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RSS Leader Criticizes Taliban-Inspired Politics

A senior leader of the Communist Party of India (Marxist) has accused the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh of promoting Taliban-style politics in India. He claims the organization is weakening the Left movement and influencing the government's policies.

· The Hindu

The essential points

  1. 01The CPI(M) leader likened the RSS to the Taliban, accusing it of controlling the BJP and promoting a Uniform Civil Code.
  2. 02He criticized the RSS's agenda to remove special rights in Jammu and Kashmir and to Hinduize tribals in Manipur.
  3. 03The leader emphasized the Left's responsibility to resist what he called 'dangerous politics'.
The full brief

A senior leader of the Communist Party of India (Marxist) has accused the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh of promoting Taliban-style politics in India. He claims the organization is weakening the Left movement and influencing the government's policies.