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Ambedkarite outfit backs student leader
Maharashtra Minister and Nationalist Congress Party leader Chhagan Bhujbal on Thursday expressed anger over the alleged ‘anti-Hindu’ remarks of Aligarh Muslim University student leader Sharjeel Usmani in a speech at the second edition of the Elgaar Parishad on January 30 in Pune.
Speaking in Pune, Mr. Bhujbal, an influential OBC leader in the State, said, “While we too speak out against Manuvad [the allegedly patriarchal and casteist sentiments expressed in the
Manusmriti], we never hurt the feelings of anybody.”
However, the Republican Yuva Morcha (RYM), a city-based Ambedkarite outfit, said Mr. Usmani’s speech raised serious questions about the polarising nature of communalism in Indian society. Rahul Dambale, president, RYM, said Mr. Usmani, during his 27-minute speech, spoke about the decay in Hinduism as practised by certain individuals.