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The latest
prime-time controversy is the one between Narendra Modi and Dr.Manmohan Singh
regarding the legacy of Sardar Patel.
prime-time controversy is the one between Narendra Modi and Dr.Manmohan Singh
regarding the legacy of Sardar Patel.
Narendra
Modi said that if Sardar would have become the Prime Minister of the country,
the country’s future would have been different. He then went on to explain the
vision of the great Sardar.
Modi said that if Sardar would have become the Prime Minister of the country,
the country’s future would have been different. He then went on to explain the
vision of the great Sardar.
Dr.Manmohan
Singh responded by reading out a speech ( which disproves the point that he was
reacting to Modi ) that Sardar Patel was a Congressman and he fought for the
principles of secularism throughout his life.
Singh responded by reading out a speech ( which disproves the point that he was
reacting to Modi ) that Sardar Patel was a Congressman and he fought for the
principles of secularism throughout his life.
As part of
the orchestra, Manish Tewari and others jumped into the fray on Main stream
media and social network that Sardar Patel’s legacy cannot be appropriated and
that he was a Congressman and other parties dont have any history etc etc..
the orchestra, Manish Tewari and others jumped into the fray on Main stream
media and social network that Sardar Patel’s legacy cannot be appropriated and
that he was a Congressman and other parties dont have any history etc etc..
Now let us
have the facts :
have the facts :
1. This is
not the first time that someone has said that Patel would have been a better
Prime Minister than Nehru. C.Rajagpolachary, who was the Governor General of
India said If Nehru was Foreign Minister and Patel the Prime minister, it would
be undoubtedly better.
not the first time that someone has said that Patel would have been a better
Prime Minister than Nehru. C.Rajagpolachary, who was the Governor General of
India said If Nehru was Foreign Minister and Patel the Prime minister, it would
be undoubtedly better.
2. The
legacy of the great national leaders is not the property of a single political
party. The Indian National Congress ,pre-independence was a vehicle in which
people of many political hues participated in their quest for freedom. The
legacy of those leaders belong to the entire nation and not to one political
party. It is for this reason that Mahatma Gandhi resolved to disband the
Congress after Independence.
legacy of the great national leaders is not the property of a single political
party. The Indian National Congress ,pre-independence was a vehicle in which
people of many political hues participated in their quest for freedom. The
legacy of those leaders belong to the entire nation and not to one political
party. It is for this reason that Mahatma Gandhi resolved to disband the
Congress after Independence.
Mahatma
Gandhi wrote ” Though split
into two, India having attained political independence through means provided
by the Indian National Congress, the Congress in its present shape and form,
i.e., as a propaganda vehicle and parliamentary machine, has outlived its use.
India has still to attain social, moral and economic independence in terms of
its seven hundred thousand villages as distinguished from its cities and towns.
The struggle for the ascendancy of civil over military power is bound to take
place in India’s progress towards its democratic goal. It must be kept out of
unhealthy competition with political parties and communal bodies. For these and
other similar reasons, the A. I. C .C. resolves to disband the existing
Congress organization and flower into a Lok Sevak Sangh under the following
rules, with power to alter them as occasion may demand.
(*Gandhiji’s idea of a transformed Congress was published in Harijan under the
title “His Last Will and Testament”. Also published in ‘The Collected Works of Mahatma Gandhi –
Volume 90’, published by the Union Ministry of Information and Broadcasting’s
publication division in 1984.
Gandhi wrote ” Though split
into two, India having attained political independence through means provided
by the Indian National Congress, the Congress in its present shape and form,
i.e., as a propaganda vehicle and parliamentary machine, has outlived its use.
India has still to attain social, moral and economic independence in terms of
its seven hundred thousand villages as distinguished from its cities and towns.
The struggle for the ascendancy of civil over military power is bound to take
place in India’s progress towards its democratic goal. It must be kept out of
unhealthy competition with political parties and communal bodies. For these and
other similar reasons, the A. I. C .C. resolves to disband the existing
Congress organization and flower into a Lok Sevak Sangh under the following
rules, with power to alter them as occasion may demand.
