This is going to be rambling
I think more than restoring "hindutva" , bjp has done a great job at showing how keeping the peace and balance mainly fall under the majority. Somehow minorities get a pass for all things and when majority speaks up it's bullying and making country unsafe. For years we are kinda conditioned to accept our religion is lesser and our rituals are bs. We need to take a job, be sensitive to others and just be a bigger person but also we have to listen what a bully we are. We get bullied by our neighbour, we are a third world country whom none care, our impression is that we are poor and everyone lives like those kids in slumdog millionaire. Our politicians talk about religious harmony when giving free pass to a lot of others thing. Just a classic example - highways are often closed for a certain ritual around the years in many parts of India. I don't think Ganesh chaturthi or my Durga Puja gets that leeway even though we don't really have a dedicated Durga Mata mandir in many places. Our ministers film stars sports stars tell us karwa chauth bad, diwali bad. Others good. There might be something bad in that - these are years old ritual and not modern by today's standards. But none protested at them, or killed them when for years they are brainwashing us by telling your religion and religious rituals are bad. Hypocrisy is they themselves are from same religion, celebrate the same thing. Yes it's about money, but that's the culture this country had. Still has somewhat.
Bjp has used this deep rooted thoughts and used it well against the opposition and stood with the majority. Probably that's how we are used to the term that they "saved hindutva" as now we are saying what we are doing and being told by us was wrong. We are questioning others. Now we are believing in tit for tat - if you disrespect us and our religion be ready to bear the same. The consequence of that is beheading and general outrage around the country. It's interesting how just by standing up for majority this country has undergone such an extremism. Does that mean till bjp came, our country was just hanging by a small balance where all the hardwork and disrespect was just for us? Was it always us vs them and not "we the Indians"?
Bjp has till now used this well for their own agenda but of course they are letting go this too far. One example of this is Bollywood boycott. We online junta is now aware how Bollywood like rest of the country thrived on hindu bad others good and now on the hate wagon, which is letting it suffer. We can discuss or take sides but fact is Bollywood is an industry like a steel factory. The head might be a rich tycoon, but money goes to different section of people. If it collapse, the economy will suffer like maybe if tomorrow tata or birla tanks. Their movies were also a soft power for India for many years. Pointing out hypocrisy is fine, but letting an industry suffer by lettin trolls run lose isn't. This is something the party need to work on as in some ways they are facing heat of what they sowed.
Bjp has become synonymous with religion talks and all but they have also done some good reforms, i wish those also get some limelight. They are taking the easy way to win elections but I think after a point of time the majority will stop caring. We all want money, stability and a good life. We want freedom to say things without disrespecting anyone. I hope bjp now moves in to give a stability. They are portraying us as superpower, it's time we actually become one.
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