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Publication: The New Indian Express
Date: February 10, 2003
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http://www.newindpress.com/Newsitems.asp?ID=IET20030208134040&Page=T&Title=Southern+News+%2D+Tamil+Nadu&rLink=0
A new Mahabharat war between secular
and self- respecting Hindus in India has started in which the latter would
emerge victorious, Vishwa Hindu Parishad International president Ashok
Singhal said here on Saturday.
Addressing a well-attended two-day
state youth conference at Tiruchi, Singhal laid the blame for various ills
afflicting the country on secular Hindus, who, he said, would be happy
only if the nation stood splintered.
Calling upon the self-respecting
Hindu youth to identify secular Hindus, he said Indian history proved that
secular Hindus were responsible for Islamic rule in India for 700 years.
Prithviraj Chauhan allowing Muslim ruler Mohammed Ghori to return after
16 of the latter's misadventures, paid for it with his life after Ghori's
victory, Singhal added.
Referring to the partition and the
birth of Bangladesh, Singhal said this was made possible by secular Hindus/politicians
resulting in the death of 10 lakh Hindus. When Bangladesh was born, Hindus
of that country returned to India leaving behind everything.
Though secular Hindus felt the nation
would be happy after independence, it was found that Kashmiris were refugees
in their own land while more than 65,000 were killed in that State, Singhal
said.
Referring to infiltration from Bangladesh,
Singhal lamented that officials were not aware of the exact figures of
this problem. The infiltration of nearly five crore Bangladeshis with the
aim of destabilising India added to the problem, he added.
The VHP leader lamented that 100
crore Hindus globally were unable to prevent the slaughter of 50,000 cows
daily though the Hindu scriptures considered the cow to be a `mobile temple'.
This was because States like Arunachal Pradesh and Orissa had failed to
implement laws banning cow slaughter, as secular politicians were pandering
to the tastes of Muslim voters.
Referring to his pet theme about
the Ram temple at Ayodhya, Singhal said Hindus were asking for the return
of Kasi, Ayodhya and Mathura temples because Muslims had destroyed more
than 30,000 temples and converted 3,000 more temples into mosques.
On the rise of Islamic `Jehad',
the attack on Parliament and Hindu teples, he said this was possible because
of the support extended by secular Hindus, who, in the `ensuing war,' would
be defeated by self-respecting Hindus.
Lauding Tamil Nadu Chief Minister
Jayalalithaa for enacting the Anti-Conversion Act, Singhal regretted that
similar laws were not implemented in other States, as this would ensure
that not one Hindu was converted to Christianity.
He further added that the `swadeshi'
envisioned by Gandhiji had given way to globalisation and liberalisation,
which led to rise of multi-nationals thereby affecting employment for local
youth.
Earlier, conference committee president
R R Gopalji suggested the creation of creches in rural areas to enable
working village women to leave their children there. He also suggested
that youth form groups in villages to ensure that the benefits of welfare
schemes reached the genuine target groups.
Among those present were VHP vice-president
R V B S Manian, Srimad Andavan Sri Rangaramanuja Mahadesikan, Kanchi mutt
head Sri Jayendra Saraswathi Swamigal and All- India general secretary
Praveen Togadia. State joint general secretary S Gopalratnam welcomed the
gathering.