(*Gandhiji’s idea of a transformed Congress was published in Harijan under the
title “His Last Will and Testament”. Also published in ‘The Collected Works of Mahatma Gandhi –
Volume 90’, published by the Union Ministry of Information and Broadcasting’s
publication division in 1984.
Can the
Congress leaders explain why Mahatma Gandhi who as per them is the sole
architect of freedom was completly ignored in this essential point ? Does it
not show the power-hungry nature of Nehru and his ilk ?
Congress leaders explain why Mahatma Gandhi who as per them is the sole
architect of freedom was completly ignored in this essential point ? Does it
not show the power-hungry nature of Nehru and his ilk ?
3. Let us
now come to Dr.Manmohan Singh’s certificate of Sardar Patel that he is indeed a
secularist. The only certificate of “Secularism” in India must come
from the Congress because they own the meaning of this word. ”
Secularism” in Bharat i.e., India means the opposite of what it is
worldwide.
now come to Dr.Manmohan Singh’s certificate of Sardar Patel that he is indeed a
secularist. The only certificate of “Secularism” in India must come
from the Congress because they own the meaning of this word. ”
Secularism” in Bharat i.e., India means the opposite of what it is
worldwide.
In his book ” With No Ill-Feeling to
Anybody”, Sri MKK Nair, an IAS officer of the 1947 batch who was close
both to Sardar and VP Menon,writes
Anybody”, Sri MKK Nair, an IAS officer of the 1947 batch who was close
both to Sardar and VP Menon,writes
“Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel, the then Deputy
Prime Minister and Home Minister of India, was insulted, humiliated and
disgraced by the then Prime Minister, Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru, during a Cabinet
meeting. “You are a complete communalist
and I’ll never be a party to your suggestions and proposals,” Nehru shouted at
Patel during a crucial Cabinet meeting to discuss the liberation of Hyderabad
by the Army from the tyranny of the Razakkars, the then Nizam’s private army.
Prime Minister and Home Minister of India, was insulted, humiliated and
disgraced by the then Prime Minister, Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru, during a Cabinet
meeting. “You are a complete communalist
and I’ll never be a party to your suggestions and proposals,” Nehru shouted at
Patel during a crucial Cabinet meeting to discuss the liberation of Hyderabad
by the Army from the tyranny of the Razakkars, the then Nizam’s private army.
A shocked Sardar Patel collected his papers
from the table and slowly walked out of the Cabinet room. That was the last
time Patel attended a Cabinet meeting. He also stopped speaking to Nehru since
then.”
from the table and slowly walked out of the Cabinet room. That was the last
time Patel attended a Cabinet meeting. He also stopped speaking to Nehru since
then.”
So RSS is
not the only one that Nehru called communal. He had those kind words for the
then own Dy.Prime Minister, Sardar Patel.
not the only one that Nehru called communal. He had those kind words for the
then own Dy.Prime Minister, Sardar Patel.
4. Manish
Tewari, Congress MP, ( Information & Broadcasting Minister ) ,in an
interview to a news channel, quotes a letter by Sardar Patel to Guru Golwalkar
of the RSS dated 11th Sept 1948.
“On 9/11/1948, Sardar Patel wrote a letter to Golwalkarji. And, in
that letter, he said that the communal poison which had been spread by the RSS
was responsible for the sacrifice of Gandhiji. As a student of political
history, it has always intrigued me that the RSS, BJP has been attempting
unsuccessfully to appropriate the legacy of Sardar Patel. I wanted to ask the
BJP or their newly-anointed pretender that do they endorse, or agree with the
views of Sardar Patel with regard to the RSS. If not, as the chief minister of
Gujarat and possibly as the ‘Swayamsevak’ within history bears testimony to the
fact that those who do not have a history of their own, try to appropriate the
history of others,” he added. Tewari said the Indian freedom struggle was
conceived, conceptualized and led by the Indian National Congress. “The
unification of India was also the result of the efforts of the Indian National
Congress. So, therefore, it would be advisable before you try and appropriate
legacy to at least study it carefully,” he added.
Tewari, Congress MP, ( Information & Broadcasting Minister ) ,in an
interview to a news channel, quotes a letter by Sardar Patel to Guru Golwalkar
of the RSS dated 11th Sept 1948.
