RSS means Rashtriya Sullugarara Sangha: Prof K.S Bhagavan
Bengaluru, September 19: Rationalist Prof K.S Bhagavan said that “RSS is not Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh. Instead, it is the Rashtriya Sullugarara Sangha (National Liars Association). So, no one should believe their words”.
Speaking at a releasing programme of ‘Jumla Republic’ documentary as part of the national campaign on ‘Let us eradicate intolerance, join against fascism’, organized by the Campus Front of India here on Wednesday, he said that “The Constitution has entitled Equality, Liberty, Fraternity and Coexistence. But the RSS does not believe in it. It is acting against the Constitution. But it gives false statements to appease minorities only during election times. So, the minorities in the country should understand their position. The RSS is insulting the word ‘Sevak’ by calling themselves as ‘Swayamsevaks’”, he alleged.
In recent days, the minorities were becoming more aware. In the same way, the exploited and suppressed class in the Hindu society was also being awakened. But it would not enough to counter the attack. Awareness should be created more among people from the lower communities. It was unfortunate that no community in the society has no cultural leadership. Though a few communities have the leaders, they were claiming themselves as the great against others, he said.
The exploited in the Hindu religion did not understand the country till now. They should understand the country first. India was not restricted to any particular religion. It has several religions and castes and communities. It was not so easy to understand this. It could be understood only through continuous study and work. As the people do not have complete knowledge, the ruling class has been misleading the people, he said.
The BJP which got just 31 per cent votes in the 2014 Lok Sabha election was ruling the country and those who got 69 per cent of votes were in the opposition position. So, in the 2019 election, all opposition parties should come together, share the seats and contest against the BJP as one party, he advised.
Freedom fighter H.S Doreswamy said that “After Modi became the prime minister, the Hindutva force was getting stronger. Those who believe in Hindutva were ruling the roost. But we are also Hindus and following the Hindu religion advocated by Swami Vivekananda, Mahatma Gandhi, Ramakrishna Paramahamsa and others. BJP and Sangh Parivar have been trying to build the nation with their own Agenda. They were trying to establish Manusmriti by rejecting the Constitution. At this moment, everyone should come together to build a New India. For this purpose, all people and communities should be taken together irrespective of religions and classes”, he said.
RSS had announced that it would not hoist the national flag till the Muslims and Christians were there in the country and they would hoist their Bhagavadhwaja as national flag. But they were now preaching about the patriotism and telling that they would not keep Muslims away from the society. It was an election gimmick and it should not be supported, he said.
CFI national president P.V Suhaib, General secretary T. Abdul Nasir, State President Mohammad Tafsir, General secretary Ravoof, Central committee members P. Abdul Nasir and Wasim were present.
“RSS, its allies and the ruling government have been trying to destroy the education system. Recently, when they understood that they would not win in the JNU election, the ABVP, the students wing of the Sangh Parivar, has acted against the democratic system. But ultimately, democracy has won. The ruling party has been targeting the activists, writers, litterateurs and others and branding them as naxals. If we protest and oppose their moves, they were calling us traitors”.
- P.V Shuhaib, CFI National President
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3rd T20I: A three-match 'audition' starts for Gill to find his game back
Dharamsala (PTI): The countdown to save his place in the playing XI begins for a beleaguered Shubman Gill, who is likely to get three matches against South Africa to prove his worth before the Indian team management switches to a ‘Plan B’ ahead of the T20 World Cup, starting in six weeks.
As India gear up to play the third T20I against the Proteas on Sunday in sub-10-degree temperatures in the lap of the ice-clad Dhauladhar range, things are suddenly heating up in the Indian dressing room, with the prolonged poor form of skipper Suryakumar Yadav coming under the scanner.
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Worse, his deputy Shubman Gill, who was pushed into the XI at the expense of a settled Sanju Samson, is not inspiring much confidence.
The South African pace attack featuring Anrich Nortje, Marco Jansen, Lungi Ngidi, Ottniel Baartman and Lutho Sipamla — has shown how to bowl on Indian tracks, and the HPCA Stadium strip, offering extra bounce and some movement off the surface, will certainly keep them interested.
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Among all T20 sides, South Africa, in terms of personnel, appears to have the requisite balance to win the trophy in the Indian subcontinent this time. Quinton de Kock’s return, along with the likes of Aiden Markram, Dewald Brevis, Donovan Ferreira, David Miller and all-rounder Jansen, gives their batting an intimidating look.
With only eight games, starting from the third T20I, left before the start of the T20 World Cup title defence, India's under-fire head coach Gautam Gambhir won't be able to afford, two out-of-form top-order batters in the starting line-up.
Being the skipper of the side, Surya will certainly have immunity going into the T20 World Cup despite being completely out of form for the past one year but same can't be said about Gill, who wasn't the original choice as an opener.
Gill's entry into the T20 set-up was a classic case of trying to fix something that ain't broken and things haven't looked good so far.
In this backdrop, Gill would need to bat out of his skin to prove that Ajit Agarkar-led committee wasn't wrong in throwing Samson under the bus for one bad series against England.
The stylish Indian Test and ODI skipper will have to find his T20 game and at least score in two of the three matches if he doesn't want Samson to get his rightful place back or for that matter, find Yashasvi Jaiswal, with a fabulous T20I strike-rate of 165, enter the fray during New Zealand series.
Lack of clarity
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While head coach Gambhir is too proud a person to admit but sending Axar Patel as a one drop batter during the second T20I was a "tactical brain fade" from the team's think-tank.
The kind misstep that was taken with Axar's promotion is unlikely to be repeated in the third game where skipper is expected to go back to No.3 where he has got a lot of success in his first few years at the international level.
Similarly, Shivam Dube being sent at number eight due to the shuffling of batting order was another poor call which would need course correction in the next game.
Is there a place for Kuldeep Yadav?
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Kuldeep Yadav is one bowler who has consistently troubled the Proteas batter but in an Indian team where batting till No. 8 is non-negotiable, the left-arm wrist spinner often finds himself getting the rough end of the stick.
At Dharamsala too, he might have to sit out as Kuldeep and Varun Chakravarthy, two non-batters can't be clubbed in the same T20 playing eleven as that would lead to compromise in batting depth.
While Arshdeep hasn't had a good series so far, it will be interesting to find if team management can find a place for Kuldeep in the playing eleven with Hardik Pandya sharing the new ball with Jasprit Bumrah.
The five-match series is currently tied 1-1.
Teams:
India: Suryakumar Yadav (captain), Shubman Gill, Abhishek Sharma, NT Tilak Verma, Axar Patel, Hardik Pandya, Shivam Dube, Jitesh Sharma (wk), Varun Chakravarthy, Arshdeep Singh, Jasprit Bumrah, Sanju Samson (wk), Harshit Rana, Kuldeep Yadav, Washington Sundar.
South Africa: Aiden Markram (captain), Quinton de Kock, Reeza Hendricks, Dewald Brevis, David Miller, Tristan Stubbs, Donovan Ferreira, Marco Jansen, Lutho Sipamla, Ottniel Baartman, Anrich Nortje, Lungi Ngidi, Corbin Bosch, Keshav Maharaj, George Linde.
Match Starts at 7 pm.
