Monday, 10 December 2007

What has the Sethu Samudram canal project got to do with Indian culture?

As per http://in.rediff.com/news/2007/dec/10rss.htm

The Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh has said it will not allow the Centre to go ahead with the Sethusamudram ship canal project as it posed a "challenge" to Indian culture.

"The RSS is not prepared to make any compromise on the Centre's move to implement the project as it would be a clear instance of grave injustice to the majority people of India," RSS leader K S Sudarshan said inaugurating two-day regional meeting of the outfit in Kasargod in Kerala

I wonder, what has the canal project got to do with the nation's culture?

2 comments:

Anonymous said...

You are right. But it is votes that matter to these people and anything to whip communal passions and thus votes, is easy fodder for the RSS.

Unknown said...

ravikant:

I agree its sad. Even the recent MNS v/s Samajwadi party fracas in Maharashtra has so far gone on predictable lines. When will the ordinary citizen wake up?