As Modi religiously prepares for India’s elections, Sreenivasan Jain examines the tussle between Hindutva and secularism.
The politics of Hindu nationalism have performed a central position within the dramatic rise of the BJP and Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Because the elections have neared, the Modi regime has turbocharged its Hindu-first agenda – finest exemplified within the inauguration of the Ram Temple within the metropolis of Ayodhya.
Veteran journalist Sreenivasan Jain explains how the opening of this temple – and the whitewashing of its controversial previous – illustrates how Modi and his social gathering have made their model of Hindu supremacism not solely acceptable, however a key a part of Narendra Modi’s enchantment to Indians.
That includes:
Asaduddin Owaisi – Member of the Indian Parliament
Uma Bharti – Former Vice-President, Bharatiya Janata Get together
Hartosh Singh Bal – Political Editor, The Caravan
