All Hindus are brothers : Seshadri
It is wellknown that the RSS has, since its very
inception, pledged itself to reorganise the Hindu society
on a harmonious and integrated basis. This is precisely
what the RSS means by Hindu sangathan. In other words,
sangathan implies social harmony and unity amidst
diversify. No social organisation is possible on the
basis of social discrimination and fissiparous divisions.
It is common knowledge that the old social systems based
on varna and caste have become outdated and irrelevant.
Untouchability is also on the wane. It is noteworthy
that the dharmacharyas of all sects and faiths, under the
auspices of the Vishwa Hindu Parishad, have unambiguously
declared that untouchability has no sanction of our
Dharma. Hindavah sodarah sarve (i.e. all Hindus are
brothers) is their historical proclamation. Nor was this
a mere verbal proclamation. it was put into practice by
them. This was made amply clear when one of our
Scheduled Caste brethren placed the first foundational
brick of the Ram Mandir at Ayodhya amidst the chanting of
the Vedic mantras; and many dharmacharyas and even a
Shankaracharya went to the deeksha bhoomi and garlanded
the statue of Dr Babasaheb Ambedkar at Nagpur. Can there
be any doubt that this symbolises the advent of a new era
of social awakening?
It has been our repeated experience that wherever there
has been a powerful Hindu awakening, the differences of
caste, creed, language, province, etc, get dissolved and
the people are infused with the genuine spirit of
nationalism. It is precisely by adopting this means that
the RSS has succeeded in creating a countrywide
atmosphere of social harmony. But the tragedy is that
where on the one hand, efforts for ensuring social
harmony and amity are being vigorously pursued, on the
other hand some of our own people, for their own narrow
political ends, are fomenting tension and dissention in
the social fabric by provoking caste feelings. We should
caution our people to beware of such attempts to disrupt
and weaken our Hindu society.
We are well aware how revered Shri Balasaheb Deoras, our
third Sarsanghchalak, never tired of emphasizing the
paramount need for social harmony. His proclamation that
"if untouchability is not a sin, there is no sin in this
world", is engraved in all our hearts.
I appeal to all our swayamsevak brothers to try to ensure
that every single shakha and every single swayamsevak
becomes an effective medium of social transformation and
towards this end our projects of service, health,
literacy, and samskaras, expand rapidly. This will
indeed be the real tribute to the hallowed memory of the
late Balasaheb.
On the occasion of revered Shri Balasaheb's first monthly
shraddha, let us all vow to rid our Hindu Samaj of all
disintegrating tendencies of caste, creed, sect, language
and province, etc. Let us intensify our efforts to build
a harmonious and integrated social structure and thus set
at naught all strategies and conspiracies bent upon
sowing seeds of social discord and disunity. I urge all
individuals and institutions having the good of Hindu
Samaj at heart to come forward in their full measure to
further this great endeavour of social regeneration.
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