NEW DELHI, Sept. 28 -- A Sarva Dharma Puja Marks Rafale Induction
People were greatly surprised when the induction of Rafale Jet Fighters was marked by a sarva dharma puja. They wondered whether a Hindutva-inspired BJP had matured in office acknowledging that India belongs to all religious communities in equal measure. Some put the event to the open-mindedness of Rajnath Singh. But the unacknowledged fact remains that for the army front lines and productive hard work India needs the marginalized communities, minorities and the "other" under-estimated groups.
Of the 1000 men who lost their lives at Siachen glacier defending the western front, how many belonged to the Senas and Vahinis of privileged communities sponsored by the VHP, to mus...