By IANS
New Delhi : Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) chief K.S. Sudershan Tuesday criticised the electoral system in the country and held it responsible for dividing Indian society on the basis of caste and religion.
“The present electoral system (in India) is against our basic nature. This is creating different castes and religions in the country,” Sudershan said after releasing “Saffron Surge”, a book by Tarun Vijay, editor of the RSS mouthpiece Panchjanya.
“Where do we find ourselves after 60 years of independence?” he asked.
Speaking on the issue of status of minorities in the country, the RSS chief said that 99.9 percent of Muslims and Christians had not come from outside the country. “They belong here. So, why do they call themselves minorities.”
According to him, the concept of minorities was devised by the British government during colonial rule in India to divide Indian society.
The book release function was also attended by former defence minister George Fernandes and former union minister Subramanyam Swamy. Both these leaders have enjoyed a blow-hot, blow-cold relationship with RSS over the past three decades.