Author: Narendra Modi
Publication: Narendramodi.com
Date: May 8, 2010
URL: http://www.narendramodi.com/author/Narendra%20Modi.aspx
Friends,
Few days back, a book named "Saamajik
Samrasata", based on my speeches and articles was dedicated to people.
Today I received a letter full of agony from
the Dalit author of the book and my close friend Kishor Makwana.
I am trying to convey agony of a dalit to
you all, through this blog medium.
The full text of Shri Kishore Makwana's letter...
Dear All,
I am writing this letter to acquaint you with
the following facts:
I was born in a Dalit family. My life is full
of oppression and deprivation the Dalits have faced for centuries. It is therefore
natural for one to express the feelings of pangs the Dalits experience. I
am lucky to have fought and overcame the circumstances and am in a profession
to write and express.
I have witnessed Chief Minister Shri Narendra
Modi's thoughts and deeds from close quarters for two-and-a-half decades.
He has devoted his life in the service of the oppressed and the last man in
the last mile. His task is making the Dalits economically self-reliant, free
them from exploitation and establish the rule of equanimity, 'samras-ekras',
in the state. In a way, his efforts are directed at realizing the dreams of
Dr Babasaheb Ambedkar. I have not seen any bias or prejudice in Shri Modi's
thoughts and deeds. I felt it as my duty to publicize his sense of duty before
the public at large through writings and speeches. It was the manifestation
of such thinking that the book, titled 'Samajik Samrasta', was created. This
is not my first book. I have published 13 books, including that on Birsa Munda,
Sant Ravidas, 'Samar-Nahi-Samrasta', Rashtrabhakta Dr Babasaheb Ambedkar and
Swami Vivekanand.
It was a matter of pride for me that my fourteenth
book, 'Samajik Samrasta' was dedicated to the public at a function on April
26, 2010 at 6.30 p.m. in presence of Swami Sacchidanand, Chief Minister Shri
Narendra Modi and noted poet-writer Suresh Dalal.
The entire function was conducted in full
glory and decorum. It received rave reviews in the media. It was the most
eventful day and memorable event for a Dalit creative writer like me. But
the brightest pages were blackened by the Congress party, with an intention
to malign a Dalit. Shri Modi did not speak ill about the community in his
speech, but the Congress reacted by putting imaginary words into Shri Modi's
mouth which he did not utter. It exposed the Congress leaders' attempt to
malign a solemn function to mark social equality with lies.
The Congress' lies have hurt not only my feelings
and that of Shri Modi but also of the entire Dalit community. The video recording
and transcripts are available on the website and DVD for anybody to watch.
The editor of leading English daily 'The Hindu',
Shri N. Ram, has also exposed the Congress leaders' feigning concern for the
Dalits.
We cannot expect anything better from the
Congress party, which had insulted Dr Babasaheb Ambedkar throughout his life,
and had always used Dalits as vote-bank. Dr Ambedkar had wanted a casteless
society, but the Congress continued to sow the seeds of hatred among different
castes and races ever since its inception.
Dr Ambedkar's book on what the Congress did
for the untouchables is worth reading. It chronicles and describes a number
of events that uncovers the true face of anti-Dalit Congress. The people of
Kavitha village in the Ahmedabad district had once outcast untouchables. Dr
Ambedkar came to Kavitha and intervened. Instead of asking the upper caste
people to take the untouchables along, the Congress leaders asked the untouchables
to leave the village. When he had arrived from Mumbai at Kalupur railway station,
the Congressmen heaped insults on him by waving black flags.
There are a number of such occasions of political
parties like the Congress inflicting mental injuries on Dr Ambedkar, using
the Dalits as vote-bank. Instead of alleviating the pains of the oppressed-deprived-exploited-suppressed
Dalits, the Congress had only spread rumours and canards against thoughtful
people like Shri Narendrabhai Modi fighting for the cause of the Dalits. It
is perhaps natural for the Congress to express vengeance against them who
oppose the formers' anti-Dalit policies.
I would also like to take this opportunity
to draw your attention to vested interests and the need to recognise such
divisive forces bent on maligning Shri Modi for the last eight years.
I am conveying my views through this letter
and expect you to share the views in the same spirit.
With thanks,
Yours truly
Kishore Makwana,
Editor of book 'Samajik Samrasta'
Editor of periodical 'Namaskar'.
