India / Congress surrounded by Rahul Gandhi Hinduism debate its own MP raised questions on timing

New Delhi : Congress' national spokesperson Manish Tewari has tried to clarify the debate on "Hindutva and Hinduism". He took to Twitter for this. He emphasized that the party should stick to its core ideology. However, In this sequence, he did not take the name of former Congress President Rahul Gandhi, although he did appear to disagree with his arguments.

Congress leader Manish Tewari made several tweets one after the other on the debate around Hinduism. He said, "I am clearly confused by this Hinduism and Hindutva debate in Congress. If I want to base my politics on Hinduism or Hindutva, then I should be in Hindu Mahasabha. If I want to base it on Islam. If I want to do so, then I should be in Jamaat-e-Islami. Why should I be in INC India?"

Pointing to Rashid Alvi, Salman Khurshid and Mani Shankar Aiyar, the Congress leader asked, "Why is the timing always wrong? Why are these people who don't want to contest, putting us in trouble before the elections?" "Why did Rahul Gandhi even sit in London and start a debate? It gave a plate to the BJP. Look at other parties like TMC and SP, they stay away from it," he said.

The problem started with Salman Khurshid's book, in which the RSS was compared to the terrorist organizations ISIS and Boko Haram. The RSS may not be seen as a religious organization, but it is deeply ingrained in the philosophy of Hinduism and the core Hindu vote bank sees it as such.

Attacking the RSS may be a political issue for Rahul Gandhi but it makes other Congress leaders uncomfortable. On the day Khurshid and Rashid's comments went viral, chief ministerial candidate Harish Rawat could be seen at a temple in Uttarakhand with a forehead covered with holy ash. To prove that he was a devout Hindu in Devbhoomi.

According to a News18 report, Rawat said, “Hinduism is not a prerogative of the BJP. I am a practicing Hindu. They use it to divide people but we use it to unite."

However, the Congress appears divided on the issue of Hindutva. One case came to the fore when Ghulam Nabi Azad, disagreeing with Khurshid, issued a statement saying, "I think it is unfair and hasty to compare RSS with ISIS." Azad, who is probably back in the Gandhi family's good books despite being in the dissident G23 group, was helping his party get out of trouble.