“On 9/11/1948, Sardar Patel wrote a letter to Golwalkarji. And, in
that letter, he said that the communal poison which had been spread by the RSS
was responsible for the sacrifice of Gandhiji. As a student of political
history, it has always intrigued me that the RSS, BJP has been attempting
unsuccessfully to appropriate the legacy of Sardar Patel. I wanted to ask the
BJP or their newly-anointed pretender that do they endorse, or agree with the
views of Sardar Patel with regard to the RSS. If not, as the chief minister of
Gujarat and possibly as the ‘Swayamsevak’ within history bears testimony to the
fact that those who do not have a history of their own, try to appropriate the
history of others,” he added. Tewari said the Indian freedom struggle was
conceived, conceptualized and led by the Indian National Congress. “The
unification of India was also the result of the efforts of the Indian National
Congress. So, therefore, it would be advisable before you try and appropriate
legacy to at least study it carefully,” he added.
In the
same letter that Tewari cites , the Sardar wrote ,
same letter that Tewari cites , the Sardar wrote ,
“There can be no doubt that the RSS did service to the Hindu society.
In the areas where there was the need for help and organization, the young men
of the RSS protected women and children and strove much for their sake. No
person of understanding could have a word of objection regarding that” and he
writes further “ I am thoroughly
convinced that the RSS men carry on their patriotic endeavour only by joining
the Congress and not by keeping separate or by opposing. ”
Source: Justice on Trial
In the areas where there was the need for help and organization, the young men
of the RSS protected women and children and strove much for their sake. No
person of understanding could have a word of objection regarding that” and he
writes further “ I am thoroughly
convinced that the RSS men carry on their patriotic endeavour only by joining
the Congress and not by keeping separate or by opposing. ”
Source: Justice on Trial
It is
clear that he wanted the Sangh to join Congress for whatever reasons he deemed
fit.
clear that he wanted the Sangh to join Congress for whatever reasons he deemed
fit.
Therefore,
it would be nice if a student of political history as Tewari claims himself to
be, he goes through the entire documentation.
it would be nice if a student of political history as Tewari claims himself to
be, he goes through the entire documentation.
What is further
interesting is the following correspondence:
interesting is the following correspondence:
After removal of the
ban on the RSS on 12 July 1949, Sardar Patel wrote a letter to Shri Guruji on this occasion and made a telling remark: ‘Only the people near
me know as to how happy I was when the ban on Sangh was lifted. I wish you all
the best.’
ban on the RSS on 12 July 1949, Sardar Patel wrote a letter to Shri Guruji on this occasion and made a telling remark: ‘Only the people near
me know as to how happy I was when the ban on Sangh was lifted. I wish you all
the best.’
Any person who
is genuine and wants to present the truth, would have mentioned the whole
correspondence between Sardar Patel and Guruji Golwalkar and not quote as it
suits him. It clearly exposes the lies that Manish Tewari and his ilk are
indulging in.
is genuine and wants to present the truth, would have mentioned the whole
correspondence between Sardar Patel and Guruji Golwalkar and not quote as it
suits him. It clearly exposes the lies that Manish Tewari and his ilk are
indulging in.
