New political party to protect Hindus

Janata Party President Subramanian Swamy has a new job -- to explore possibility of forming a Hindu political party in India.

A resolution to establish such a party 'to safeguard the interests' of Hindus in India was passed at the  12th Hindu Sangathan Divas organized in New York by the Indian American Intellectuals Forum comprising supporters of the Bharatiya Janata Party, the Vishwa Hindu Parishad and the Rashtriya Sayam Sevak Sangh, over the weekend.

The forum entrusted the Harvard-trained economist to pursue the matter to 'preserve the Hindu character of India and ultimately capture political power.'

Swamy, who was the chief guest at the forum's meeting, said a resolution was passed stressing the need for a Hindu political party. "They authorized me to explore whether any of the existing political parties in India could adopt Hindu agenda or whether one should form a new Hindu party," Swamy told rediff.com following the meeting.

In response to a question he said the concept was very practical. "I think this is the most practical thing today for parties to have a Hindu agenda because the terrorists have already heightened the consciousness

of Hindus who today feel they are under seize," he said.

Swamy said unless this is done the Hindus of India will commit the same mistake that Germany of the 1920s and 1930s committed. "That time the Liberals refused to speak about nationalism and at the end some corporal came and articulated the thoughts," Swamy said, adding: "In India too, we will need somebody to articulate the thoughts (of Hindus)."

Swamy, who addressed the gathering, said in his speech that the Hindus are under siege and are being targeted multi-dimensionally by terrorists and their followers. He said Hindus needed to respond and retaliate against any attack by terrorists.

"We must retaliate when we are attacked by terrorists. If the government says they, the terrorists, come from Pakistan, then the government just should go and bomb them. We must not allow ourselves to be targeted this way year after year," he said.

Swamy, however, said that he preferred to have the proposed party named as Hindustan Party rather than Hindu party. "I would prefer to call it a Hindustan party because those Muslims and Christians who acknowledge that their ancestors were Hindus, should also be entitled to join this party that would seek to safeguard the Hindus."