On 07-Sep-06, at 3:54 PM, Badri Natarajan wrote:
I'm not sure that's the right interpretation of the Hindu
fundamentalists'
psychology. They are undoubtedly insecure, but that doesn't mean that
(objectively) there is a reason to be insecure. In other words,
they are
insecure, *despite* the fact that Hindus are dominant - not because
Hindus
are marginalized.
I do not have facts, so this is just conjecture, but didn't the BJP
come up to power for the first time as a direct outcome of the Babri
Masjid demolition? Is it not plausible that the demolition was in
fact engineered to toss them into the media spotlight, where they
could then peddle a unified Hindu identity and ride it to power? That
such a unified identity did not exist before and could not possibly
be sustained, and that it is therefore vital for them to keep the
tempo going?
Like I said, just conjecture, but think about it.
--
Kiran Jonnalagadda
http://jace.seacrow.com/
