Comments by "" (@kallachi729) on "Owaisi asks Muslims to shun political secularism at Tiranga Rally in Mumbai" video.
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Disclaimer: Not a political statement but some facts as they have shown up.
Politicians should not take the people of India to be naïve. “secularism” is losing its artificial sheen.
Politics dividing the country? Let us see the genesis. Political parties formed on religious lines (The Muslim Leagues, JMM etc…), formed on parochial basis (TDP, Siv Sena, Biju JD, Samajwadi, BSP, aligned on Caste lines (e.g based on Jats, Lingayats, Gujjjars etc.. - aligned with particular political outfits - , Dalits (BSP)) – may have missed out some smaller ones – were already in existence decades before the BJP was formed.
Tailpiece: If the Nation sees a problem in such religion, caste and parochially based alignments (yes, there sure are dangers here) the remedies have to be sought in the right places – in the society and not in politics.
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