Presently, Indian society is strife with provocative communalism projected generally and in elections. Civil society, with all its contradictions, has to stop this.
While other BJP leaders were militant about the Ayodhya movement, Atal Bihari Vajpayee both scorned, and used, it.
The Sangh Parivar only bothers about the voice of the upper caste sadhus and sanyasis, not farmers and labourers.
The UP chief minister is expected to come in handy to take the attention of the people away from real issues into the realm of Hindutva.
It seems like the whole thing has been planned to appeal to majority sentiments.
It is only after the final judgment that the BJP can think of “pulling a Shah Bano”, in case the verdict is not to its liking.
While fuelling politics, the Ram Temple-Babri Masjid dispute has claimed multiple lives. Even as netas now make threats over it, in a civilised country, only the law should prevail.
The BJP needs to divert attention from real issues to Hindutva. The costs could be great. But when has the BJP cared about that?
As Uddhav Thackeray tries to emulate his father's political strategy on Ayodhya issue after 25 years, he needs to rethink his timing of the political move
The saffron party expects the Ram Mandir issue to fetch it great political dividends. But it will have to fight off challengers and rivals.
