My Reply to Irfan Habib's Lecture on The Idea of India

http://www.mainstreamweekly.net/article6176.html
Today I read Irfan Habib's lecture which says that idea of India is being challenged by Hindutva extremists. First of all, I would like to clarify that RSS or Hindutva movement is not an extremist movement. RSS does not want to establish a Hindu caliphate or plan bomb explosions in Paris. RSS does not want to convert Muslims or destroy mosques.
Secondly, Mr Habib as an intellectual and historian has lost credibility. He is and intellectually dishonest man incompetent historian who is basically provides an apologetic defence for Islamic extremism. He is politically motivated, ideologically driven and communal. Such a person can never be an objective historian.
Proofs: 1) He lied on oath in court that there was no temple below Babri masjid. ASI excavations have proved that there was a temple. Leftist historians lied and misled on Babri masjid issue, says prominent archaeologist KK Muhammad ( http://www.firstpost.com/india/left-historians-connived-with-extremists-mislead-muslims-on-babri-issue-says-archaeologist-in-new-book-2592188.html)
2) Mr. Habib distorts history in order to prove Aurangzeb a secular man.
3) He called RSS as an equivalent of ISIS which shows that he is mentally challenged.
4) He calls RSS a fascist organization and sings paeans for Subhash Chandra Boss who openly sided with fascist powers in second world war. Why is Mr. Habib inconsistent?
5) He lies that Subhash had no links with RSS. Subhash met Hedgewar. Many congress politicians like PD Tandon, MM Malviaya, Sardar Patel peddled soft Hindutva. All these were sensible people and if Hindutva was an extremist ideology, these leaders would never have had a soft corner for it.
6) In the essay, he says that Amir khusro was the first one to talk of patriotism for India. He also says that Indians had no sense of identity before the Persians called them Hindus.
Answers: Indian civilization was into  the metaphysical quest. They spoke of higher ideals like vasudhev kutumbkam. They always had an open heart and mind for foreigners. The people who invented numbrs, zero, Pythagoras theorem, relativity and other things were not fools that they did not have  a sense of identity. By the way, the right word is Sanatana dharma which should be used in place of Hinduism. Secondly, Hindutva and its flag bearers are not against Muslims and minorities. Ashfaqullah Khan, APJ Abdul Kalam, Maulana Azad and the nationalist muslims are never criticized by RSS people. RSS has a small number of muslims also and a national level platform for muslims too. RSS has never advocated that the Muslims should not be allowed to keep beard or wear burqa. They have always respected the religious rights of minorities. They are simple aggainst the Islamic extremism, Wahhabism and terrorism which is not a figment of imagination but a reality. Amir Khusro praised india and all Indians have respect for him. He is almost worshipped like a sufi. But that does not mean that the barbarians like Tughlaq, Gaznavi and Aurangzeb who were forefathers of Baghdadi, and massacred millions should not be criticized.
Mr Habib often uses the term massacre of Muslims. I think he is trying to play a communal card. As far as Gujarat is concerned it was a spontaneous reaction of the generally non-violent and business-like Gujarati people when the 1000 local Muslims buried innocent RSS car sewaks.

Then, I would like to assert that those who equate Hindutva with Islamic extremism are highly mistaken and mentally challenged or spiteful people. Even today, the idea of India has a threat from Islamic extremism not from Hindutva. RSS has no brothers like AL Qaeda, ISIS, LeT, and JeM. At the maximum shiv Sena, which is considered an ultra-right Hindutva organization can either slap a person or spill ink on their opponents. They have never planned and will never plan attacks like September 11. Mumbai 11 and Pathankot.

Today, the idea of India faces worst kind of threat from three categories of people;
1) Left-liberal media and intellectuals who are fanning communal and casteist poison.
2) Rising Islamic extremism and Wahhabism. In Bengal, Muslims now are 30% of the population, thanks to their fastest breeding drive and opposition to family planning. They are heavily under the influence of Jamat. In Murshidabad, one can't bury a dead according to Hindu customs. Hindus are being converted, their girls are raped and religious leaders are beaten. Imagine if the Muslims hold same degree of political influence in entire India, how would Hindus live. It is not a concocted a story but a reality. Kamlesh Tiwari questioned the sexual orientations of Prophet and the Muslims of India want him to be hanged. IB has reported that ISIS is sending child suicide bombers to kill Modi.

I request Mr. Habib to pay attention to what is happening to their fellow Muslim brethren not just in India but also in Pakistan where there are shooting school children in their heads, killings Shias, Hazaras, and raping women in Germany.
Again, please do not misunderstand me. I am not saying this for all the Muslims but certainly there is a substantial number which is coming under the influence of Wahhabi maniacs.

3) Leaders like Nitish and Mamta who appease Islamic extremists for the sake of votes.