Amid the controversy around Aurangzeb row, RSS general secretary Dattatreya Hosabale on Sunday expressed party’s ‘firm’ view on the topic, questioning, “Are we going to iconize someone who was against the ethos of India.”
He further adds, “People with invader mindset are a threat to India”
Here are the top things he said during the event
“… There have been a lot of incidents in the past. There was an ‘Aurangzeb Road’ in Delhi, which was renamed Abdul Kalam Road. There was some reason behind it. Aurangzeb’s brother, Dara Shikoh, was not made a hero. Those who advocate the Ganga-Jamuni culture never thought of bringing Dara Shikoh forward.”
“Are we going to iconize someone who was against the ethos of India, or are we going to go with those who worked according to the traditions of this land?…”
If the freedom fighting is done against Britishers, then it is a freedom fight. The fight against those who were before them (Britishers) was also a freedom movement, he goes on to add
“What Maharana Pratap did was fight for freedom. If there are people with an invader mentality, then they are a danger to the country… We have to decide whom we are going to associate with the ethos of our country… It is not about religion… This is RSS’s firm view…”
On the topic of Ram Temple, he said, Ram temple in Ayodhya is not an RSS achievement, but an achievement of the society
He also mentioned that religion-based reservation not accepted in Constitution authored by B R Ambedkar