Letter from Deivamuthu of HIndu Voice, Mumbai
Think Before You Vote
The coming elections to Parliament and State Assemblies are the most crucial for the country and for Hindus. It is a DO or -DIE election for Hindus.Think very carefully before you cast your vote. Ponder over the issues and the risks. If you make a wrong choice you, your children, your grandchildren and all the future generations will be doomed forever.If you vote for anti-Hindu, pseudo-secular parties, you can be assured that there will be no Hinduism left for the next election.Before you make a decision as to which party to vote for, answer these questions:
1.Do you want the terrorist attacks to continue, with the government taking no action to appease the Minorities?
2.Do you want to live always in fear of life and security?
3.Do you want that terrorists sentenced to death by the highest court of India not hanged just to appease the minorities?
4.Do you want terrorists to be released by the Government for electoral gains?
5.Do you want Hindu Swamijis, Sanyasins and other Holy Persons to be branded as Hindu Terrorists and subject to utmost cruelty and harassment, just for heinous political gains?
6.Do you want reservations in education and jobs for Muslims and Christians on the basis of religion?
7.Do you want India to be converted into a Christian country as the Pope has ordained? (More than 5,000 foreign Christian Missionaries are , working round the clock to convert India to Christianity. Billions of dollars of' foreign money is pouring in. Conversion is the gravest danger that India is facing. Yet, no political party, except BJP is talking about Conversions.)
8.Do you agree that Hindus are so imbecile and impotent that a few foreigners with the collusion of some 'Secularists' can convert the oldest religion and culture?
9.Do you want a Government of 'the Christians, by the Christians, and for the Christians’? Do you want all the important government positions to be filled by Christians?
10.Do you want Hindus to be totally marginalized in government posts? (In ' 2004 when the UPA govt. was formed the President, Prime Minister, UPA chairperson were non-Hindus. Pseudo- secularists and pseudo-intellectuals hailed it as a triumph of 'Secularism". But, it is an ultimate humiliation for Hindus. Can it happen in any Western democracy? Hindus have to ponder over it.)
11.Do you want Christian symbols I to be printed on currency notes and I coins?
12.Do you want your children and grandchildren converted to Christianity by fraud, deceit and bribing? Do you want your daughters to I commit suicide when they are forced to convert to Christianity by the Vice Chancellor and other officials of the University? (Mrs. Veena Noble Das, I V.C. of Padmavati Mahila University in Tirupathi forced the students to convert and some girls committed suicide.)
13.Do you want all the Hindu temples destroyed by the state governments through Endowment Act?
14.Do you want your contributions to Hindu Temples spent on Haj for Muslims and for building Churches?
15.Do you want Hindu Temple lands grabbed by politicians and Churches built on those lands?
Do you want Lord Venkateswara be confined to only TWO HILLS (if Congress comes to power again, they will reissue the GO. to that effect)
16.Do you want Churches built all over the Tirumala Hills?
17.Do you want all the Maths and Ashrams taken over by the Government?
18.Do you want a situation in which you will be ashamed or afraid to call yourself a Hindu?
19.Do you accept the humiliation meted out to His Holiness Sri Sankaracharya of Kanchi?
20.Do you want that all iconic symbols of Hinduism such as Ram Sethu, Amarnath etc. be destroyed?
21.Do you want famous temples like | Chidambaram to be destroyed by anti-Hindu governments?
22.Do you want Hindu Gods like Lord Krishna depicted in Government text books as thief and womanizer?
23.Do you want the Government of India to submit an affidavit in Supreme Court to declare that Lord Rama is a myth and Ramayana is just a story? Can the Government dare declare that Jesus is a myth?
24.Do you want great patriots like Bhagat Singh and Veer Savarkar described as "terrorists"? (Bhagat Singh was described as terrorist in UPSC examination)
25.Do you accept "Secular" government honoring painter M.F.Hussain who depicts Hindu Goddesses and Bharat Mata in nude and obscene poses?
26.Do you want India to be fragmented again on the basis of religion?
27.Do you accept banning of 'symbols like tilak on forehead for Hindu soldiers and no such restrictions for Muslim and Christian soldiers?
28.Do you want quota for Muslims and Christians in Armed Forces and Police?
29.Do you approve special budgets and special funding for Muslims?
30.Do you agree with Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's statement that Muslims have a first stake in India's assets?
31.Do you want to live like a Third-class citizen in 'Secular India'?
32.If the answer to any of the above questions is YES, then you can vote for Congress and other so called “Secular” Parties. If your answer is NO and if you want to protect your Religion and Culture, think carefully and vote for the Parties who respect Hindus and Hinduism.
