13.04.05
It is understood that the bane of organisational work is loose talk. Sudarshanji seems to have indulged in just that in the interview with Shekhar Gupta. Shekhar Gupta of all the persons. The chap who headlined in his Indian Express, “Dial ‘M’ for Murder”. (Meaning, Modi.) Of course, we can say that a Sarsanghchalak is entitled to his opinion. After all, his contentious statements were regarding Vajpayee and Advani giving way to youngsters. Per se, this cannot be faulted. But why did he talk about Brijesh Mishra, that too talk about a proximity he had with Sonia? Does Sudarshanji know something we don’t? And about Vajyapee’s “son-in-law” being an American agent. Well, quite lot of folks these days are. Worse, about Uma Bharati’s family being uncultured. This last opinion is totally uncalled for and unacceptable from any point of view.
The question is, was Vajpayee the PM as a representative of RSS? Is BJP itself the political wing of the RSS? Actually, there is not much clarity in these things. RSS, being a voluntary organisation, cannot make anyone its binding member. It can only expect its swayamsevaks who hold organisational responsibility to live-up to ideals. There are a lot of grey areas as to what hold the Sangha can have on the office-bearers of its parivar organisations. Nothing direct, to be sure.
Much would be said about Mohanji’s unhesitating expression of opinion contradictory to Sudarshanji’s.
However, it is sure that any ‘crisis’, if it does occur at all due to the interview, at least in the minds of the press-wallahs, would blow over because Sangha is too much of a no-nonsense organisation to be faltered by any storm in the tea-cup of the press.
It is understood that the bane of organisational work is loose talk. Sudarshanji seems to have indulged in just that in the interview with Shekhar Gupta. Shekhar Gupta of all the persons. The chap who headlined in his Indian Express, “Dial ‘M’ for Murder”. (Meaning, Modi.) Of course, we can say that a Sarsanghchalak is entitled to his opinion. After all, his contentious statements were regarding Vajpayee and Advani giving way to youngsters. Per se, this cannot be faulted. But why did he talk about Brijesh Mishra, that too talk about a proximity he had with Sonia? Does Sudarshanji know something we don’t? And about Vajyapee’s “son-in-law” being an American agent. Well, quite lot of folks these days are. Worse, about Uma Bharati’s family being uncultured. This last opinion is totally uncalled for and unacceptable from any point of view.
The question is, was Vajpayee the PM as a representative of RSS? Is BJP itself the political wing of the RSS? Actually, there is not much clarity in these things. RSS, being a voluntary organisation, cannot make anyone its binding member. It can only expect its swayamsevaks who hold organisational responsibility to live-up to ideals. There are a lot of grey areas as to what hold the Sangha can have on the office-bearers of its parivar organisations. Nothing direct, to be sure.
Much would be said about Mohanji’s unhesitating expression of opinion contradictory to Sudarshanji’s.
However, it is sure that any ‘crisis’, if it does occur at all due to the interview, at least in the minds of the press-wallahs, would blow over because Sangha is too much of a no-nonsense organisation to be faltered by any storm in the tea-cup of the press.
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15.04.05
Surdarshanji, being the one and only Sarsanghchalak, should have been the final word for everything in the Sangh Parivar. If he wanted to execute a change of leadership in the BJP in the interest of Sangha, he should have been eminently in the position to do so and could have made convenient arrangements for his wish to come to pass. Therefore why was he wailing in front of (of all people) Shekhar Gupta? Was he indicating that he is less than all powerful?
We all know that BJP was part of a coalition and it had its limitations. BJP was stooping, hoping to eventually conquer. Why is Sudarshanji unwilling to give allowance for this inherent weakness in the BJP's positon vis-à-vis the NDA Government?
A Sarsanghchalak ought to be very cautious when he airs opinions on organisational matters in public.
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