A hardcore RSS follower told rediff.com, "If Modi loses this election, it will be only because of his arrogance. If the Congress could successfully 'sell' the line that Modi is a self-absorbed, arrogant leader doing things -- even killing so- called criminals after dubbing them as terrorists -- to strengthen his own image for a career in New Delhi, then Modi will be hit hard. The 'pseudo-nationalist' line will certainly sell among Gujaratis."
Modhavadia also concedes this point.
"We believe that Modi is behind Godhra and Akshardham. But while alleging that, we will have to make sure that there is no backlash from Hindus. We have no doubt that we will expose Modi's pseudo-Hindu face."
RE:Real Face of Modi!!
by ANAND TEERTHA on Dec 08, 2007 07:21 PM Permalink
Mr.Ismail remember onething. For over 60 years Cong-I has been keeping muslims poor and treat them like a big vote bank.Secondly Mr.Ismail think of karsevaks who were burnt in the train by muslims supported by secularists and then its reaction was all their to see.
Weather Modi wins or loses is not the question here. If he wins he may play a national role and if he gets defeated we all will remember him as a braveman lonely fought for the protection of majority community and saved Gujarat from becoming a terrorists hideouts.During his five years rule Gujarat was peaceful except Secularists , NGOs, Visual and print ,media created trouble for him in the name of Secularism.
RE:Real Face of Modi!!
by GN on Dec 08, 2007 06:08 PM Permalink
You can google in the website to find whatever you want mr.ismail. Dont copy and paste on this forum to intended to invite abuses towards religion.
The truth what many dont know. The religion what we follows did never had a name. It was a life style followed more than 10 thousand years.
The word Hindu is not a religious word. It is secular in origin. It is derived from the word Sindhu, which is the name of a major river that flows in the northwestern region of the Indian subcontinent. The ancient Greeks and Armenians used to refer the people living beyond the river Sindhu as Hindus and gradually the name struck. When the Muslims came to the sub continent they called the people living in the region as Hindustanis to distinguish them from the foreign Muslims. Subsequently when the British established their rule, they started calling the local religions collectively under the name of Hinduism.
It is interesting to note that the word is neither Sanskrit nor Dravidian and did not originate in India. It was not used by Indians in their descriptions or writings till the 17th century. If we go by the original definition of the word Hindu, any one who lives in the subcontinent is a Hindu and whatever religion he or she practices is Hinduism. The word Hindu is a secular word and literally translated it means Indian and the word Hinduism denotes any religion or religions that are practiced by the multitude of people living in the land beyond the river Indus.
RE:Real Face of Modi!!
by r patil on Dec 09, 2007 06:04 AM Permalink
This reagon was always being called as saptha sindhu,bharatvarsha,arya varta.Egyptian also called this land as "the land of seven rivers" and greek called it as "Indus" this is how we got the name India.All religions born in india were called as hindu,that is why hindus can be boudha,jains and simply hindus too.Afterall what's there in name.But one thing is different from other religion hinduism is an inclusive religion.Anyway Arabstan or Aravsthan is a name given by hindus to the Arabia,do you know that.
RE:Real Face of Modi!!
by sheela mathew mathews on Dec 09, 2007 11:01 AM Permalink
"..it is interesting to note that the word is neither Sanskrit nor Dravidian and did not originate in India. It was not used by Indians in their descriptions or writings till the 17th century. If we go by the original definition of the word Hindu, any one who lives in the subcontinent is a Hindu and whatever religion he or she practices is Hinduism. The word Hindu is a secular word and literally translated it means Indian and the word Hinduism denotes any religion or religions that are practiced by the multitude of people living in the land beyond the river Indus."
I liked this passage. If this being the case, what is the role of religious fundementalists and haters like Modi, RSS/ VHP/ Bajrangdal in the whole scheme of things? Should they be defeated, along with terrorist and fundementalists of all religious colors, in their schemes of bloody religious fundementalism, which is antithetic to the view expressed above?
