Prashant Kishore’s Brahminical criticism of BJP’s Hindutva
The Jan Suraaj party founder urges Brahmins in Bihar’s Mithila to rethink BJP Hindutva, linking secularism, social justice, and Muslim-OBC political coalitions
Secularism, a modern constitutional principle, is put to the test in real-world politics through the fair representation of religious minorities, especially Muslims. English-speaking secularists, however, remain oblivious to the caste dynamics that influence the field operations of representative politics and are unwilling to discuss caste as a determining factor.
The relationship between caste representation and religious representation is akin to the intersection of social justice and secularism in electoral politics. In politics, caste dynamics often manifest as criticisms by non-Brahmins against Brahminism. Given the scarcity of a Brahmin perspective on these dynamics, Prashant Kishor's speech to fellow Brahmins in Bihar's Mithila region offers valuable insights into the evolving thinking within the community.
Kishor criticized the BJP's Hindu communalism, which excludes Muslims from electoral calculations, and argued that this approach has resulted in significant losses for Brahmins.
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