During Delhi assembly elections, CM Arvind Kejriwal made well publicised visits to his favourite place of worship — the Hanuman mandir. He went before polling day and again after the stunning AAP win. He’s recited Hanuman chalisa, chanted Vande Mataram and declared himself a ‘hardcore nationalist.’ Has Kejriwal let down secularism and given up the fight against hate? No, in fact in Delhi 2020, the cultural Hindu has defeated the political Hindu.
The Kejriwal model to fight Hindutva is an interesting one. In times when Modi-led BJP’s high-pitched Hindutva nationalism is seen as a sure shot election winner, Kejriwal crafted a counter strategy: fight Hindutva and nationalism not from outside, but from within, without making an undue fetish of either. Kejriwal Read More
