The party and government honchos forget that today while they have a pitiable 170 odd seats while Indira Gandhi had brute two third majority. If she couldn’t ride rough shod over people’s unease and sense of frustration with system at that time, how can Congress of today – much weaker and decimated hope to trample over people’s genuine grievances? Whether protestors are  certified communal or secular, whatever colours they carry – it doesn’t  change the complexity of the problem of blatant, brazen corruption that has become the hallmark of this Congress government  propped by even more brazenly shameless corrupt politicians. The arrogance of Sibals and Tiwaris and Diggy babu on show through media is even more telling than the earlier avatars of these people in the shape of Gokhales, Barooahs, ND Tiwaris, Arjun Singhs et all. All this indicates that Congress is hurtling toward disastrous climactic tipping point in history.

 

One of the reason for  the panic Congress is showing is that RSS seems  to be backing anti-corruption crusade of Baba  Ramdev and Anna Hazare. It has got the goat of chronic pseudo-secularists like Digvijay and his ilk. They would be getting nightmares recalling that it was same RSS that provided spine to ‘Total Revolution’ agitation of Jai Prakash Narayan.  No amount of persecution and atrocities could break the morale of RSS volunteers during those dark months of emergency and they numbered nearly 80% of the people put behind jail by this same Congress party. While they could hope to stretch and tire the media supported civil society groups in  present scenario, they know that RSS people are made of sterner stuff and they can work, strive and thrive without oxygen of media publicity. Hence, one sees angry outbursts about ‘communal forces’ being behind this current social movement.

 

Now, let me ask what is communal about RSS? Who is more communal – Congress groups of various shades or RSS? I will, for the purpose of this essay, not even talk about more than 1.50 lac social service projects run by RSS, it is irrelevant for present discussion. I will only talk about nationalist and  patriotic role played by RSS in public life specially during partition and post partition that gave us a free  India, an emaciated, truncated India gifted by British to a tired old generation of Congress leaders wishing  to rule  Indian masses before they hung  their boots.

 

It is now a historical fact established by many historians that it was Congress leadership’s attitude that converted a secular modernist leader of Congress, Jinnah into a rabid communal Muslim League leader who headed a violent and successful campaign to partition this ancient land.

It was same Congress that agreed to partition, unable to face the heat nor protect Hindus from ‘Direct Action’ of armed Muslim goons who butchered thousands  of Hindus. It is like surrendering your house and jewellery to robbers because you cannot fight back. Remember Congress had the backing of huge majority of Indians at that time, but it abdicated  its responsibility.

 

Now, the same Congress is sharing her bed with same Muslim  League for years in Kerala, has partnership with many such blatantly open communal parties (labelled Secular by secular certification authorities of India headed by benign leftists, secularists).  This is the same Congress which tried to justify riots, pillage, conversions and rapes by Moplahs of Kerala post failure  of Khilafat agitation. These same territory of Moplahs is the biggest breeding ground of ‘secular Muslim League now’ and terrorists. I have just given one instance, there are hundreds of such instances. So, who is should be certified communal dear Diggy Raja?

 

The secular Congress leaders had fled Sindh and Punjab, virtually begging for RSS support for safe passage to other side i.e emergent India; while RSS chief at that time, Shri Guruji, was touring these regions even a week before the 15^thAugust, 1947, boosting morale of Hindus and RSS volunteers so they could come to India safely if situation deteriorated further. Not only that, a whole team of volunteers was left behind in Sindh on his instructions to see that the last of Sindhis who wished to return  were brought back safely.

 

Same ‘communal’ RSS ran  most organized relief camps for  Hindu refugees during those trying times.  Volunteers of same ‘communal’ RSS laid down their lives to repair Shrinagar airport and bring ammunitions to the border at that delicate moment when so called ‘tribals’ were about to overrun Kashmir.  While Shri Guruji had gone to meet the Maharaja to persuade him to merge J&K with India, Nehru was stuck up with his ego and took charge of Kashmir issues as if he was de-facto ruler of Kashmir, scuttled the merger offer of Maharaja of Kashmir (to avenge the insult of being turned back without  valid papers, required at that time ), till situation nearly went out  of hand.

 

Volunteers of same RSS, risked their lives, entered Masjids as Muslims and informed Sardar Patel of the conspiracy to blow up Parliament by Muslim League supporters. This conspiracy was nipped in the bud with large scale arrests of conspirators.

 

Congress became so frightened  of RSS popularity at that time that it had made up its mind to “crush RSS” in words of Nehru, nearly a week before Mahatma Gandhi was assassinated. It is interesting that Congress since that time has appropriated for itself the sole monopoly of ruling India and doesn’t brook any opposition. So, labelling of RSS as ‘communal’ began at that time and Gandhi’s murder was the perfect excuse to tar RSS permanently even though there was not a shred of evidence, as there was no involvement as all subsequent enquiries revealed.

 

Not only in these times, but RSS volunteers worked fearlessly on borders, in bordering towns during all attacks on India by China and Pakistan. Nehru mellowed by brutal shock given by his ‘Chineee bhais’, and realizing sterling services of RSS in 1962 war, realized his mistake and invited RSS to January 1963 Republic Day parade.

 

Same ‘communal’ RSS has worked fearlessly in North East to create an atmosphere that would bring people of that region into Indian mainstream and wean them away from separatism. Its affiliates are running thousands of school and have done many wonderful projects to help them integrate with rest of Indian society.

 

Congress has tried hard to indict RSS in Hindu-Muslim riots but not in a single instance has RSS been indicted by various independent judicial commissions appointed by it, neither as perpetrator or as an instigator.  Either RSS volunteers are so smart that they never get caught or they are such bullies that even judges and police are afraid to name them!

This is the RSS that Congress is afraid of.

 

Can such a patriotic organization not take part in a social movement that wishes to break the back of corruption, if not eliminate it altogether? Does the colour of protest change the colour of money that is stashed away by cronies of the ruling clique? Let us stick to the main fight – fight against corruption that doesn’t allow common man to work to best of his/her abilities, that is eating away the vitals of this country and  doesn’t  let it rise to its  full potential.

 

Let us not get diverted by these useless labelling games of wily politicians like Diggy babu, Sibal and others of their ilk. Whatever the shade the crusaders against corruption and brazen loot are wearing – saffron,  white or green, the objective is one; to free this nation from robbers.