New Delhi:
In a veil message after the Pahalgam terror attacks, in which 26 people were killed, RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat has said that non -violence is the religion of India and an important part of its values, but is teaching a lesson to “harassments and goons”.
Speaking at an event to mark the release of the book ‘The Hindu Manifesto’ in New Delhi on Saturday, Mr. Bhagwat also gave the example of Ravana and said that he was killed so that he would not be harmed, but for his good.
“We never harm our neighbors or insult them, but if someone is bent on evil, what is the cure? The king’s duty is to protect people and he will do its duty. The Gita teaches non -violence, but teaching is to ensure that Arjuna faced with those who can only be developed.”
“Non -violence is our nature, a major value,” Mr. Bhagwat said, “Our non -violence is also to change people and make them non -violent. Some people will change, looking at our example, but others will not do … They don’t mind what you do and will cause disorders in the world. So what will you do?”
The RSS chief then cited the example of Ravana and said that he was a devotee of Lord Shiva who had knowledge of the Vedas and knew how to rule very well.
“He (Ravana) had all the qualities necessary to be a good person. But the body and intelligence he accepted did not allow good qualities. Therefore, if he wanted to be good, the only option was to end that body and intelligence. Therefore, God killed him. This murder is not violence, it is still non -violence.”
Punishment
“Non -violence is our religion, but not being beaten by the oppressors and teaching goons a lesson is also our religion. In Western thought, these two things cannot go together because it is the idea that you should assess whether your enemy is good or not, we see it, and still some others do not improve. He said.
Speaking at an event in Mumbai on Friday, the RSS chief also said that the current battle is between ‘Dharma’ (righteousness) and ‘unrighteous’ (unrighteousness), rather than a conflict between sects and religions.
He said that mentioning the Pahalgam attack, he said, “The fundamentalists killed people by asking about their religion, Hindus will never do so. That is why the country should be strong,” he said.