P. Deivamuthu, Editor, Hindu Voice, 210 Abhinav, Teen Dongri, Yeshwant Nagar, Goregaon West, Mumbai 400062.
(Dear Readers, Please make at least 10 copies of this page, and distribute them among your friends and neighbours. This would be a timely National service. Tell him also to do so, so that the chain continues.
Tuesday, April 14, 2009
Monday, April 13, 2009
Secularism in India... the pseudo kind of...
By: Mahalinga Srinivasan
(Since 2000, the author is taking part in several social service activities supporting education of the underprivileged people, veda patasalas, etc. Presently, he is actively working toward the revival of Hindu consciousness among the Hindus in India. Unlike in the past, he does not feel guilty of being a Hindu.)
It has become fashionable to use the word "Secularism" these days. But the reality is that it is the most abused word. Several people mean and interpret this word differently causing confusion.
India has been a pluralistic society. We used to be proud of being unified as one country with different cultures and religions coexisting peacefully with harmony. In other words, India used to be one of the most secular countries where every religion offerred mutual respect for each other.{ NEVER A MUSLIM OR MUSLIMS NEVER BELIEVE IN CO EXISTANCE }
This situation prevailed till the recent past. In recent times religion began to be used as a tool by politicians to divide people. Political interference in religious matters is usual, if not frequent. But, of late, the Indian Government intervenes in religious matters mostly in favour of minority religions and in many other cases against the Hindu Religion. It is worth considering a few such cases:
1. Monority Appeasement:
Many Muslims in India travel to Mecca (Haj) on an annual yatraa. The Government subsidises the travel expenses of those tourists through a program called Haj subsidy, even though the Supreme Court has disapproved this subsidy. The Christian Church recently claimed a similar subsidy for travel to Jerusalem and the Government agreed and sanctioned it. Both subsidies are spent from the exchequer. At the same time, the money donated by Hindus in temples goes straight to the exchequer. Recent reports show that only 20% of those funds are used for temple support and the rest siphoned off.
One case that can convincingly establish Islam"s winch like hold on the government is that of the blast of the Parliament House in New Delhi. Here, the militant(s) were captured, accused, prosecuted, and proved guilty by the Supreme Court. The punishment of hanging was handed out even after an appeal by the convicted Afzal Guru was denied by the Supreme Court. Then a mercy petition was filed with the President of India by the accused, which was to be settled in six months. It has now been years and the Supreme Court"s order for execution has yet to see the light of day. By not tackling the issue firmly, the Government has not only demonstrated an extreme case of minority appeasement, but also has surrendered the country"s sovereignty to ISLAMIC terrorists!
2. Opening of Educational Institutions:
Minority groups do not require any special permission from the Government when they want to open educational institutions, with or without government grants. They are allowed to reserve 50% of the seats for their religious group, without any quota restrictions. On the contrary, Hindus are not allowed to open educational institutions (with or without grant) without specific approval from the Government. No autonomous reservation is allowed. The entire admission process is subject to the Government quota system! Many Hindu citizens do not know this undemocratic system.
3. Exemptions to Educational Trusts:
Whenever any educational Trusts of Minority Religions applied for Income Tax exemptions under section 80 G of the I.T. Act, the Government freely obliged their request. On the contrary such requests by Hindu institutions like Ved Pathashaalas are denied on grounds that it is communal! Requests are approved, only if they are devoid of "objectionable" words like "Hindu", "Veds", etc. So, such applications are filled with sugar-coated words such as Indian Heritage Studies, Ancient Indian Culture Studies, etc. It is needless to say that "Contacts" with "Higher-ups" is always sought for to avoid undue delays in approval of such requests from Hindu aspirants.
4. Demolition of HINDUU - Religious Places, or seizing land belonging to HINDUU - religious institutions:
Illegal construction of property is quite common in India. Normally, illegal constructions are those erected in lands belonging to the Government or those carried out without proper authorization, or those that are not conducive to public law and order. Minority religions consider it a sacrilege if mosques or churches are demolished, even if done on legal or technical grounds. So such illegal construction remains untouched. In some instances, many pending court cases are permanently delayed or stopped. On the other hand, the Government demolishes Hindu Temples without consulting management and even before the courts intervene!
For instance, the Delhi Metro Rail Project was taken up about 10 years back. The original project was opposed by Muslims on the grounds that the frequent vibrations would affect the structure of Jumma Masjid. Hence the project had to be modified involving a delay of over three years besides increased expenses of hundreds of crores of rupees. Similarly, the new Calcutta International Airport has been awaiting inauguration for five years on the grounds that a mosque obstructing its runway is not allowed to be demolished by the Islamic clergy.
