DR. AMBEDKAR INTERNATIONAL MISSION, LONDON
Dalit Voice has enlightened the masses of India saying that less than 15% of its upper castes are Hindus. The rest (85%) comprising 20% Dalits (Untouchables), 10% STs, 35% BCs, 15% Muslims and 5% others are not Hindus and never Hindus.
This sounds very logical and, I believe, no one has given such a correct picture of the Indian society except the DV. Leader Kanshi Ram also supports this view, though the brahminical media falsely lumps the whole population of India except Muslims as Hindus. The media is deceiving the people.
“Hindu” is not a religion. “Hindu” is a Persian word meaning ‘infidel’ or unfaithful people (see pp.15-16 of Prof. L.M. Joshi’s. book, Brahminism, Buddhism and Hinduism). Let the 15% upper castes call them sleves Hindu (infidels) but they should not take the liberty to include Buddhists, Sikhs and Jains and others among infidels and misguide the people.
DV has created such a great awakening among the non-Hindus (85%) that every member of them knows his/her position in Indian society.
However, a majority of the BCs are totally ignorant of what they are. Many times they knowingly hide their identity. It is a great problem how to educate them.
P.K. Rajan, Dy. AG. Madras, rightly says (DV Feb. 1 ’92, p.15) that BCs are still enjoying the slavery under the BSO. They have no leader, no ideology and no philosophy.
Maharashtra leader: In Maharashtra, Dr. Panjabrao Wankhade of Amaraoti was their guide but he died long ago. Prior to that the great Periyar of TN and Mahatma Phule of Poona awakened the sudras and the BCs but they have forgotten them. BCs do not take interest in Dr. Ambedkar philosophy though he fought for their human rights and the Ambedkarites now raise BCs reservations. Regrettably, BCs have remained backward. BCs are being used for the spread of Hinduism (though in fact they are treated as slaves in it) and for the Ramjanam Bhoomi at Ayodhya. BC farmers and Kunbis are used for the commission of atrocities on Dalits in villages. Shudras do not know that they are treated as slaves under BSO.
BCs in England: M.K. Gandhi, though not a Brahmin, tried to revive slavery against these BCs and shudras. Still, due to their sheer stupidity and ignorance, they regard Gandhi as a great leader. The Mandal Commission Report will benefit the BCs but the BCs are totally ignorant of its provisions. Ambedkarites are fighting for the BC cause but how long? What sort of people are these BCs?
Here in England, there are many BCs hailing from different parts of India. There are a few families from Vidarbha, mostly Telis (oil-pressers) and Kunbis whom I know (Banares, Bijwe, Bhusate, Chaudhari, Jirapure and others). some are followers of the late Panjabrao. The Mandal Commission Report is meant for them – not Untouchables.
“Haldi kum-kum”: But BCs do not take interest in it. They are ignorant of Periyar, Phule and they take the least interest in Babasaheb. They even do not attend Babasaheb’s Jayanti but, they are more interested in Maharashtra Mandal controlled by the Brahmins who conduct women’s programmes of Haldi-Kumkum or an annual Marathi drama. For the Babasaheb’s birth centenary celebration in May 1991, I invited the President and secretary of this Mandal but none turned up.
BCs think they are Hindus: These BCs like the BCs in India consider themselves Hindus and invite Brahmin priests for their household ceremonies. One BC Teli here is a member of the Vishwa Hindu Parishad. I feel sorry for the BCs leading the life of slaves. Here they celebrate Ganapati festival.
Murderer Rama worshiped: Both the BCs and the shudras worship Rama who murdered an innocent shudra, the sage Shambhuka. How could a murderer of innocent people be praised? DV should make special efforts to educate these ignorant BCs who are the slaves under BSO. BCs and Dalits should abandon the practice of taking Rama before and after their names (Ram Nivas, Ram Vilas, Jaggu Ram, Mangu Ram, Ramchandran etc).
Kadgadhari Buddha: I interpret Khadgadhari Buddha means use of force when necessary. Babasaheb said, “Kill when necessary to kill”. Don’t the Buddhist countries use force to defend their country ?
No Dalit paper has done so much to fight for the BCs and their Bible, Mandal Commission report, as DV. The Editor himself was a victim of the anti-Mandal war and violence that rocked Delhi in mid-1990 forcing us to retreat from Delhi. We have addressed scores of BC meetings and courted arrest many times. We also attended BC meetings arranged by the Dravida Khazagam, SNDP Yogam, Kerala, and many other BC meetings. In Tamil Nadu, we helped form a BC-Dalit political party itself called PMK with our Dalit colleague, Elumalai, as its general secretary. We will not miss any opportunity to educate the BCs.
DV, we have devoted considerable space for BC liberation and Mandal Commission. We are in the executive committee of two “national” federations of Backward Castes. But despite all our efforts, we are sorry to say that BCs are a thoroughly brainwashed stuff – forcing us to say that BCs are not only the country’s most serious problem – but they are more so a problem unto themselves. How to rescue the BCs has been worrying us. We invite a debate on this. If the BC problem is solved even to the extent of 25%, we will be able to score a 75% victory in our battle against brahminism EDITOR.
