Student Questions Temple Control and Calls for Hindu Protests in India

Today you spoke about how the government has taken over a lot of temples, but

not churches or mosques. And we know the reason because

if the government

takes over one mosque, obviously everybody

is going to start create a

protest, and that may lead to impeachment.

Similarly, you spoke about the bombing of my hometown

in nineteen ninety-eight and

how Basha, the funeral of Basha, so many people gathered around,

and people who follow Islam gathered around and no action was taken by the

government. Now, when I-- I also want to connect this to one

particular, I won't say party, an organization called CJP.

I do not like CJP a person completely.

But, but at least they have the bravery to join

and protest

against the government that has been in power for twelve years.

And we know that many people are against it.

But as the ma-majority population of India, I think eighty percent,

why are we hesitating to come together and protest?

Because we see in front of our eyes so much of injustice happen to our

people. When the leader of opposition of the Tamil

Nadu legislative assembly can

say, "Tamil Padai Maccanai Pirikum Sanathanam

Ozhinga Padaravedu," there are

so many people in that assembly who's appreciating it.

Now, as common people, I know we can't,

we can't do anything about it, but why can't we all join together and

form a protest? And I know you and Sri Sainik are the faces of

Youth Hinduism, and if we-- you two can create an organization, I

am ready to join in and we can protest,

and we can make a difference. Thank you.

First of all, I am absolutely amazed and proud

that this young gentleman is amongst us.

I think the first question was about the future of the country.

Our future is incredibly bright if we have such people.

So forget about you joining any organization that I make, I would like

to join his organization

as well.

Thank you. I don't know anybody in the audience who

was as informed, as

articulate as he was when we were in tenth class.

Good question. Just incredible. But let me...

I, I think the amazing question that you asked, uh, merits maybe a

couple of minutes, Nati, if I have, and, uh, yeah, it's just a couple of minutes.

So, because I think that's very important.

And I would like to, uh, have audience participation in it.

And I would not

ask-- answer that question. That, that answer to that young man

would come from you, the audience, so that, uh,

if I go to jail, I take all of you along with me as well.