The implementation of the Citizenship Amendment Act could reduce the role of minorities in the country, while it would encourage majoritarian forces.
“As far as I can see one of the BJP’s proposed (by implementing CAA) is to reduce the role of minorities and make them less important and, in a direct and indirect way, increase the role of the Hindu majoritarian forces in India and to that extent undermine the minorities.”
– Amartya Sen,
Nobel Laureate Economist
“From what I hear about the RSS idelogy, I would agree that it and Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose’s ideology are poles apart. The two value systems do not coincide. Many different groups want to celebrate Netaji’s birthday in different ways and a number of them necessarily agree with his ideas.”
“Netaji believed in secularism and I don’t think RSS lives up to that. If RSS wants to propound Hindu nationalist ideas, it would not match Netaji’s ideology and I would not appreciate it if Netaji is used for that.”
– Anita Bose Pfaff,
Daughter of Netaji
(It is the response of Anita Bose, amidst the fanfare over RSS’ plans to celebrate Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose’s birth anniversary.)
