RSS rewrites history: Dalits ‘created’ by Muslim invaders
22, Sep 2014
Source URL: http://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/to-woo-dalits-rss-rewrites-history/article1-1266920.aspx
First Published: 00:47 IST(22/9/2014) | Last Updated: 08:45 IST(22/9/2014)
In its renewed impetus to woo Dalits, various other castes and sub-castes, the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) has embarked on an ambitious exercise to re-write history.
Emboldened by the BJP’s success in the Lok Sabha elections, the RSS has intensified its efforts to find and validate a common Hindu thread to unify all groups under one Hindu identity.
Three top RSS leaders have sought to attribute the genesis of Dalits, tribals and many other groups to “Muslim invasion” in medieval times.