But the Government does not consider Hindu sentiments as equally sacred. For instance, recently (October 2008) in Hyderabad, a temple was demolished for widening a road. Only after the people went to the streets did the ruling party promise reconstruction.
In another instance, the Andhra Pradesh Government took over the lands belonging to Tirupathi Devasthanam under the pretext of acquiring the land for construction of houses, a project headed by a Christist Chief Minister and widely supported by Christian organizations. It took a nationwide protest and public litigation before the AP High Court questioned why Church or Mosque lands could not be used for this purpose. Needless to say, the AP Government put the project in cold storage.
5. Political interference in Temples and places of religious importance:
While Christian & Islamic places of worship are out of the bounds of the Indian Government, Hindu Temples continue to be under the management of HRCE (Hindu Religious and Charitable Endowments, a state department in many states). Furthermore, efforts continue by the government to gain control of autonomous Hindu temples and mutts. For example, the Kerala Communist Government brought out a law to take over the Guruvayur HINDUU temple. Even though this attempt was unsuccessful, the government is manipulating to amend the rules in Devaswom (Board of the Guruvayur temple) to try to induct politicians in the Board. The eventual goal is to loot the HINDUU temples that are flush with funds, like Guruvayurappan HINDUU Temple, Ayyappan HINDUU Temple at Sabari Malai, and Ananta Padmanatha Swamy HINDUU Temple in Tiruvanantapuram.
The Tamil Nadu Government has made a concerted effort to take over the Chidambaram Nataraja HINDUU temple affairs under the pretext of smoothing out "differences" between Vaishnavite and Saivite traditions. The government has since taken control of the temple. The Hinduus have filed a case in the High Court. The case is pending. Needless to say the government control will continue till the judgement from the High Court is delivered.
The demolition of Raam-Setu (bridge) is too recent to forget. In this case, the Government went to the extent of giving two false affidavits and got roughed up by the Supreme Court for its callousness. The Hinduu Dharm Acharyaa Sabhaa has supported a nationwide agitation by the Hinduus to protest the demolition.
6. Hinduu Terror!
As per reports, during the past 4.5 years of UPA rule, there had been 78 ISLAMIC terrorist attacks.All of them were by Islamic organizations. Not even once did the Government use the word Islamic Terror. Yet, recently, after the attacks at Melagaon in Maharashtra, the congress Government tried to fabricate a motive by a Hinduu monk and military officer. Accusations abounded but there were no prosecutions. The government hastily coined the phrase "Hinduu Terror" and the media were only too happy to borrow this phrase. Clearly this means Hinduus can be taken for granted and their sentiments are worth nothing.
7. Proselytization:
While the Indian Constitution provides for freedom of practicing one"s religion, minority religions MUSLIMS and CHRISTIANS continue to consider this as a license to proselytize the poor people through monetary and other inducements.
This practice was going on for a long time in Orissa { SELLINGS OF ORISSA SHOULD BE ORISAA NOT ORISSA } and all over INDIA. One Hinduu saint, Swamy Lakshmananand was rendering yeoman service to tribal villagers in Orissa by providing them free education, food and clothing. His service attracted people so much that even those recently converted to Christianity chose to convert back to Hinduism. This angered Christian missionaries who are known to have hired killers and had Swamiji and four other aashram inmates including a woman monk assassinated. Missionaries claimed that Maoists carried out the murders. All culprits have since been identified but they roam free in the streets of Orissa. No marks for guessing the reason!
To sum it all up, the Indian Government, starting from secularism has steadily gone towards Minority appeasement. Finally, it appears to have settled in an anti-Hinduu drive. The future of 85% of the population of India (Hinduus) is bleak unless the present Government is replaced by a truly secular government. Will the majority wake up now at least?
Mahalinga Srinivasan
(Since 2000, the author is taking part in several social service activities supporting education of the underprivileged people, veda patasalas, etc. Presently, he is actively working toward the revival of Hindu consciousness among the Hindus in India. Unlike in the past, he does not feel guilty of being a Hindu.)
It has become fashionable to use the word "Secularism" these days. But the reality is that it is the most abused word. Several people mean and interpret this word differently causing confusion.
