Mangalore, November 4: The recurring communal violence in the country was a result of a conspiracy of the upper caste people to continue their hold on the power, said V.T. Rajshekhar, the editor of Dalit Voice and a renowned thinker.
Presenting his views on "the problems faced by the Christians and the way to tackle them," at the Fatima Retreat House here on Thursday, Mr. Rajshekhar urged the Dalits, backward classes, adivasis, Christians, scheduled tribe, Muslims, who form at least 65 per cent of the population, to understand this conspiracy by the Brahminical forces and work towards defeating it.
The Brahmninical forces, whose numerical strength is not more than 2.5 per cent, have been devising strategies to gain control over Muslims and Christians in the name of Hindutva. They have used the backward classes and the Dalits as a tool in their fight against muslims and Christians. The continued attack on churches is a testimony to such a conspiracy, he said.
By creating a social order based on Manu's philosophy, the lower caste and scheduled caste people have been denied equality for centuries. The native majority of this country have their own methods of worship. But in the name of Hundutva these Brahminical forces are trying to impose Vedic culture, he observed.
Father Rony Prabhu, former rector of St. Aloysius College, Donald Minezes, and other members of the Christian community were present.
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