5 . How
the Efforts by the Congress to malign RSS Continue
the Efforts by the Congress to malign RSS Continue
Inspite of all the direct
evidence, the Congress did not end at this, In 1966, Nehru’s daughter, Indira
Gandhi appointed another commission under Justice JL Kapur, a retd judge of
Supreme Court. It examined over 100
witnesses and submited a report in 1969. The Kapur Commission report said
”
evidence, the Congress did not end at this, In 1966, Nehru’s daughter, Indira
Gandhi appointed another commission under Justice JL Kapur, a retd judge of
Supreme Court. It examined over 100
witnesses and submited a report in 1969. The Kapur Commission report said
”
…RSS as such were not responsible for the murder of
Mahatma Gandhi, meaning thereby that one could not name the organisation as
such as being responsible for that most diabolical crime, the murder of the
apostle of peace. It has not been proved that they (the accused) were members
of the RSS..“
Mahatma Gandhi, meaning thereby that one could not name the organisation as
such as being responsible for that most diabolical crime, the murder of the
apostle of peace. It has not been proved that they (the accused) were members
of the RSS..“
8. In his
speeches, after the ban was lifted, Shri Guruji
endeared himself to many people outside the Sangh ranks with his magnanimity
and moderation. ‘Let us close this chapter of the ban on the Sangh,’ he told
swayamsevaks and RSS sympathisers. ‘Do not let your minds be overcome with
bitterness for those who, you feel, have done injustice to you. If the teeth
were to bite the tongue do we pull out the teeth? Even those who have done
injustice to us are our own people. So we must forget and forgive.“
speeches, after the ban was lifted, Shri Guruji
endeared himself to many people outside the Sangh ranks with his magnanimity
and moderation. ‘Let us close this chapter of the ban on the Sangh,’ he told
swayamsevaks and RSS sympathisers. ‘Do not let your minds be overcome with
bitterness for those who, you feel, have done injustice to you. If the teeth
were to bite the tongue do we pull out the teeth? Even those who have done
injustice to us are our own people. So we must forget and forgive.“
Compare this
with Nehru’s mean and jealous attitude of sidelining everyone who opposed in
his way, so much so, that he arm-twisted even Mahatma Gandhi to name him as the
Prime Minister when 12 out of 15 Congress committees named the Sardar over him
as their Prime Ministerial choice.
with Nehru’s mean and jealous attitude of sidelining everyone who opposed in
his way, so much so, that he arm-twisted even Mahatma Gandhi to name him as the
Prime Minister when 12 out of 15 Congress committees named the Sardar over him
as their Prime Ministerial choice.
Both Nehru and his daughter
Indira Gandhi tried falsely implicate the RSS in the Gandhi murder. Nehru’s great-grandson, Rahul Gandhi
continues to harp on the “people who killled Gandhi”. Having failed
in their efforts, the Congress leaders & the communists continue to raise
the bogey of Hindu communalism every now and then in a lowly attempt to garner
votes and keep the country in a state of uncertainty. .
Indira Gandhi tried falsely implicate the RSS in the Gandhi murder. Nehru’s great-grandson, Rahul Gandhi
continues to harp on the “people who killled Gandhi”. Having failed
in their efforts, the Congress leaders & the communists continue to raise
the bogey of Hindu communalism every now and then in a lowly attempt to garner
votes and keep the country in a state of uncertainty. .
The only difference is that the
nation is seeing through their game !
nation is seeing through their game !
Encl :
Annexure A – More Information on the Ban on the RSS
Annexure A
More Information on the Ban on RSS
The subject of the ban on RSS in connection
with Gandhiji’s murder needs some more attention. It is clear that Sardar Patel
was of the opinion that the RSS was not involved in Gandhiji’s murder. This fact is evident from
the correspondence between Patel and Nehru. Replying to the Prime Minister’s
letter urging him to ascertain the RSS connection in the case, Patel sent a
categorical reply on 27 February 1948, less than a month after Gandhiji’s
assassination: ‘I have kept myself almost in daily touch with the progress of
the investigations regarding Bapu’s assassination case. All the main accused
have given long and detailed statements of their activities. It also clearly
emerges from the statements that the RSS was not involved in it at all.’
with Gandhiji’s murder needs some more attention. It is clear that Sardar Patel
was of the opinion that the RSS was not involved in Gandhiji’s murder. This fact is evident from
the correspondence between Patel and Nehru. Replying to the Prime Minister’s
letter urging him to ascertain the RSS connection in the case, Patel sent a
categorical reply on 27 February 1948, less than a month after Gandhiji’s
assassination: ‘I have kept myself almost in daily touch with the progress of
the investigations regarding Bapu’s assassination case. All the main accused
have given long and detailed statements of their activities. It also clearly
emerges from the statements that the RSS was not involved in it at all.’
Therefore, it is
clear that it was on Nehru’s insistence and some later fictitious reports from
some of the state leaders that forced Patel to impose the ban on the RSS.
clear that it was on Nehru’s insistence and some later fictitious reports from
some of the state leaders that forced Patel to impose the ban on the RSS.
