Muslim clerics' ask about format to make India a Hindu Rashtra: Know what Subramanian Swamy replied
New Delhi, Mar 26: A delegation of Muslim clerics led by the Sunni Ulema Council's General Secretary had in February met RSS functionary Indresh and posed six questions to the Sangh including whether it has prepared a format to turn India into a Hindu 'rashtra'.
The Muslim delegation claimed that Indresh refused to answer their questions and instead said that a conference of Muslim organisations should be called where he would give the answers.
"Our first question was whether RSS considers India a Hindu country. The second one was whether RSS has prepared a format to turn India into a Hindu 'rashtra'. The third one was whether this Hindu 'rashtra' will be according to Hindu religious texts or RSS has chalked out a new philosophy," he said.
Salees said, "The fourth question was what they want on religious conversion. The fifth one was what type of 'rashtra prem' (patriotism) RSS wants from Muslims. The sixth one was how RSS views Islam," he said. He said that these were the six questions which Indreshji "failed" to answer.
"They (RSS) did not have any format. They are shouting about 'Hindu rashtra' only on the basis of propaganda," he alleged.
Salees feared that if Hindu Rashtra was built on Hindu texts, Dalits could once again not be allowed to enter temples.
"We asked whether a new philosophy has been chalked out by RSS. If a new philosophy has been chalked out that means Hindu religion is not religious culture. In that case, anyone can convert," he said.
BJP leader Subramanian Swamy today took it to twitter to answer these six questions and here is what he had to say:
The
Sunni
Ulema
Council
General
Secretary
Haji
Mohammed
Salees
has
posed
six
questions
on
Hindu-Muslim
relations.
In
Twitter
I
will
answer.
—
Subramanian
Swamy
(@Swamy39)
March
26,
2015
Q1:
Whether
India
is
a
Hindu
Country?
A:
India
is
Hindustan
that
is
a
land
of
Hindus
and
those
others
who
are
of
Hindu
descent
or
ancestry.
—
Subramanian
Swamy
(@Swamy39)
March
26,
2015
Q2:
Whether
there
is
a
format
to
make
India
into
Hindu
Rashtra.
A2:
No.We
are
bound
by
the
Constitution
with
a
Basic
Structure
unamendable
—
Subramanian
Swamy
(@Swamy39)
March
26,
2015
But
the
Directive
Principle
of
the
Constitution
with
other
easily
amendable
Articles
e.g.,
370
de
facto
makes
it
a
Hindutva
Constitution.
—
Subramanian
Swamy
(@Swamy39)
March
26,
2015
Q3:
Will
this
Constitution
be
according
to
Hindu
religious
texts.
A3:
No.
It
will
be
secular
because
India
will
be
a
Hindustan
Republic.
—
Subramanian
Swamy
(@Swamy39)
March
26,
2015
Q4:
What
does
Hindutva
mean
for
religious
conversion?
A4:Under
the
Constitution
conversion
illegal
if
induced
by
bribe
or
force.
If...
contd
—
Subramanian
Swamy
(@Swamy39)
March
26,
2015
induced
then
de-conversion
I.e.,
uninduced
Gharwapsi
is
legal
and
Constitutional
no
matter
how
long
ago
conversion
had
taken
place.
—
Subramanian
Swamy
(@Swamy39)
March
26,
2015
Q5:What
is
Hindu
view
of
Islam?
A5:
Islam
is
an
established
religious
theology.
Hindus
believe
that
God
can
be
reached
through
Islam.
But...
—
Subramanian
Swamy
(@Swamy39)
March
26,
2015
Hindus
believe
that
the
800
years
of
Islamic
violence
against
Hindus
and
Hindu
institutions
have
to
be
acknowledged
and
addressed.
A
step..
—
Subramanian
Swamy
(@Swamy39)
March
26,
2015
is
to
voluntarily
agree
to
shift
the
offending
masjids
in
Mathura,
Ayodhya,
and
Varanasi
to
other
acceptable
suitable
locations.
—
Subramanian
Swamy
(@Swamy39)
March
26,
2015
Q6:
What
kind
of
Rashtra
prem
do
Hindus
want
from
Muslims?
A6:
Same
as
from
Hindus
&
other
Indians.
Our
public
policies
should
be
guided...
—
Subramanian
Swamy
(@Swamy39)
March
26,
2015
by
national
interests
and
not
by
sectional
interests.
Hindustani
Muslims
should
accept
nation's
support
for
Israel
just
as
Tamils
should
SL
—
Subramanian
Swamy
(@Swamy39)
March
26,
2015
These
are
my
personal
views
to
be
presented
to
VIrat
Hindustan
Sangam
meeting
for
adoption
in
in
Mumbai
on
May
2&3
—
Subramanian
Swamy
(@Swamy39)
March
26,
2015
OneIndia News
(With inputs from agencies)