India has been a pluralistic society. We used to be proud of being unified as one country with different cultures and religions coexisting peacefully with harmony. In other words, India used to be one of the most secular countries where every religion offerred mutual respect for each other.{ NEVER A MUSLIM OR MUSLIMS NEVER BELIEVE IN CO EXISTANCE }
This situation prevailed till the recent past. In recent times religion began to be used as a tool by politicians to divide people. Political interference in religious matters is usual, if not frequent. But, of late, the Indian Government intervenes in religious matters mostly in favour of minority religions and in many other cases against the Hindu Religion. It is worth considering a few such cases:
1. Monority Appeasement:
Many Muslims in India travel to Mecca (Haj) on an annual yatraa. The Government subsidises the travel expenses of those tourists through a program called Haj subsidy, even though the Supreme Court has disapproved this subsidy. The Christian Church recently claimed a similar subsidy for travel to Jerusalem and the Government agreed and sanctioned it. Both subsidies are spent from the exchequer. At the same time, the money donated by Hindus in temples goes straight to the exchequer. Recent reports show that only 20% of those funds are used for temple support and the rest siphoned off.
One case that can convincingly establish Islam"s winch like hold on the government is that of the blast of the Parliament House in New Delhi. Here, the militant(s) were captured, accused, prosecuted, and proved guilty by the Supreme Court. The punishment of hanging was handed out even after an appeal by the convicted Afzal Guru was denied by the Supreme Court. Then a mercy petition was filed with the President of India by the accused, which was to be settled in six months. It has now been years and the Supreme Court"s order for execution has yet to see the light of day. By not tackling the issue firmly, the Government has not only demonstrated an extreme case of minority appeasement, but also has surrendered the country"s sovereignty to ISLAMIC terrorists!
2. Opening of Educational Institutions:
Minority groups do not require any special permission from the Government when they want to open educational institutions, with or without government grants. They are allowed to reserve 50% of the seats for their religious group, without any quota restrictions. On the contrary, Hindus are not allowed to open educational institutions (with or without grant) without specific approval from the Government. No autonomous reservation is allowed. The entire admission process is subject to the Government quota system! Many Hindu citizens do not know this undemocratic system.
3. Exemptions to Educational Trusts:
Whenever any educational Trusts of Minority Religions applied for Income Tax exemptions under section 80 G of the I.T. Act, the Government freely obliged their request. On the contrary such requests by Hindu institutions like Ved Pathashaalas are denied on grounds that it is communal! Requests are approved, only if they are devoid of "objectionable" words like "Hindu", "Veds", etc. So, such applications are filled with sugar-coated words such as Indian Heritage Studies, Ancient Indian Culture Studies, etc. It is needless to say that "Contacts" with "Higher-ups" is always sought for to avoid undue delays in approval of such requests from Hindu aspirants.
4. Demolition of HINDUU - Religious Places, or seizing land belonging to HINDUU - religious institutions:
Illegal construction of property is quite common in India. Normally, illegal constructions are those erected in lands belonging to the Government or those carried out without proper authorization, or those that are not conducive to public law and order. Minority religions consider it a sacrilege if mosques or churches are demolished, even if done on legal or technical grounds. So such illegal construction remains untouched. In some instances, many pending court cases are permanently delayed or stopped. On the other hand, the Government demolishes Hindu Temples without consulting management and even before the courts intervene!
For instance, the Delhi Metro Rail Project was taken up about 10 years back. The original project was opposed by Muslims on the grounds that the frequent vibrations would affect the structure of Jumma Masjid. Hence the project had to be modified involving a delay of over three years besides increased expenses of hundreds of crores of rupees. Similarly, the new Calcutta International Airport has been awaiting inauguration for five years on the grounds that a mosque obstructing its runway is not allowed to be demolished by the Islamic clergy.
But the Government does not consider Hindu sentiments as equally sacred. For instance, recently (October 2008) in Hyderabad, a temple was demolished for widening a road. Only after the people went to the streets did the ruling party promise reconstruction.
In another instance, the Andhra Pradesh Government took over the lands belonging to Tirupathi Devasthanam under the pretext of acquiring the land for construction of houses, a project headed by a Christist Chief Minister and widely supported by Christian organizations. It took a nationwide protest and public litigation before the AP High Court questioned why Church or Mosque lands could not be used for this purpose. Needless to say, the AP Government put the project in cold storage.
5. Political interference in Temples and places of religious importance:
While Christian & Islamic places of worship are out of the bounds of the Indian Government, Hindu Temples continue to be under the management of HRCE (Hindu Religious and Charitable Endowments, a state department in many states). Furthermore, efforts continue by the government to gain control of autonomous Hindu temples and mutts. For example, the Kerala Communist Government brought out a law to take over the Guruvayur HINDUU temple. Even though this attempt was unsuccessful, the government is manipulating to amend the rules in Devaswom (Board of the Guruvayur temple) to try to induct politicians in the Board. The eventual goal is to loot the HINDUU temples that are flush with funds, like Guruvayurappan HINDUU Temple, Ayyappan HINDUU Temple at Sabari Malai, and Ananta Padmanatha Swamy HINDUU Temple in Tiruvanantapuram.
