The best gift to Bharat and one of its greatest son’s (Bhimji’s) legacy would be for the BJP and BSP to come together acknowledging their natural brotherhood.
The Bharatiya Janata Party-led National Democratic Alliance (BJP-NDA) is the first major national party or coalition to have a backward community Prime Minister from a truly humble background, that is the current Prime Minister Modi. Bharat Ratna Dr Ambedkar would have been proud to see such a development. An ardent critic of the caste-by-birth system but he was an open and unashamed supporter of the Hindu culture, in his own words. He converted to Buddhism because, as it is part of the Hindu culture. He was also a nationalist who stated that he would lay his life for his country even though he had disagreements with some of his upper-caste Hindu brethren[1]. Unfortunately, his scholarly works on economics and other subjects have received the least attention from the Left cabal and his patriotic nationalism has been buried by the Left so that an ordinary citizen cannot understand the multiple facets of this dynamic leader.
Mayawati, in spite of occasional misadventures, is one of the best Ambedkarite politicians today.
The Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) is known to have Bharat Ratna Ambedkar’s portrait in all its Karyalayas (headquarters) across India and he is hugely respected and admired by the Sangh. It is also recorded that when Ambedkar had visited their camps he was in praise and admiration for the caste-less nature of the Sangh where everybody slept, ate and lived together as a single family, all Swayamsevaks from the old Kshatriya families to the strict Brahmin families to the now so-called Dalit communities. The only advice he had for RSS was he wanted their methods to be speedier and penetrate the society faster. Even that is obviously a backhanded compliment[2].
Mayawati, in spite of occasional misadventures, is one of the best Ambedkarite politicians today. Unlike the casteist Dalit parties of the South Indian politics or the middle-caste casteist politics of the Samajwadi Party (SP), the Bahujan Samajwadi Party (BSP) and its leader Mayawati has always proactively worked with the Brahmins without any hatred or ill-will as much as she cared for people from the Dalit communities. She is said to have had 20 Brahmin ministers in her ministry when she was the chief minister, which is a sure sign of integration and cooperation in spite of any political motives that might be attributed to it. Is it not the same as what Bhimji observed in those RSS camps he visited? Is not in the same spirit of BJP with a backward class prime minister?
The BSP has repeatedly shown that it can rise above casteist politics when compared to its regional compatriots not just in the UP but across the rest of India.
Even during the last parliamentary elections of 2014, in Uttar Pradesh (UP) Mayawati’s first list of candidates included about 50 per cent Brahmins in it[3]. In the 2017 assembly elections for UP, she had 113 upper caste candidates in her party’s list[4]. What better barometer of Hindu unity and anti-casteist display of mutual respect can there be?
It would have put Bhimji in cloud nine if only he had been alive to see this. His second wife was a Brahmin. His surname itself is Brahmin, his original surname being Sakpal, having got the surname given to him by his Brahmin teacher (whose surname was Ambedkar) who admired the talented and bright young boy that he was in school[5].
Thus the best gift to Bharat and one of its greatest son’s (Bhimji’s) legacy would be for the BJP and BSP to come together acknowledging their natural brotherhood. It is also the best expression of gratitude that the BJP can show to its RSS roots, whose Swayamsevaks and Pracharaks live the life that Bhimji dreamt of and admired, that is the equality of all castes. And, the BSP has repeatedly shown that it can rise above casteist politics when compared to its regional compatriots not just in the UP but across the rest of India.
References:
[1] Murali KV (2018) Is it time to boycott the De-Nationalising Carnatic artistes? SatyaVijayi – Accessed August 28, 2018
[2] Ma. Venkatesan (2016) இந்துத்துவ அம்பேத்கர் / Hindutva Ambedkar (Kizhakku Pathippagam)
[3] The Pioneer Brahmins dominate in BSP first list of 36 Lok Sabha candidates. The Pioneer.Accessed August 28, 2018
[4] PTI (2017) 113 upper caste, 97 Muslim candidates in BSP list. The Hindu.Accessed August 28, 2018
[5] Keer DV (1954) Dr. Ambedkar: life and mission (Popular Prakashan)Accessed August 28, 2018
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1. Text in Blue points to additional data on the topic.
2. The views expressed here are those of the author and do not necessarily represent or reflect the views of PGurus.
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Sorry sir what are you smoking? BSP is pioneer in using Dr.Ambedkar’s legacy for votebank policies. It is completely unjust to compare Modi ji and Mayawati.People of India cut across castelines and voted for Modi ji while Mayawati included Brahmins in her cabinet just to corner Brahmin votes. Remember her slogan :Tilak taraju aur talwar, inko maro joote char. She is no different from rabid Dravidian parties in TN. Only a Mayawati -less BSP is worthy of considering a partnership
The article is funny yet makes us feel why are we not illiterates . Bjp joined with PDP .No wonder they can join not only BSP but also ISIS.They have already given D gang friends highest awards . Only a psycho considers baisji as Human forget Hindu.Kudos to author for preparing himself to supporting BJP
When party goes nuts.
But Mayawati hates BJP and is also the prominent face in the Mahagatbandhan.
Theoretically you are coming but Mayawati included Brahmins in her cabinet with self motive. She is cunning and untrustworthy.