Comments on: How the RSS saved Srinagar?

By: Subroto Roy

Subroto Roy — Wed, 26 Jun 2019 11:19:57 +0000

re #1965War try https://independentindian.com/life-of-mk-roy-19152012-indian-aristocrat-diplomat-birth-centenary-concludes-7-nov-2016/india-pakistan-diplomacy-during-the-1965-war-the-mk-roy-files/
yes the RSS had a role thwarting the raiders in 1947 apparently…

By: girmit

girmit — Sat, 22 Jun 2019 07:22:12 +0000

In reply to justanotherlurker. A lot of "educated" people believe this blindly. You give way to much credit to the critical reading skills of most people. The valourising of the RSS through fake social media content like this is an ongoing project, and a rather successful one. The interesting question now is, are other mainstream political formations creating fake news like this or is it a tactic being monopolized by Hindu and Muslim identitarians exclusively.

By: SheshaSifting

SheshaSifting — Sat, 22 Jun 2019 01:04:46 +0000

In reply to X.T.M.

Lol – read the whole story wondering why Brown Pundits is posting RSS Whatsapp forwards … missed the question mark!

By: omar

omar — Sat, 22 Jun 2019 01:01:51 +0000

This is a story that could only make sense from the 1948 war, not the 1965 war and even then I don’t recall any mention of snow in Srinagar when the tribal raiders got there.. you need to stay away from Whatsapp forwards..
http://www.indiandefencereview.com/news/27-october-1947-the-spectacular-rescue-of-kashmir/

By: Arjun

Arjun — Fri, 21 Jun 2019 20:15:18 +0000

In reply to X.T.M. "It would probably have been better if Kashmir had *not* been saved?" Better for who ?

By: Saurav

Saurav — Fri, 21 Jun 2019 20:08:41 +0000

Perhaps yes, Had India not got Kashmir , it would have left it alone , making its peace with Jammu and Ladakh (Bhutto when foreign minster was effectively given the same deal by Swaran Singh, which he rejected) .

On RSS they were hardly a force before the emergency and were mostly looked down upon. The emergency and the rise of Deoras (perhaps one of the least known RSS guy as well as perhaps the reason why RSS is the Juggernaut its today) gave the RSS the legitimacy and the power it needed.

By: X.T.M

X.T.M — Fri, 21 Jun 2019 18:19:08 +0000

In reply to Scorpion Eater. It would probably have been better if Kashmir had *not* been saved?

By: Scorpion Eater

Scorpion Eater — Fri, 21 Jun 2019 17:48:35 +0000

What is history but a fable agreed upon! 🙂

A brief google search on the “reference” book on question – “Na phool chadhe na deep jale” tells us that this is indeed an account of 1947-48 war from the perspective of an RSS hand.

The man whom India owes most in saving Kashmir is Brigadier Rajinder Singh. Another hero, from India’s perspective at least, was Dewan Ranjit Rai.

Their actions are well documented in history. Even BP’s old posts tells the story much more accurately than these RSS posts.

https://www.brownpundits.com/2018/02/18/1947-48-kashmir-war/

By: justanotherlurker

justanotherlurker — Fri, 21 Jun 2019 17:03:44 +0000

If this was indeed spread by BJP IT cell than they are stupider than I thought. There are many real examples of RSS making sacrifices for the country, why invent something so absurd that anyone can tell that is a badly fabricated story?

Which makes me wonder if this is a false flag social post to dent the right wing’s credibility?

By: X.T.M

X.T.M — Fri, 21 Jun 2019 06:46:31 +0000

In reply to JT. I didn’t post it as the truth; I posted it for verification hence my question mark.