RSS is multi-faced demon, Sanatan Sanstha is a terrorist group: Swami Agnivesh
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Bengaluru, September 5: Human rights activist Swami Agnivesh said that “if the people who are raising their voice in favour of the oppressed classes are branded as ‘urban naxals’, then we are ready to become naxals”.
He was speaking at the Raj Bhavan Chalo programme organized by the Gauri Lankesh Balaga in front of the Gandhi statue at Mourya Circle here on Wednesday to the first anniversary of the murder of Gauri Lankesh.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi was a pracharak of Sangha Pariwar. When he was the chief minister of Gujarat, he had made Gujarat as a laboratory for such criminal activities. Later, he entertained the Sangh Parivar members in all sectors and saffronized the entire system. Even now, the pracharaks of Sangh Parivar were in higher positions, he said.
“RSS is not alone. It is a multi-faced demon and working in different names. The people who claim themselves as Hindus, are blind to consider Gauri Lankesh, Kalaburagi, Govind Pansare and Dabholkar as Hindus”, he said.
Sanatan Sanstha was not just a Dharma pracharak organization. It was a terrorist organization. The investigating agencies should keep a vigil on them. The government should ban such organizations immediately and punish the sponsors of the murders, Swami Agnivesh said.
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Chandrashekhar Swamiji apologises for remark on denying voting rights to Muslims
"If my statement has upset our Muslim brothers, I deeply regret it."
Bengaluru: Kumara Chandrashekharanath Swamiji, head of the Vishva Okkaliga Mahasansthana Mutt, has expressed regret over his controversial statement suggesting that "Muslims should be denied voting rights."
In a press release, Swamiji clarified, "Muslims are also citizens of this country. Like everyone else, they too have voting rights. If my statement yesterday has caused discomfort to our Muslim brothers, I sincerely apologise for it."
He further added, "Okkaligas are inherently tolerant of all religions. We have always treated people of every faith equally. Our Mutt maintains cordial relations with Muslims, and they frequently visit us. Similarly, we attend their weddings and other joyous occasions. Hence, there is no intolerance towards this community." Swamiji appealed to the public to disregard the controversy surrounding his remark.
The controversial statement was made during a farmers' rally, ‘Raita Gharjana,’ organised by the Bharatiya Kisan Sangh, Karnataka Pradesh, at Freedom Park, Bengaluru, on Tuesday. Addressing the gathering, Swamiji had said, "A law should be enacted to deny voting rights to the Muslim community, and the Wakf Board should be abolished."
The remark drew widespread criticism from political leaders and the public alike. Following the backlash, Swamiji issued his apology, stating, "Muslims are also citizens of this country. Like everyone else, they too have voting rights. If my statement yesterday has caused discomfort to our Muslim brothers, I sincerely apologise for it."
