Brahminism:-
To-day all the scholarship is confined to Brahmins. But, unfortunately, no Brahmin scholar has so far come forward to play the part of a Voltaire who had the intellectual honesty to rise against the doctrines of the Catholic Church in which he was brought up; nor is one likely to appear on the scene in the future. It is a grave reflection on the scholarship of Brahmins that they should not have produced a Voltaire… The Brahinin scholar is only a learned man. He is not an intellectual… Every Brahmin is interested in the maintenance of Brahmanic supremacy. A Voltaire among the Brahmins would be a positive danger to the maintenance of a civilization which is contrived to maintain Brahmanic supremacy. (Preface to Untouchables).
Arya Samajists:-
The book (Who were the Shudras?) treads heavily on the toes of the Arya Samajists. “My conclusions have come in sharp conflict with their ideology at two most important points. The Arya Samajists believe that the four varnas of the Indo-Aryan society have been in existence from the very beginning. The book shows that there was a time when there were only three varnas in the Indo-Aryan society. The Arya Samajists believe that the Vedas are eternal and sacrosanct. The book shows that portions of the Vedas at any rate, particulaly the Purusha Sukta, which is the mainstay of the Arya Samajists, are fabrications by Brahmins, intended to serve their own purposes. Both these conclusions are bound to act like atomic bombs on the dogmas of the Arya Samajists. The Arya Samajists have done great mischief in making the Hindu Society a stationary society by preaching that the Vedas are eternal, without beginning. without end, and infallible and that the social institutions of the Hindus being based on the Vedas are also eternal, without beginning, without end, and infallible and that the social institutions of the Hindus being based on the Vedas are also eternal, without beginning. without end, infallible and therefore requiring no change.”
Majority and Minority:-
In India, the majority is a communal majority. No matter what social and political programme it may have, the majority will retain its character of being a communal majority. The British type of Executive will make the minority community a subject race. Such a state of affairs cannot be called democracy. It will have to be called imperialism. (States & Minorities).
Dr. Ambedkar asked: “What would be Swaraj to the untouchables?” He replied. “In addition to the hostile administration, there would be an indifferent legislature and a callous executive. So, under Swaraj, the untouchables would have no way of escape from the destiny of degradation which Hindus and Hinduism had fixed for them.”
A form of executive is suggested by Dr. Ambedkar: “(1) to prevent the majority from forming a
government without giving an opportunity to the minorities to have a say in the matter; (2) to prevent the majority from having exclusive control over administration and thereby make the tyranny of the minority by the majority possible; (3) to prevent the inclusion of the majority party in the executive of the representatives of the minorities who have no confidence of the
minorities: (4) to provide a stable executive necessary for good and efficient administration.” Finally, he suggested the appointment of an officer to be called Superintendent of Minority Affairs. (Thid PP. 37-38).
Effects of Castes on Elections:-
(1) Voting is always communal; (2) the majority community carries the seat by sheer communal majority, (3) the minority community is forced to vote the candidate of the majority community: (4) minority votes are insufficient: (5) voter of the major communities never condescends to vote the candidate of the minority community; (6) a voter of the minority community takes pride in giving votes to the candidates of the major community. (Thoughts on Linguistic States P.34).
