BJP’s fight is not against Muslims, it’s against Hindus: Congress MP Sasikanth Senthil
New Delhi: In a recent interview with the BBC, Sasikanth Senthil, a former IAS officer and the newly elected Congress MP from the Tiruvallur Lok Sabha constituency, shared his views on the Hindutva agenda and the political strategies of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP).
Senthil expressed concern that the primary objective of Hindutva is to restore the Varna system, a hierarchical structure of social classes in Hindu society. He argued that while Muslims are often used as a political tool to mobilize voters and win elections, the real targets of this agenda are the Dalits and backward classes who have made socio-economic progress over the past 50 years.
"The focus on Hindu majoritarianism by the BJP is misleading," Senthil said. "Their ideology is fundamentally opposed to the concept of equal rights for all Hindus. They cannot tolerate the fact that individuals who once worked in the fields are now participating as equals in the parliament."
Senthil emphasized that the portrayal of a Hindu majoritarian state in India is a myth, contrasting it with other majoritarian regimes worldwide. "This version of Hindu majoritarianism is a façade," he stated, suggesting that the true aim is to undermine the social advancements made by marginalized communities.
As a former bureaucrat who resigned from the Indian Administrative Service citing concerns about the state of democracy in India, Senthil's transition to politics has been closely watched. His statements are expected to spark further discussion about the direction of political discourse in the country.
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MP: Principal suspended after video shows peon evaluating answer sheets
Narmadapuram (MP), Apr 8 (PTI): The principal of a government college in Narmadapuram district and a professor were suspended after a viral video purportedly showed a peon evaluating students' answer sheets.
Sources said that aggrieved students had contacted local MLA Thakurdas Nagvanshi, who then lodged a complaint with the authorities.
Rakesh Verma, the principal of Pipariya-based Bhagat Singh Government College, claimed that he and Professor Ramgulam Patel were suspended on April 4.
Verma stated that the answer sheet evaluation work had been assigned to a guest teacher, who then handed it over to a peon via a book lifter posted in the college.
A complaint was raised in January this year after the video clip surfaced on social media, Verma added.
He further claimed that Professor Patel had been appointed as the nodal officer for the evaluation work by Raja Shankar Shah University, Chhindwara.
"I was implicated," Verma claimed while sharing a letter related to Patel's appointment as nodal officer of the evaluation work, issued last August.
Verma mentioned that he has written to the Higher Education Department, requesting the revocation of his suspension.
A shocking case of negligence has come to light from Shaheed Bhagat Singh Government PG College in Pipariya, Madhya Pradesh. A video from January 2025 showed a peon, Pannalal Patharia, checking exam answer sheets—work that should have been done by qualified professors.
— The Logical Indian (@LogicalIndians) April 8, 2025
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