Gutsy statesmen, not politicos, needed

Jihad
is manifest in Kashmir and the same has spread from Kashmir to
Tamilnadu and from Gujarat to Assam,’  VHP international president
Ashok Singhal has said.

Addressing the media yesterday in
VHP’s Chennai office, Singhal gave a five-point plan to completely
uproot the jihadis. He said, ‘Firstly, India must sever all diplomatic
ties with Pakistan and Bangladesh, which are epicentres of global
terrorism. Secondly, it must mount surgical strikes on the terror
infrastructure in both the Islamic countries.

Thirdly, the
mosques, which have been turned into depots of arms and ammunition,
must be flushed out. Fourthly, those Madarasas that churn out lakhs of
indoctrinated Talibs (radical students) must be closed and the Madarasa
education must be banned. Lastly, India must emulate the USA and the UK
in striking down jihadi terrorism’.

While condemning the brutal attack on Dindigul district RSS Pracharak
Bhaskar by the jihadis, he said, ‘Even though Bhaskar had identified
the attackers, police have not yet apprehend the jihadis and ‘we
strongly condemn this attitude of giving protection to jihadis by the
government of Tamilnadu’.

To a question on the present
status on Kandhamal, Singhal said, ‘Orissa government is also inept and
yields to the pressure exerted by the church.

But the Orissa
Chief Minister has personally assured me that he would take speedy
action in apprehending those who had murdered Swami Lakshmananda
Saraswathi and we hope he would fulfill his commitment’.

He
also said the attack on Hindu religious gurus and defaming them on
false charges had become frequent and the non-existent Hindu terrorism
is being created to demolish the religious tradition and cultural
heritage of this great nation. ‘UPA chairperson Sonia is behind all
these nefarious agendas,’ he added.

He said Indian
Christians and Indian Muslims peacefully co-exist with Hindus and only
the church and the jihadi elements create the problems. He also said
that a huge congregation of Swamijis and intellectuals would be held in
Mumbai on 28 January to form ‘Dharma Raksha Manch’ for protecting Hindu
interests.