>> Can one imagine a BJP without RSS? > No but one can imagine an RSS without BJP. Imagine - that is. > But that is the BJP's problem. The RSS will survive > with or without the BJP - > because many "core Hindus" go for the RSS not the BJP.
The RSS is the skeleton and yes the skeleton will survive longer than the body, if you see it that way. I see the BJP as the political wing of the RSS. So even though the RSS doesnt fight the elections, they hold all the ropes. If the BJP (an arm of the RSS) is severed, they will grow another. > This is not a problem for Hindus, but it is a problem > for a political party > like the BJP that has tried to usurp a narrow > code of behavior and dub it "Hindutva" > Naturally, it won't work beyond a point. Again, the very mention of the word - hindutva brings images of BJP VHP, etc to mind. Such is the effect of relentless bombardment of the saffron brigade. Just like the mere mention of islam brings visions of terrorists. In both cases the real definition of hinduism and islam is blurred due to these nuts. Lukhman.
