Why Subramanian Swamy's rhetoric to burn books on Nehruvian historians is regressive and dangerous
Speaking in a seminar organised by the Akhil Bharatiya Itihaas Sankalan Yojana (ABISY), Swamy attacked all the Marxist, Muslim and Western historians. It is being believed that ABISY is an offshoot of the RSS having similar ideology. The seminar was organized to commemorate the Hindu leader Maharaja Hemchandra Vikramaditya. Apart from VHP leaders many other dignitaries including scholar from JNU were also present.
Hemu-A great Hindu King
In crux, the whole seminar was based on singing peans about Hindu King Hemu. Various leaders tried their best saying that during his regime Hinduism touched a new high. In unveiled manner, these proponents of the Hinduism also pronounced that other rulers including Akbar, didn't do anything for the propagation of the religion.
When asked about the purpose of this seminar, Satish Mittal, former professor at Kurukshetra University as quoted by First post said, "Our history has been distorted by Western, Muslim, Communist and Secularist historians. The Western historians wanted to spread Christianity and help England to rule over us, the Muslims wanted to spread Islam, the Communists wanted Mao to come to India and turn us into atheists."
Expressing
grief
on
the
matter
he
further
said,
"Stories
of
true
patriots
who
fought
for
India
have
been
buried
so
that
we
don't
find
out
what
a
glorious
race
we
are
and
think
of
ourselves
as
the
vanquished.
We
want
to
commemorate
these
patriots
to
boost
the
morale
of
the
young
generation".
But
most
astonishing
is
the
remark
of
maverick
leader
who
said
that
books
based
on
Nehruvian
historians
should
be
burnt.
"Books
written
by
Romila
Thapar,
Bipin
Chandra
Pal
and
other
historians
of
Nehru
must
be
burnt
in
a
bonfire," Swamy
said,
which
got
applaud
from
crowds.
Controversial Swamy
Swamy is not at all new to controversies and his looses cannon like approach. And recently he came to limelight after AIADMK leader convicted in DA case as he had filed the case against her in 1996. His role in 2G case, thenhis cudgel against Congress president and vice president Rahul Gandhi is well known. It seems he will not rest till Sonia Gandhi gets punishment in National Herald case.
But biggest amongst all controversies is his 2011 article in national daily where he had written that government should re-think on the voting rights of Muslims to wipe out Islamic terror in the country.
In the article titled 'How to wipe out Islamic terror,' Swamy wrote that "fanatic Muslims consider Hindu-dominated India an unfinished chapter of Islamic conquests" and by 2012 Islam will confront Hindus to "complete unfinished business."
Regressive statements- A dangerous for healthy democracy
The point is, India is a democratic country, with mix culture, various religions, and inclusive politics. Here everyone has this right to pursue whatever they feel like. One can't force anyone to follow certain things just only because they don't fit into their ideological context. One has right to criticise one's creations, but that is within the limit. If I utter something that should make sense and their should be rationale behind that.
It should not be out of hate and vendetta. I have to be precautions that my statement must not vitiate communal amity in the country. Such rhetoric is definitely a dangerous precedent in a healthy democracy. Such regressive statements wobbles the prosperous and progressive path of the people. It is really reprehensible and Government should take note of it.