BS Reporter / Mumbai October 18, 2010, 0:46 IST
“A handful of Hindus were arrested in some framed-up cases and the whole Hindu community is being tarnished to appease the minority,” was Bhagwat’s dismissal of the cases where police have charged Hindu bodies with planning bomb blasts.
Addressing the annual Dussehra rally at Reshim Bagh ground here, RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat said, "Terrorism and Hindus are the oxymoron and can never be related to each other. This was an attempt to weaken strength of the Hindus in India and at the same time to appease the Muslims."Nitin Gadkari, national head of the Bharatiya Janata Party, attended the rally, dressed in the RSS uniform of khaki shorts, white shirt and black cap. He spent three hours there. Hridayanath Mangeshkar, brother of playback singer Lata Mangeshkar, was a guest of honour.
A handful of incidents involving Hindus were reported and for that to blame the entire Hindu community was improper and unjust, Bhagwat said.
"Hindus are generally not involved in terrorism," he said.
On Congress general secretary Rahul Gandhi equating the RSS with the Students Islamic Movement of India (SIMI), Bhagwat said the RSS needed no certificate. it would, he said, continue its activity of uniting people with nationalist fervour.
He said the Ayodhya verdict of the Allahabad high court, that came just before Dussehra, was an auspicious sign. It is an opportunity provided to every citizen, including Muslims, to make a new beginning for affectionate co-existence. The court, said the RSS chief, had endorsed the Hindu belief that Ayodhya was the birthplace of Rama and a temple should be built there. The agitation in support of construction of a Ram temple there was not against any particular religion, he said.
Bhagwat alleged the central government should have no negotiations with insurgents in Kashmir or their supporters.
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