Bangalore:
A big change is taking place in the Kerala social scene. The caste and religious consciousness of the Dalits, OBCs and the other persecuted minorities, temporarily destroyed by the Communists, is gradually coming back. Now, each caste and religion has its own party.
Kerala is the only State in India where political parties are formed on religious and caste basis. Muslims and Christians each representing about 22% of the population have their own parties. The two Muslim Leagues are fast patching up. The State’s single largest caste, the Ezhavas (OBC) and the Nayars, the highest among the non Brahmin Hindus, have also their own parties. The Brahmins forming less than 3% are very well organised. The Communist parties (CPM and CPI) controlled by the Brahmins and Nayars, are gradually losing ground since the exploited low castes found themselves cheated even by Communist parties.
The RSS, in the meanwhile, has become the fastest growing party today. The Brahmins and Nayars having failed to retain their class–caste status through the Communist parties, are switching on to RSS. Dalits cheated by everybody have announced formation of party of their own. Some rich Christians were secretly supporting RSS thinking that it would fight their battle against Marxists but when Hindus got united against them under the leadership of the RSS on the issue of the Nilakkal church site controversy, they have come to realize that RSS can never be trusted. The deep division within the Kerala church has also come to the surface. The denominational and caste divisions within the Roman Catholic and Protestant Churches have brought shame to Christianity. Be that as it may, Kerala is in for a major change. And right now at half a dozen places, serious caste and religious explosions are imminent. Kerala experiment has to be keenly watched as it will provide us with a rich experience. Kerala drugged by Marxists is at last waking up. What happens in Kerala today is bound to occur in the rest of India. Hence we welcome the developments and call upon our comrades to do everything to sharpen such caste and religious contradictions in their areas. Without destroying the “caste”, we cannot destroy the “class”
