*Guwahati: *Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh Chief Mohan Bhagwat today saidIndia has forgotten all enmity against Pakistan but same is not the casewith the neighbouring country, PTI has reported.
Addressing a gathering of RSS ‘swayamsevaks’ in Guwhati, days before threestates of the region go to polls, the RSS chief said India will survive aslong as Hinduism thrives.
“Struggle took place. Pakistan was born. ‘Bharatvarsh’ forgot the enmitywith Pakistan from August 15, 1947. Pakistan has not forgotten it yet. Thisis the difference between Hindu nature and other nature,” Mr Bhagwat saidat the rally.
He said all ancient civilisation such as Mahenjodaro, Harappa and ourculture developed in places which are now in Pakistan.
“Why didn’t Pakistan tell (India) to take another name since every thing of’Bharat’ has emerged from here. So we are ‘Bharat’ and you take any othername.
“They did not say this and rather wanted to separate from the name’Bharat’. Because they know that with the name ‘Bharat’, Hindutva comes in.And Hindutva is there, so is ‘Bharat’,” he said.
The RSS chief said that despite its diversity, India was united because ofHindutva.
“We have internal unity based on Hindutva and that is why India is a HinduRashtra,” he said.
Mr Bhagwat said India gives the world the message of humanity.
“Others talk, but do not behave. India teaches others with its ownbehaviour. The world names this nature of ‘Bharatvarsh’ as Hindutva. Thatis why the people of ‘Bharatvarsh’ are called Hindu,” he said.
“If the people of India forget the Hindutva sentiment, then their relationwith the country also gets snapped,” he added.
The RSS chief said that during the formation of Bangladesh, the country didnot merge with India despite having similarities with it because of lack ofHindu sentiment.
“..after partition of Pakistan, why did Bengali-speaking Bangladesh notmerge with ‘Bharat’? (Because) That sentiment is not there — Hindusentiment… If Hindu sentiment is forgotten, then ‘Bharat’ breaks,” hesaid.
Mr Bhagwat said India has been “struggling” for thousands of years despiteits benevolent nature and now must fight to safeguard its culture and theonslaught of people “who have a tendency to attack”.
“But we never become enemy, even while fighting. We do not hate others,” hesaid.
Mr Bhagwat also said that gau-raksha and gau-dependent farming is the onlysolution to the woes of Indian farmers and appealed to people to work inthis direction.