Astrologers, purohits are real terrorists of country: Jnanaprakash Swamiji
139th jayanti of Periyar
Bengaluru, September 17: Jnanaprakash Swamiji of Urilingapeddi Mutt of Mysuru said that the astrologers and purohits who create fear among people by making religious feelings as their capital were the real terrorists of the country.
Speaking at the 139th jayanti of Dravidian cultural thinker Periyar Ramaswami, organised by the Dalit Sangharsh Samiti (samatavada) at Cubbon Park here on Monday, he said that making the religious beliefs as their weapon, the astrologers and purohits have been exploiting the people creating fear among them and they were the real terrorists of the country. Along with this, with the slogan 'Bharat mata ki jai', the country was being divided, he said.
Cheating hymns
"During marriage, we bring Mangalasutram. But the purohits say 'mangalyam tantu nanenah' which means purohit would tie the Mangalasutram to the bride. In the same way, after tying the Mangalasutram, another sanskrit hymn says 'after making your wife to sleep with Indra, Agni, Varuna and Kubhera, you have sleep with her. This was taken from the Vivah samhita of Manusmriti, which is a cheating, he said.
Swami Vivekananda had said that 'dont go to temple in search of god. God is in the heart of the poor. But politics was being done in the name of religion and exploited in the name of castes. The situation in the country was opposite to what the philosophers and social reformers said, he said.
Periyar was questioning those who were exploiting the people by making their ignorance and their faith on the god as tool. He advocated his ideologies the basis of rationality, he said.
There was no use if temples were constructed thinking that the god would come and protect the exploited. Dr Ambedkar, Periyar, Pile, Vasava na and others have toiled for the welfare of the exploited in the society. They had brought them the self respect, education and reservation. So, the exploited, poor and the Dalit should be their followers, he said.
Senior high court advocate C Jagadish, Periyar thinker Kalai Selvi, H Hadappa of DSS and others were present.
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I hope football has bright future in India: Messi after "amazing" tour
New Delhi (PTI): Lionel Messi hoped that football has a "bright future" in India and expressed gratitude for the "generous hospitality" that he got here during a whirlwind three-day tour, which had thousands of fans jostling to catch a glimpse of the Argentine genius in four different cities.
Messi, after extending his stay by a day to visit the Anant Ambani-founded Vantara wildlife rescue, rehabilitation and conservation centre in Jamnagar, left for his base in Miami on Wednesday.
Taking to Instagram, the 38-year-old posted a one-minute highlights clip of the tour, featuring his interactions with Indian cricket icon Sachin Tendulkar, Bollywood actor Kareena Kapoor Khan and several young footballers.
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"What amazing visits to Delhi, Mumbai, Hyderabad, and Kolkata. Thank you for the warm reception, generous hospitality, and all the feelings of love with which you surrounded me throughout my tour.
"I hope that football has a bright future in India," he wrote underneath the video.
His good wishes come at a time when Indian football finds itself at its lowest ebb.
The domestic season has been brought to a halt for the want of a commercial partner and the national team's fortunes have been in a free-fall following a string of poor results.
An ongoing court case over administrative issues has further deepened policy paralysis.
The superstar striker, who is among the most recognisable and adored sportspersons in the world, did not play any competitive football during the trip.
He was accompanied by Uruguay great and close friend Luis Suarez and Argentina teammate Rodrigo de Paul during the tour.
Messi made stadium appearances for ticketed events in all the four cities starting with Kolkata, where things turned ugly after politicians and officials surrounded him, denying fans, who had paid thousands for a seat, a clear view of the icon.
Agitated by this, the gathered spectators indulged in vandalism at the Salt Lake Stadium, prompting Messi to be whisked away sooner than the originally planned time.
However, his visits to Hyderabad, Mumbai and Delhi passed off smoothly as he charmed fans by posing for pictures and showcasing some of his warm-up routines besides playing briefly with young players.
"...we carry all this love with us, and we will definitely return, hopefully one day to play a match or on another occasion, but we will definitely return to visit India," he said after the final leg of the tour in Delhi.
