The most disturbing part of this disgraceful conference is the following:

> 
> Pramod Mutalik, President, Shriram Sena in South India, made it clear 
> that the Sena doesn't follow Gandhian principle of non-violence. "We are 
> not Gandhians. Non-violence as >a form of agitation cannot take up anywhere. 
> We would rather follow in the footsteps of 
> Bhagat Singh<http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/topic/Bhagat-Singh and 
> >Subhash Chandra<http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/topic/Subhash-Chandra Bose," Mutalik
>  said.
>  ......................................................
>Without mincing words, he said "We can achieve our objective only with 
>aggression".
>

It can only be described as a clear expression of a criminal mentality. I hope 
some kind of anti-goondaism task force is keeping a close watch on this man.

As regards the rest of the crap,  the following claim that the Indian 
constitution was not secular before 1976 is false:

QUOTE
Dr Neel Madhav Das, President, 'Tarun Hindu' organization, pointed out that 
when India became a republic in 1960, there was nothing called as secular in 
the constitution of India.
UNQUOTE

Here is what article 25 section 1 of the constitution, promulgated in 1949, 
says:

QUOTE
25. Freedom of conscience and free profession, practice and propagation of 
religion
(1) Subject to public order, morality and health and to the other provisions of 
this Part, all persons are equally entitled to freedom of conscience and the 
right freely to profess, practise and propagate religion
UNQUOTE

I have to grant that people who do not have a conscience would not know what 
freedom of conscience is. And by the way, India became a republic in 1950, not 
1960.


Cheers,

Santosh

----- Original Message -----
From: Gabe Menezes <[email protected]>
> 
>   RAMNATHI: The 'All India Hindu convention' got underway in the temple
> town here Sunday with a call for Hindu unity aimed at making India a Hindu
> nation <http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/topic/Hindu-nation>.
> 
> The huge congregation of Hindu right-wing organizations and leaders from
> across the country also demanded a common civil code in India.
> 
> National coordinator of Hindu Jangruti Samiti (HJS) - the organizers of the
> meet - Chitaranjan Sural from Kolkata stressed the need for India to have a
> common civil code. "India would be able to move ahead in leaps and bounds
> if India adopts a common civil code", he said calling for support from all
> sections of the society for the new system.
> 

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