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overlooked the fact that BJP is an off- The central there are two permanent enemies,
shoot of the RSS. To quote from aca- publication house of the Muslims and politics .These two
demic Shamshul Islam’s book ‘Know are the greatest impediments in the
The RSS – based on the Rashtriya the RSS, the Suruchi way of the Hindu Rashtra regaining
Swayamsevak Sangh’s Documents’ its power and glory.”
(Pharos Media)-“BJP not independent Prakashan, has Sharma has also quoted Golwalkar
of RSS…The RSS leadership keeps on published a book, in his book. This provocative quote
harping that BJP is an independent of Golwalkar- “Within the country
political organization and does not Param Vaibhav Ke there are so many Muslim pockets
work under the dictates of the RSS. It Path Par (The Road to , i.e, so many ‘miniature Pakistanis’
is pertinent that one compares this …such ‘pockets’ have verily become
information with the facts available Glory) in 1997 giving centres of a widespread network of
in the official publications of the details of more than pro - Pakistani elements in this land
RSS. The central publication house . …The conclusion is that , in practi-
of the RSS, the Suruchi Prakashan, 40 organizations cally every place there are Mus-
has published a book, Param Vaibhav created by the RSS lims who are in constant touch with
Ke Path Par (The Road to Glory) in Pakistan over the transmitter …Right
1997 giving details of more than 40 for different tasks from Delhi to Rampur to Lucknow,
organizations created by the RSS for the Muslims are busy hatching a
different tasks. The BJP as a political The picture gets sharper if one dangerous plot, piling up arms and
organization figures prominently in were to read Professor Jyotirmaya mobilizing their men and probably
it, clubbed with the ABVP, Hindu Jag- Sharma’s book - ‘Terrifying Vision biding their time to strike from
ran Manch, Vishva Hindu Parishad, - M.S. Golwalkar, The RSS and India within when Pakistan decides upon
Swadeshi Jagran Manch and Sanskar ‘ (Penguin), To quote from Sharma’s a armed conflict with our country.”
Bharti…In this book the BJP figures at book “The Ram janambhoomi 
number three in the list of promi- movement , the demolition of the With this dark scenario in the
nent organisations created by the Babri Masjid and the Gujarat riots backdrop we, the citizens of India,
RSS. This book discusses the creation of 2002 are just a few examples of have every reason to sit apprehensive
and development of the BJP under the the impact Golwalkar’s legacy has and worried and concerned about
aegis of the RSS in full three pages.” had on the move towards a certain our well – being and that of our
Shamshul Islam also emphasises brand of radical Hindu nationalism country.
on a vital factor -“There has always …In Golwalkar’s mental universe, leTTerS@TehelKa.com
been a conscious attempt to create
confusion about its different fronts
which provide RSS with the opportu-
nity to dissociate with any of these as
per its convenience. For instance it
used Hindu Jagaran Manch(HJM) for
attacking Christians in the late 1990s
and when public opinion, media, and
Parliament seemed to turn against it,
RSS denied any relation with HJM...
When nefarious designs of the
Vishwa Hindu Parishad, Bajrang Dal,
Dharam Sansad were exposed before
the nation, RSS announced that they
were independent organizations. In-
terestingly, it was often seen mediat-
ing between the BJP led government(
1998- 2004) and these fronts…It will
be interesting to know that many
of these organizations have been
organized in a clandestine manner , a
characteristic of a Fascist set-up.”
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