Saffron Terror: Chidambaram calls a spade a spade
As the turns of events unfolded, in the aftermath of the September 29 bomb blast in the predominantly Muslim town of Malegaon in Maharashtra that the country was exposed to a new kind of terror - Hindu terror.
INDIA IS inflicted with multiple kind of terrors - Naxalite terror, Islamic terror and Hindu terror etc. ‘Islamic terror’ the most prominent among these was not ‘made-in-India’. These words were coined in West. Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) and its cohorts in India were very comfortable with these words as long as it brought odium for minority. They never bothered to ask themselves why an entire community should be painted with this brush for the acts of some brain-washed fanatics who happened to be Muslims. It is on record that each and every Indian Muslim organisation, without exception, had condemned them in strongest terms; they have never supported their heinous deeds. Never a single Indian Muslim, from any platform, ever defended their black deeds.
Enough water has flown below the bridges of Ganges since then. It goes to the credit of erudite, honest, straight forward Home Minister P Chidambaram who has urged Indians to beware of ‘saffron terror’ on August 25, 2010. He is the ‘man who knows the inner equations’ of Indian society by virtue of his education and profession. His statements have earned criticism from the Bharatiya Janata Party and a show-cause notice from the Election Commission of India. This was the first time the word was ‘officially’ used by the Indian National Congress-led government. Since making the remark, a Hindu Swami in the Patan district has filed a defamation lawsuit against Chidambaram, on the grounds that the saffron colour is a conventional Hindu symbol and worn regularly by Hindu religious clergy, and that Chidambaram has hurt the sentiments of Hindus by linking the symbol to terrorism.
The accused parties confessed to police on narco-analysis that they conspired with Muslim groups for the blasts. Purohit allegedly admitted that a splinter group with tenuous ties to him had executed two blasts in India, which prompted investigators to look into the blasts in Ajmer and Hyderabad. Three men accused of the 2006 Malegaon bombings, including Lt Col Shrikant Purohit of the India army and Pragya Singh Thakur, have been described as representing saffron terror. Purohit was also accused of being involved in the 2007 Samjhauta Express bombings until the role of Pakistani terrorist Asif Zamani was unearthed.
While the United Progressive Alliance-led Central government has claimed that Abhinav Bharat was behind the Mecca Masjid bombing. Members of Abhinav Bharat have recently been alleged to have been involved in a plot to kill Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh President Mohan Bhagwat.
No one insists that a normal Indian in ever involved in these avenge and revenge saga. However, if someone is comfortable with the term ‘Islamic terrorism’ he should have no problem with the words saffron terror.
Congress Party has always played with the hares and hunted with the hounds. Finding itself in a tight spot it is trying to distance itself from his remarks on saffron terror. Addressing a press conference, Chidambaram said, “These are religious fundamentalist groups. The message ought not to be lost in phrases and perhaps the use of that phrase has brought the message home. So, the purpose, in a way, has been served."
Those who are comfortable with the terms ‘Islamic terror’ have no moral right to protest against ‘saffron terror. It is so heartening to know that we do still have statesman who has the courage to call a spade a spade.
However, as the turns of events unfolded, in the aftermath of the September 29 bomb blast in the predominantly Muslim town of Malegaon in Maharashtra that the country was exposed to a new kind of terror - Hindu terror. The Indian media coined the new term - saffron terror and the minority has nothing to do with its genesis. These terms are now widely used around the world as the Indian majority terror. The first bold realisation of this new phenomenon, on record, was made by former Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Digvijay Singh. He had raised the issue of ‘Hindutva terrorism’ in October 2008, in his letter to the Prime Minister Manmohan Singh. The Bharatiya Janata Party's former president, Rajnath Singh, had once denounced claims of Hindu terrorists as ‘vilification of Hindu saints and army officers in the name of Hindu terrorism’.
Enough water has flown below the bridges of Ganges since then. It goes to the credit of erudite, honest, straight forward Home Minister P Chidambaram who has urged Indians to beware of ‘saffron terror’ on August 25, 2010. He is the ‘man who knows the inner equations’ of Indian society by virtue of his education and profession. His statements have earned criticism from the Bharatiya Janata Party and a show-cause notice from the Election Commission of India. This was the first time the word was ‘officially’ used by the Indian National Congress-led government. Since making the remark, a Hindu Swami in the Patan district has filed a defamation lawsuit against Chidambaram, on the grounds that the saffron colour is a conventional Hindu symbol and worn regularly by Hindu religious clergy, and that Chidambaram has hurt the sentiments of Hindus by linking the symbol to terrorism.
In late 2008, Indian police arrested members of a Hindu radical cell allegedly involved in an attack Malegaon which killed seven Muslims. For incidents like these, saffron terror has been used synonymously with ‘anti-Muslim terrorism’ or ‘anti-Muslim reprisals’.
Gujarat riots is a story that would be a nightmare for generations to come. Plenty of their acts, before and after Godhra might have gone unnoticed. However, some of the fanatic tales are on records for anyone to check: Bomb blasts 2006 Malegaon, Mecca Masjid bombing (Hyderabad), and the Ajmer Sharif Dargah last.
The accused parties confessed to police on narco-analysis that they conspired with Muslim groups for the blasts. Purohit allegedly admitted that a splinter group with tenuous ties to him had executed two blasts in India, which prompted investigators to look into the blasts in Ajmer and Hyderabad. Three men accused of the 2006 Malegaon bombings, including Lt Col Shrikant Purohit of the India army and Pragya Singh Thakur, have been described as representing saffron terror. Purohit was also accused of being involved in the 2007 Samjhauta Express bombings until the role of Pakistani terrorist Asif Zamani was unearthed.
While the United Progressive Alliance-led Central government has claimed that Abhinav Bharat was behind the Mecca Masjid bombing. Members of Abhinav Bharat have recently been alleged to have been involved in a plot to kill Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh President Mohan Bhagwat.
No one insists that a normal Indian in ever involved in these avenge and revenge saga. However, if someone is comfortable with the term ‘Islamic terrorism’ he should have no problem with the words saffron terror.
Congress Party has always played with the hares and hunted with the hounds. Finding itself in a tight spot it is trying to distance itself from his remarks on saffron terror. Addressing a press conference, Chidambaram said, “These are religious fundamentalist groups. The message ought not to be lost in phrases and perhaps the use of that phrase has brought the message home. So, the purpose, in a way, has been served."
Those who are comfortable with the terms ‘Islamic terror’ have no moral right to protest against ‘saffron terror. It is so heartening to know that we do still have statesman who has the courage to call a spade a spade.
.This is muslim and Christian propaganda to make peaceful people look bad. It is age of destroy and assimilate program that "Exclusive Religions" have been working on for ages.
Their evil will come to an end, no matter how many lies and deception they spread about Good people.
.Saffor terror is reaction to Islamic terror. Reaction is normal process and can't be stopped so long action is there. Govt. has failed to protect law abiding citizens of country. Who is responsible for plight pf Kashmiri Pandit. Who is responsible for killing over100000 people in valley since 1947 rendering equal numbers of widows and over 300000 orphan childerns. This is all due to incompetent political leadership. I also blame Media for splashing high decible tales of terrorist activities which has negative fall out. Whenever any news of our POWs of 65 and 71 w3ar still in pakistan jails is published ex-servicemen blood boils. If country does not deal with terrorisim with iron fist it will not remain as it is today
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