The Tamil Nadu Government has made a concerted effort to take over the Chidambaram Nataraja HINDUU temple affairs under the pretext of smoothing out "differences" between Vaishnavite and Saivite traditions. The government has since taken control of the temple. The Hinduus have filed a case in the High Court. The case is pending. Needless to say the government control will continue till the judgement from the High Court is delivered.
The demolition of Raam-Setu (bridge) is too recent to forget. In this case, the Government went to the extent of giving two false affidavits and got roughed up by the Supreme Court for its callousness. The Hinduu Dharm Acharyaa Sabhaa has supported a nationwide agitation by the Hinduus to protest the demolition.
6. Hinduu Terror!
As per reports, during the past 4.5 years of UPA rule, there had been 78 ISLAMIC terrorist attacks.All of them were by Islamic organizations. Not even once did the Government use the word Islamic Terror. Yet, recently, after the attacks at Melagaon in Maharashtra, the congress Government tried to fabricate a motive by a Hinduu monk and military officer. Accusations abounded but there were no prosecutions. The government hastily coined the phrase "Hinduu Terror" and the media were only too happy to borrow this phrase. Clearly this means Hinduus can be taken for granted and their sentiments are worth nothing.
7. Proselytization:
While the Indian Constitution provides for freedom of practicing one"s religion, minority religions MUSLIMS and CHRISTIANS continue to consider this as a license to proselytize the poor people through monetary and other inducements.
This practice was going on for a long time in Orissa { SELLINGS OF ORISSA SHOULD BE ORISAA NOT ORISSA } and all over INDIA. One Hinduu saint, Swamy Lakshmananand was rendering yeoman service to tribal villagers in Orissa by providing them free education, food and clothing. His service attracted people so much that even those recently converted to Christianity chose to convert back to Hinduism. This angered Christian missionaries who are known to have hired killers and had Swamiji and four other aashram inmates including a woman monk assassinated. Missionaries claimed that Maoists carried out the murders. All culprits have since been identified but they roam free in the streets of Orissa. No marks for guessing the reason!
To sum it all up, the Indian Government, starting from secularism has steadily gone towards Minority appeasement. Finally, it appears to have settled in an anti-Hinduu drive. The future of 85% of the population of India (Hinduus) is bleak unless the present Government is replaced by a truly secular government. Will the majority wake up now at least?
Mahalinga Srinivasan
Saturday, April 4, 2009
Former President A P J Abdul Kalam Has Said...
Most of India's lawmakers are ill-informed and unsure of their objectives which hampers the nation's progress. Political parties should field candidates who have "integrity" and can deliver on development.
Political parties must place the nation above everything else and nominate people who can "work and succeed with integrity" in the elections.
"All the political parties should keep in their mind ... that the nation is bigger than the party or any individual,"
When they nominate members they must keep a motto they should select people who work with integrity and succeed with integrity, not those with a criminal background.
Candidates usually do not know what they want to do and even do not have much idea about their own constituencies.
It hampers India's progress if the candidates don't know more about the constituency.
Political parties should have a "vision" for the nation and not be concerned about the growth of themselves only.
Nation is bigger than the party. First and foremost, all the parties should consider nation bigger than party. They should work for the development of the country.
But it is a pity that they have a vision (only about) how to grow the party.
The candidates or lawmakers should update themselves with details about their constituencies like the per-capita income of the area, literacy level, number of water bodies, core competence of the seat and the infant mortality rate.
This is real politics. I call this developmental politics. Politics parties should get to know from the to-be-elected members what they will do for their constituencies.
If all these happen, then we are decentralising everything. If the MP knows all details about his area, he can shout in the parliament and ask for more funds and so on.
Varun Gandhi's hate speech should not frighten us as hate element has been used since the days of epic.
Such tactics can be countered by education and empowerment of people. What we need is education and empowerment. You educate people and they will know what is right and wrong. We should give an all out effort for creating a "youth movement".
People have to decide what is wrong and what is right. After all, vote is with them. So, we must remove ignorance and increase education and empowerment. The lower the poverty, the difference in the society can be reduced. Nobody can be taken for a ride. People will start thinking if they are educated.
Source: IndianExpress.com
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