Caste exists only to serve political purposes, says RSS chief
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Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh chief Mohan Bhagwat on Sunday said that caste today exists to serve political purposes, arguing that its traditional occupational basis has disappeared.
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Bhagwat was speaking at an event in Mumbai to mark the Hindutva organisation’s centenary. The RSS is the parent organisation of the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party.
The RSS chief said that politicians were appealing to caste identities merely to secure votes.
“[A politician] gets votes on the basis of caste,” Bhagwat said. “If I say, ‘I am a Brahmin, every Brahmin should vote for me,’ I will get results.”
“There is casteism in the mind of society, so politicians invoke caste,” he added.
If the society no longer responds to such appeals, then politicians will automatically change, Bhagwat said.
The RSS chief also said that it is not correct to say that politicians are casteist or egalitarian. “They are vote-driven,” he said.
Mumbai, Maharashtra: RSS Chief Mohan Bhagwat says, "Political leaders use such tactics because they believe appeals made in the name of caste bring votes. If I say I am a Brahmin and ask all Brahmins to vote for me, and society no longer responds to such appeals, then politicians… pic.twitter.com/lL6is7S2Do
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