cultural shrines; all the details of the destroyed shrines are

available there, if anyone wants to study this aspect. This judgement was then challenged by the

Gujarat state government, because this was the time Modi was on his way to becoming prime

minister. He was very hostile at the time. His basic stand was that the government would not

repair the structures.

For more information, see:

http://newsclick.in/huge-compromise-has-been-made-our-so-called-intellectuals

EXTREMIST, COMMUNAL POLITICS OF BJP

THE BJP government headed by Narendra Modi, ever since its inception has been pursuing

discriminatory policies against Indian Muslims and other minorities, inspired by the RSS

ideology of Hindutva, a form of extremist Hindu nationalism which explodes the myth of the

much touted Indian secularism. Hindutva means India for Hindus to the exclusion of all other

communities and religions. That philosophy adequately explains the occurrence of incidents of

violence against Muslims and Christians under the Modi government.

For more information, see:

http://pakobserver.net/extremist-communal-politics-of-bjp/

MILITANT HINDUTVA AND PAKISTAN

With the BJP in power, the campaign of Hindutva terror will come in the combination of both

Violent Non State Actors and State sponsored terrorism. The latest guerilla attack on Uri will

only exacerbate the situation. The heightened Pakistan bashing and the failure of the Modi

regime to live on to its own hype will provoke more radicalization and terror attacks.

For more information, see:

http://cscr.pk/terrorism/non-muslim-militancy/saffron-terrorism/militant-hindutva-pakistan/

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