BJP's 'Pale Imitation'? Why 'Maverick' Mani Shankar Aiyar's Tender Hindutva Take Voices Dilemma Inside Congress
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Reported By: Pallavi Ghosh
Final Up to date: August 28, 2023, 14:14 IST
Mani Shankar Aiyar (excessive proper), whereas calling out the Congress’ smooth Hindutva push, has spoken openly and to the discomfort of the highest brass of the celebration. (PTI)
In 2014, when Congress misplaced the Lok Sabha polls, inner audit discovered that BJP had efficiently constructed the notion that the previous was indulging in appeasement of minorities. The Grand Outdated Occasion then determined to embark on the trail of Hindutva
As photos of Madhya Pradesh chief minister aspirant Kamal Nath doing ‘rudra abhishek’, inaugurating temples and even reaching out to seer Dhirendra Shastri in an try to counter BJP within the state go viral, the query that lingers is that if the smooth Hindutva of the Congress will work for it.
Congress chief and a “maverick”, as he calls himself, Mani Shankar Aiyar, whereas talking to , mentioned: “As a Congress man, once I see each the tendencies of secularism and Hindutva debate, I can see Congress use the Hindutva debate for ideological and pragmatic causes. That is to win elections. There are lots of within the Congress who suppose that is proper to do to win elections. I don’t suppose that is proper or sensible. How can we current an alternative choice to the BJP if we're their pale imitation?”
He then went on to provide the instance of Digvijaya Singh, who had contested elections in opposition to Sadhvi Pragya in 2019 however misplaced. Aiyar mentioned Singh’s try to mission himself as a Hindutva chief to tackle Sadhvi Pragya had not labored.
The truth is that again in 2014, when Congress had misplaced the Lok Sabha polls, AK Antony was given the duty of presenting a report on the trigger for the crushing defeat. One of many causes he gave was that the BJP had efficiently constructed the notion that the Congress was indulging in appeasement of minorities and was anti-Hindu.
The Congress determined to take a leaf out of this report and embark on the trail of Hindutva. From projecting Rahul Gandhi as ‘Janeyu Dhaari’ Shiv Bhakt to the various temple visits of each Rahul Gandhi and Priyanka Vadra, the Congress tried arduous to shed its pro-minority tag.
Through the Karnataka elections, when Congress’ manifesto sought a ban on Bajrang Dal, BJP unsuccessfully mount the Hanuman narrative. However in battleground Madhya Pradesh, Congress has made it clear it received’t ban the Bajrang Dal.
Aiyar has, true to his type, spoken openly and to the discomfort of the highest brass of the celebration. Nonetheless, he epitomizes and voices the dilemma inside the Congress.
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