Anurag Kashyap believes Ram temple inauguration was an ‘advertisement’, says fight is against ‘fascism posturing as democracy’

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He continued, “Someone one said, ‘Religion is the last resort of the scoundrel’. When you have nothing left to give, you turn towards religion. I’ve always called myself an atheist because I saw growing up, hopeless people would go to temples to ask for salvation like there’s some kind of button that they could push and erase all their problems… What is the reason why there are no movements? People are scared to be seen…”

Anurag said that it is important to change the manner in which ‘we fight back’. He said that information is being controlled by algorithms that feed people exactly what they want to hear, and that those in control of this are four steps ahead of everybody else. “Their technology is far more advanced, they are smart, they have understanding. We are still emotional, idealistic fools,” he said, as he suggested that the only way a ‘revolution’ can take off is if people destroy their mobile phones en masse. “Like the Swadeshi Movement, where we burnt imported clothes as a mark of protest, if we want to stand a chance now, we must destroy our phones and tablets. That’s the only way revolution can happen,” he said, adding, “Today, the fight is not for freedom. It’s against fascism posturing as democracy.”

Anurag said that people are wasting their time and energy by ‘tearing down posters’ that can simply be replaced, instead of focusing on the real issues. “And while your energy is going into tearing down posters, they have thousands of other methods to do what they want to. We’re wasting our time by starting intellectual arguments. I tell them, ‘You’re right, now let me do my work’. All our energy is going into these meaningless fights, and that’s how they’re keeping us engaged. We think we’re fighting, but we’re doing nothing. We’ve been tricked into their trap,” he concluded.

Once an outspoken critic of actions that he saw as undemocratic, Anurag has greatly reduced his social media presence. But he continues to voice his concerns in the real world.