BJP, RSS Caused Biggest Damage To Hinduism: Shankaracharya Swaroopananda Saraswati
Agra, May 3: On increasing communal tensions in the country, Shankaracharya said the "role" played by the BJP and the RSS have caused the biggest damage to hinduism in recent years.
Shankaracharya Swaroopananda Saraswati of Dwarka Peeth once again slammed the BJP and its ideological parent RSS, saying the saffron outfits caused the biggest damage to the ideals of Hinduism.
Speaking to India Today, the Hindu saint countered the claims of the ruling party BJP and right-wing hindu outfit RSS, on ideals of Hinduism.
On increasing communal tensions in the country, Shankaracharya said the "role" played by the BJP and the RSS have caused the biggest damage to hinduism in recent years.
He also took on RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat.
"Bhagwat says that Hindu marriage is a contract, whereas Hindu marriages are solemnized for life. Bhagwat says anyone who is born in India is Hindu, then what would someone who was born in England or America from Hindu parents be," he reportedly said.
Shankaracharya has before too been vocal of his disdain with the RSS and its ideals on hinduism. He had earlier said there was no logic in the assertion that those born in India were Hindus as it would "eliminate the basic structure of society".
He was reacting to the statement of RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat that anybody living in India was a Hindu.
A real Hindu has faith in the Vedas and Shastras, while Muslims read the Quran and Hadith and Christians follow the Bible, he had said.
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UP: Misled by GPS navigation, car falls into river from partially constructed bridge, 3 dead
Bareilly (UP), Nov 24: Three people died when their car fell into the Ramganga river from a partially constructed bridge here on Sunday, police said, adding that they suspect the driver was misled by its navigation system into taking the unsafe route.
The accident occurred around 10 am on the Khalpur-Dataganj road when the victims were travelling from Bareilly to Dataganj in the Badaun district, they said.
"Earlier this year, floods had caused the front portion of the bridge to collapse into the river, but this change had not been updated in the system," Circle Officer Ashutosh Shivam said.
The driver was using a navigation system and did not realise that the bridge was unsafe, driving the car off the damaged section, the police said.
There were no safety barriers or warning signs on the approach to the damaged bridge, leading to the fatal accident, Shivam said.
Upon receiving information, police teams from Faridpur, Bareilly and Dataganj police station rushed to the spot. They recovered the vehicle and the bodies from the river, Shivam added.
The circle officer said that bodies had been sent for post-mortem. Further investigation into the matter is underway.
— Bareilly Police (@bareillypolice) November 24, 2024
