RSS Hindutva rewrite leans on Kalam

With the RSS lately known for at least two dominant competing streams of thought,and Soni heading one of the groups,his views on a liberal Hindutva and diversity were in consonance with those of Bhagwat and senior BJP leader L K Advani who spoke on the subject at the BJP national executive here last week.

We respect diversity,and our thrust on vasudev kutumbkam essentially is an embodiment of this philosophy. But this is possible only when all religions agree on a common understanding on the right to co-exist, said the RSS leader. Soni,however,added that even moderates were being dubbed as kafirs in Islam. Why do they the Muslims need to encourage stereotypes in forms of beards and burqas,thus keeping them away from the educational mainstream, asked Soni,alluding to what he said was his understanding of a sizable section of Muslims. The mindset among them that you need to be a conformist and a believer lies at the core of the conflict,the answer to this lies in Kalams call to spiritualise religion, added Soni.