Sangh and Nitin Gadkari

The Sangh’s Point-of-View

 

Over the past few months a persistent hum has developed across social and mainstream media.  The basic theme revolves around how the Sangh wants NitinG as President because he belongs to their ethnic stock i.e. Maharastrian Brahmin.

To understand why this line of thinking is flawed we need to examine the not-so-distant history that has shaped the Sangh’s impulses.

Dial back to the late 90s and early 2000s.  BJP had securely ensconced itself in the corridors of power.  Not only in Delhi but also several state capitals.  A truly non-CONgress political entity has begun the process of creating a permanent space for itself in the opposition ranks.

There is no disputing that Sangh and its sister organizations played a central role in bringing this long cherished dream to fruition.  Thousands of Swayam Sevaks sacrificed their lives in the service of their motherland to turn a once fringe political party with merely 2 seats on the throne of Delhi.

Not since Maharaja Rana Pratap had a truly Hindu outfit ruled Delhi.  This was an epochal achievement.

Back in 2004 on a trip back home just prior to the LS elections, I happened to speak to a lifelong sympathizer of the Sangh.  She was in a foul mood vis-à-vis ABV’s NDA government.  The discussion was initiated by me regarding the growing corruption within ranks of the BJP and how it was touching the Sangh.

Her response:  “So why shouldn’t the poor sangh cadres make a little money.  Aren’t they the ones who have installed these jokers in power?  Why these Johnnies-come-lately, alone enjoy the spoils of power”.  The response shocked me.  That such thinking was being articulated was a new phenomenon.

Upon digging further, the true picture emerged.  As had happened with the CONgress, post-independence (with families and relatives of some freedom fighters making a small fortune thanks to their proximity to power), so were some BJP leaders filling their coffers with their families prospering beyond imagination.

The Mahajans and Anant Kumars were climbing on shoulders of ordinary Sangh workers to acquire all the trappings of power.  From plush writing instruments to designer wear to all expenses paid junkets to exotic, unheard of tourist destinations, the stories were becoming legend.

Why should real workers suffer when these good-for-nothing leaders were violating every Hindutva tenet to destroy the core value system that made BJP – the party with a difference.

Note:  On a side note, one reason why NaMo is so liked and admired by the Sangh cadre is because he fulfills every promise the RJB revolution had promised without compromising on any core principles.

Post 2009, RSS came to a simple conclusion:  D4 in active collusion with the Dynasty had destroyed BJP’s chances.  Only a puppet as BJP president would do the trick.  And who better than one of their own.  A karyakarta they knew inside out.  A karyakarta who would never violate any order from Nagpur.

In conclusion, it is not NitinG’s ethnicity that has catapulted him to the President’s chair, but his perceived MMS like quality of being compliant and obedient.

Clearly this experiment has failed.  The Sangh needs to focus on much larger goals.  And there are many.  Cleaning up the Ganga, creating a parallel education and health care system across India which would rival systems run by religions of peace and harmony.