By PTI BHOPAL: Congressman Rajya Sabha Digvijaya Singh said on Wednesday that attempts are being made in the country to label a particular community as ‘wicked’ and pointed out that the word ‘Hindutva’ does not exist in ancient religious books because the term was coined by freedom fighter VD Savarkar and it has political connotations. Describing himself as a very religious person, the Congress veteran said he never used terms such as “Saffron terrorism or Hindu terrorism”, but instead referred to it as “Sanghi terrorism”. “There is an atmosphere building in the country these days in which a community is branded as wicked. (Hindu ideologist) Savarkar said in his book that only people have the right to stay in this nation whose religion originated in this country earth (India) and that all other religions are foreign.” But if this concept is followed, what will happen to NRIs working in the United States, the Middle East? It’s a frustrated ideology and nothing,” Singh told reporters at his residence here on the occasion of Swami Vivekanand Jayanti. The former CM said some people have started to treat Hindutva as a religion that doesn’t is not correct.” The word Hindutva is not seen anywhere. … be it the Vedas, the Upanishads or the Puranas. This word was coined by Savarkarji with political identity in mind. He himself wrote in his book that the Hindu religion has nothing to do with Hindutva. “But we have started to treat Hindutva as a religion although it is against Sanatan Dharam, Hindu traditions and religion…I am ready to debate that,” he said. Earlier , in his opening remarks before the press conference, Singh clarified that he or his father had never joined the RSS claimed by some and highlighting the history of his ancestral city Raghogarh, a former princely state. Chief Minister said he was not politically inclined during his student life and never voted in student union elections.Singh said he was a very religious person from the beginning of his life and that his ancestral city has temples of different deities and even at that time (pre-independence) Dalits were allowed in. The congressman said he was against those who use religion as a political tool and said added that as Chief Minister of Madhya Pradesh, he had acted firmly against radical forces, regardless of their religion. He said that Sanatan Dharma treats everyone equally and that is India’s greatest strength. The same has been stated by Swami Vivekanand at the Parliament of the World’s Religions in Chicago and also in other forums. “If you want to make this country Vishwa Guru, then you have to take everyone with you. There are different religions and sects in the country, but never has this kind of thing happened. We are against using of religion as a political tool,” Singh said. Singh recalled former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee’s advice on ‘Rajdharma’ (duty of a leader) given to then-Chief Minister Narendra Modi , in the context of the 2002 riots in Gujarat. ‘Rajdharma’ means taking everyone out, said the Congress leader. To a question, Singh replied: ‘I have never been against Hindus, I am a Hindu … I am a totally religious person and I will never use religion in politics. For me, religion is not a political weapon, but a matter of faith. . But I will always be against fanaticism.” BHOPAL: Congressman Rajya Sabha Digvijaya Singh said on Wednesday that attempts were being made in the country to label a particular community as “wicked” and stressed that the word “Hindutva” does not does not exist in ancient religious books as the term was coined by freedom fighter VD Savarkar and it has political connotations Describing himself as a very religious person, the Congress veteran said he had never used such terms that ‘saffron terrorism or Hindu terrorism’, but that he had rather spoken of ‘Sanghi terrorism’. ‘There is an atmosphere building in the country these days in which a community is branded as wicked. (Hindu ideologue) Savarkar said in his book that only people have the right to stay in this nation whose religion originated in this country. earth (India) and that all other religions are foreign. “But if this concept is followed, what will happen to NRIs working in the United States, in the Middle East? It’s a frustrated ideology and nothing,” Singh told reporters at his residence here in London. occasion of Swami Vivekanand Jayanti. The former CM said some people have started treating Hindutva as a religion which is not correct. “The word Hindutva is not seen anywhere. …be it the Vedas, Upanishads or Puranas. This word was coined by Savarkarji with political identity in mind. He himself wrote in his book that Hindu religion has nothing to do with Hindutva.” But we started to treat Hindutva as a religion although it is against Sanatan Dharam, Hindu traditions and religion…I am ready to debate this,” he said. Earlier, in his opening remarks before the press conference, Singh clarified that he or his father had never joined the RSS claimed by some and highlighting the history of his ancestral city Raghogarh, a former princely state. he former chief minister said he was not politically inclined during his student life and never voted in student union elections. Singh said that he was a very religious person from the beginning of his life and his ancestral town has temples of different deities and even at that time (before independence) Dalits were allowed to enter there. The Congress MP said he was against those who use religion as a political tool and added that as Chief Minister of Madhya Pradesh, he acted strongly against radical forces regardless of their religion. He said that Sanatan Dharma treats everyone equally and that is India’s greatest strength. The same has been stated by Swami Vivekanand at the Parliament of the World’s Religions in Chicago and also in other forums. “If you want to make this country Vishwa Guru, then you have to take everyone with you. There are different religions and sects in the country, but never has this kind of thing happened. We are against using of religion as a political tool,” Singh said. Singh recalled former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee’s advice on ‘Rajdharma’ (duty of a leader) given to then-Chief Minister Narendra Modi , in the context of the 2002 riots in Gujarat. ‘Rajdharma’ means taking everyone out, said the Congress leader. To a question, Singh replied: ‘I have never been against Hindus, I am a Hindu … I am a totally religious person and I will never use religion in politics. For me, religion is not a political weapon, but a matter of faith. . But I will always be against fanaticism.”
