Re: Hindutva is secularism, says Vajpayee

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--- In goanet-hHKSG33TihhbjbujkaE4pw@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, Frederick Noronha 
<fred@xxxx> wrote:

>
>Vajpayee said:
>"There is no difference between such Hindutva and
>'Bharateeyata'(Indianness), since both are expressions of the same
>'chintan'(thought). Both affirm that India belongs to all, and all
>belong to India."
>


What a load of rubbish! This idea is no more sensible that defining
Indianness as the state attained by a non-Goan paan chewer/spitter.

Hindutva is a bankrupt ideology whose only purpose is to fool the
religiously inclined masses and win elections. For any human being who
practices "Chintan" or "Chintatva", there is a world of difference
between Hindutva and Indianness. 

India is a confluence of many cultures, tribes and belief systems. No
single parochial concept can symbolize this diverse nation. All
Indians, including those who believe that they are living under Indian
occupation possess Indianness within them. They don't have to chew
paan, refuse to drink feni, eat other people's money, live outside Goa
(and outside the Gulf and the West), or think Hindutva to become Indian.

Cheers and Happy New Year!

Santosh

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