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> The prime minister himself is from the lower caste. This does not change anything. Modi is just a pawn. He does not have any original ideology, he is there f

> The prime minister himself is from the lower caste. This does not change anything. Modi is just a pawn. He does not have any original ideology, he is there for power. Look at the number of brahmins and non-brahmins in the key position in the BJP. Look at the analysis here https://theprint.in/politics/ambedkar-on-its-agenda-but-bjp-has-little-place-for-dalits-is-still-a-brahmin-baniya-party/91449/ https://theprint.in/politics/ambedkar-on-its-agenda-but-bjp-... If you are still not convinced, look at what "Subramanian swamy" had to say when every one in BJP party was changing their twitter profile last name to "chowkidar"(meaning soldier or protector). He said he is a brahmin and its brahmins duty to advice how the country should be run and not be a soldier as vedas consider brahmins as superior to all the other varnas. https://www.indiatoday.in/elections/lok-sabha-2019/story/cannot-be-chowkidar-i-am-brahmin-subramanian-swamy-narendra-modi-main-bhi-chowkidar-campaign-1485369-2019-03-24 https://www.indiatoday.in/elections/lok-sabha-2019/story/can... The point is the ideology that is driving BJP is all about bringing back the privilege based on the birth.

malware7 6y ago
I like how you skip that the upper-castes who are in power were voted to power by a population which is majority lower-caste. Total upper/forward caste - ~ 29 % OBC + SC + ST - ~71 % BJP(NDA) vote share - 37 % https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Other_Backward_Class https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Other_Backward_Class
arjun1296 6y ago
Subramanya Swamy is 81 yrs old. A person who has remnants and values of old-school of casteist thought. I don't expect him to be post-modernists egalitarian. However at the same it doesn't mean he can't say his casteist comments openly. ;) After all, its better if people say it openly so that they can be criticized for their casteist comment. The likes of him is politically insignificant as he is NOT competing in elections.
- jagannathtech 6y ago
  See my reply comment to him
jagannathtech 6y ago
Subramanian Swamy always denounced birth based caste system and always said anyone with 3 qualities - knowledge, sacrifice, courage should be considered as a brahmin and he has also said in many places that as per this Dr.Ambedkar is a brahmin and Nehru is not. Don't just rely on Indian fake news media.

malware7 6y ago

I like how you skip that the upper-castes who are in power were voted to power by a population which is majority lower-caste. Total upper/forward caste - ~ 29 % OBC + SC + ST - ~71 % BJP(NDA) vote share - 37 % https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Other_Backward_Class https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Other_Backward_Class

arjun1296 6y ago

Subramanya Swamy is 81 yrs old. A person who has remnants and values of old-school of casteist thought. I don't expect him to be post-modernists egalitarian. However at the same it doesn't mean he can't say his casteist comments openly. ;) After all, its better if people say it openly so that they can be criticized for their casteist comment. The likes of him is politically insignificant as he is NOT competing in elections.

jagannathtech 6y ago
See my reply comment to him

jagannathtech 6y ago

Subramanian Swamy always denounced birth based caste system and always said anyone with 3 qualities - knowledge, sacrifice, courage should be considered as a brahmin and he has also said in many places that as per this Dr.Ambedkar is a brahmin and Nehru is not. Don't just rely on Indian fake news media.