Hindu temples have long been game for the covetous eyes of secular political parties in India. Secularism, as is well known as practised in India, means non-interference in the affairs of Muslims and Christians and neutering Hindus in their affairs. This time when they came to power, the Marxists in Kerala decided to be the role model of secularism and leave competing Congress far behind and with no doubt in anyone's mind as to who is truly the secular champion of India. Their two pronged strategy was pandering to the religious minorities while simultaneously scorching the very ground of Hindu religious sentiments. For example, by bringing a purposely flawed education bill they ensured that minority institutions continued to thrive and favour the elite. However, in the case of the Hindus, they brought in a well thought out Devasom Bill and without any opposition captured the temples of Kerala. They ensured that the Bill would not be a mere legislation on paper by bringing a rabidly anti-Hindu marxist as Minister. This minister made it his daily practise to insult the Hindus and pour contempt on Hindu rituals. The latest is his minions granting the contract for making the famous Aravana payasam of the even more famous Sabarimala temple to a Muslim. The Marxists signaled that their conquest of the temples was complete and they would now run the temples on truly secular principles (that is, they would allow non-Hindus to run the temples) when the Minister said with a veneer of legality that he would not interfere in the questionable tendering process that gave the tender to a non-Hindu because the decision was taken by the Devasom Board and he is not the one to interfere in the rights of the Devasom Board. He could finally sound liberal because he has by now already packed the Devasom Boards with his nominees. With his henchmen in place, he has the opportunity to wash his hands off any blood.
My fellow Hindus, what a fall!
My fellow Hindus, what a fall!