Shri Guruji was arrested again on the night of
13 November 1948 under the notorious Bengal State Prisoner’s Act. It was the
very Act which Nehru had condemned before Independence as a ‘black law’. Soon
after his arrest, Shri Guruji wrote a letter to all the swayamsevaks: ‘This
state of affairs is humiliating. To continue to submit meekly to this atrocious
tyranny is an insult to the honour of citizens of free Bharat and a blow to the
prestige of our civilised free State. I therefore request you to stand up for
our great cause.’ He gave a call for nationwide satyagraha on 9 December 1948.
The main slogan of the satyagrahis was a blatant challenge to the Nehru
government: ‘Prove the charges against the RSS or lift the ban.’
13 November 1948 under the notorious Bengal State Prisoner’s Act. It was the
very Act which Nehru had condemned before Independence as a ‘black law’. Soon
after his arrest, Shri Guruji wrote a letter to all the swayamsevaks: ‘This
state of affairs is humiliating. To continue to submit meekly to this atrocious
tyranny is an insult to the honour of citizens of free Bharat and a blow to the
prestige of our civilised free State. I therefore request you to stand up for
our great cause.’ He gave a call for nationwide satyagraha on 9 December 1948.
The main slogan of the satyagrahis was a blatant challenge to the Nehru
government: ‘Prove the charges against the RSS or lift the ban.’
The satyagraha was a huge success all over the country. The government soon
realised that public opinion was going against Shri Guruji’s illegal arrest. So
in order to break the stalemate, Patel communicated a request to Shri Guruji to
prepare a written constitution for the RSS and to send it to the Government of
India for its perusal. Until then, the RSS had been functioning without a
constitution. Shri Guruji readily agreed to this suggestion and the text of the
Sangh’s constitution was sent to the government in June 1949. This paved the
way for removal of the ban on the RSS on 12 July 1949, followed by Shri
Guruji’s release the following day
On a side note,
it is interesting to note that after the ban was lifted, Shri Guruji embarked
on an all-India tour in August 1949, touring the country extensively for six
months. Wherever he went, he received a tumultuous welcome. The massive ovation
he got in Delhi on 23 August 1949 attracted international attention. BBC radio
reported: ‘Golwalkar is a shining star that has arisen on the Indian firmament.
The only other Indian who can draw such huge crowds is Prime Minister Nehru.’
it is interesting to note that after the ban was lifted, Shri Guruji embarked
on an all-India tour in August 1949, touring the country extensively for six
months. Wherever he went, he received a tumultuous welcome. The massive ovation
he got in Delhi on 23 August 1949 attracted international attention. BBC radio
reported: ‘Golwalkar is a shining star that has arisen on the Indian firmament.
The only other Indian who can draw such huge crowds is Prime Minister Nehru.’
This explains
why Nehru was so insistent on banning the RSS. It was probably because he saw a
potential political threat in the RSS to him.
why Nehru was so insistent on banning the RSS. It was probably because he saw a
potential political threat in the RSS to him.
Final Constitutional proof that lifting the ban on RSS was
unconditional.
unconditional.
Coming to
the propaganda that RSS made compromises, here is the final proof.
the propaganda that RSS made compromises, here is the final proof.
Proceedings of Bombay legislative assembly of the 14th
October 1949 after lifting the ban :
October 1949 after lifting the ban :
Mr. Lallubhai Makanji Patel
Will the Hon Minister for Home and Revenue be pleased to state: –
(a) Whether it is a fact that the ban on RSS has
been lifted
been lifted
(b) If so, what are the reasons for lifting the
ban
ban
(c) Whether the lifting of the ban is conditional
or unconditional
or unconditional
(d) If conditional, what are the conditions
(e) Whether the leader of the RSS has given any
undertaking
undertaking
Answered by Mr. Dinkarrao Desai for Morarji R Desai
(a) Yes
(b) As it was no longer considered necessary to
continue it
continue it
(c) Unconditional
(d) Does not arise
(e) NO
It is
therefore clear that the lifting of ban on the RSS in 1948 was unconditional
and the organisation and its swayamsevaks were falsely implicated.
therefore clear that the lifting of ban on the RSS in 1948 was unconditional
and the organisation and its swayamsevaks were falsely implicated.