Amit Shah is not 'Hindu': Prof. Kancha Ilaiah
Bengaluru: BJP national president Amit Shah is not a Hindu. He belongs to the Bania community of Jainism, commented senior writer Prof Kancha Ilaiah.
He was speaking at seminar regarding the development of Dalits and Mahajans, organised by the National Confederation of Human Rights Organisations (NCHRO) at Benson Town in the City on Sunday.
"Only the leaders from the strong communities are ruling the country. Moreover, BJP's national president Amit Shah does not belong to the Hindu religion. Eventhough, he is ruling by misguiding people claiming to be Hindu and it is shameful," he attacked the BJP national president.
"Only Brahmins, Bania and the Kayastha races are benefiting from politics in the country. There is an urgent need for the quality and English medium education for Bahujan children. Also, the media is being controlled by the strong communities," he noted.
Speaking at the occasion, NCHRO National President Professor A. Marx said, "It is a tragedy that we are landed into a situation where we need to struggle to save the constitution. The Manuvadis, who did not participate in India's freedom movement, are now teaching patriotism. We will be safe only if the constitution is saved," he said.
NCHRO General Secretary Prof. P Koya, Vice President KP Mohammad Sharif, State President Advocate P.Balan, Secretary HS Mallesh were also present.
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Centre spent Rs 76.13 lakh on print media ads for RSS centenary, reveals RTI
New Delhi: The Union Ministry of Culture allegedly spent Rs 76.13 lakh on print advertisements marking the 100-year celebrations of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS), according to a Right to Information (RTI) reply.
The information was sought by RTI activist Ajay Basudev Bose, who filed an application seeking details on expenditure incurred by the ministry for advertisements commemorating the RSS centenary.
Bose shared a picture of the reply from the ministry on his official ‘X’ handle.
“It is informed that an amount of Rs 76,13,129 has been spent on advertisement given in various print media by the Ministry of Culture on the occasion of the completion of 100 years of RSS,” the government’s reply stated.
RTI reply shows Min of Culture Govt of India spent a Whopping Rs 76L,13K,129 on Advertisement in Print Media on occasion of 100 yrs of #RSS
— AJAY Basudev Bose (@AjayBos93388306) April 16, 2026
When Everyone knows RSS is Not Registered & Does not Pay any Tax is it justified to spend Tax Payers Money on such Private event??@RSSorg… pic.twitter.com/dW4IUtdNCg
Bose questioned the expenditure in the post X, “when Everyone knows RSS is Not Registered & Does not Pay any Tax is it justified to spend Tax Payers Money on such Private event??”
Reacting to the development, Karnataka’s IT-BT and Panchayat Raj Minister Priyank Kharge also criticised the spending.
In a post on X, he asked why public money was being used for what he described as a “private ideological project.”
"Modi Sarkar spent Rs 76,13,129 of public money on newspaper advertisements to celebrate 100 years of the RSS. Why is Government spending taxpayers money on an unregistered, non-tax-paying organisation to celebrate their centenary?," he added.
Why is public money being used to serve a private ideological project?
— Priyank Kharge / ಪ್ರಿಯಾಂಕ್ ಖರ್ಗೆ (@PriyankKharge) April 16, 2026
Modi Sarkar spent ₹76,13,129 of public money on newspaper advertisements to celebrate 100 years of the RSS.
Why is Government spending taxpayers money on an unregistered, non-tax-paying organisation to… pic.twitter.com/EoZ6Pim3IM
According to reports, the RSS describes itself as a volunteer-based organisation and has stated that it functions as a body of individuals rather than a registered entity.
Founded by Keshav Baliram Hedgewar in 1925, the organisation is marking its centenary year beginning from Vijaydashami in 2025, with the milestone observed on October 2.
