Bangalore: We have received many letters asking us why we have not written anything on the election of an Untouchable as the new President of India.
On July 25, 1997 K.R. Narayanan, a Dalit frons Kerala, was installed as the first citizen of India -a great honour to the country’s Untouchables, victims of Hindu racism who continue to suffers the same ignominy even as India celebrates its 50th year of “independence”.
We congratulate Narayanan though we cannot expect much from his elevation. As the Vice-President of India, he hardly thought of his bloc relations even from his own state. He silently suffered but never had the courage to protest.
Kerala Savarna leaders had never even addressed him as His Excellency when Narayanan used to visit Kerala.
“Company Negro”: In Bangalore, at an award- giving ceremony upper castes refused to shake hands with the Vice-President.
Narayanan was a victim of racism when he was the Vice-President and he will continue to be so even after becoming the President. Because the Sanatana dharma never changes. And Narayanan has no courage to speak out. The Hindus know it and that is why they found him harmless and consented for elevate him, though with a warning by putting up the nazi Seshan is challenge him.
Now, the Hindus can boast that they have a “Company Negro” as the President of India and also advertise to the world that untouchability is dead and buried and Hinduism is such a tolerant religion that “Hindu India” has a Dalit President.
