Shillong, Sept 27: President of the Voice of the People Party(VPP) Mr. Ardent M Basaiawmoit said that the statement made by RSS Chief Mr Mohan Bhagwat that “we are all hindus, since we are together in Bharat is more than meets the eye”.
The president of the VPP Mr. Basaiawmoit pointed out that one should be able to read between the lines, what this statement actually means? If one tries to properly analyse the statement, one would conclude that his statement is directed at Christianity.
Firstly, he wants to say that the indigenous tribals of the State were originally Hindus, but were converted to Christianity. Secondly, he also trying creates a division among the indigenous people by his statement. Thirdly, he also tries to convince the indigenous people of the state, that their traditional faith is no different from Hindu religion.
Therefore his statement cannot be taken lightly. It is incumbent upon the indigenous people to be very careful and alert, and not to be misled by such baseless and unfounded statements, said Mr. Ardent Basaiawmoit.
It must be remembered that even before the advent of christianity, the indigenous people practiced their traditional faith which is very different from Hindu religion. The indigenous tribes worship a living god, and are not idol worshippers. Therefore, indigenous tribal religion cannot be compared to Hinduism by any stretch of imagination.
“As christian myself, I never claimed that Meghalaya is a christian State, becaue faith or religion is a personal, and had nothing to do with the State or a community. It is also unconstitutional to state that Meghalaya is a Christian State or that India is a Hindu country”. Said Mr. Ardent.
The President of the VPP urged unpon that should oppose any attempt to create division in the society, in the name of religion. Let us not look at each other through the prism of religion, and instead strive to maintain the unity of this great country. Said Ardent M Basaiawmoit President, Voice of the People Party (VPP) in the press statement issued today.
