- June 28, 2025
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Playing Judge, Jury and Executioner
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“Hindutva” is not a word but a history. Not merely religious or spiritual, Hindutva is a civilisational identity — far broader than the narrow labels peddled by secular propagandists. Swatantryaveer Savarkar understood this, and so did the Supreme Court in its 1995 judgment when it declared Hindutva a way of life — not religious bigotry. Yet, despite judicial clarity, India’s self-proclaimed seculars continue to weaponise ignorance.
Today, merely uttering the word “Hindutva” is enough to get you branded as dangerous. Anyone daring to express pride in this ethos is hounded, boycotted, and vilified. The media’s meltdown over Yogi Adityanath’s appointment as Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister was a textbook case of ideological intolerance. The same media that once labelled Narendra Modi “Merchant of Death” immediately crowned Yogi as the “rabble-rouser-in-chief.”
Their howling had nothing to do with governance. It was never about law and order, administration, or qualifications. It was about optics — the discomfort of seeing a saffron-robed monk take charge in India’s most politically crucial state. These elites cannot digest Hindutva’s rise because it threatens the monopoly they’ve enjoyed over national narrative for decades.
Yes, criticism of leaders is democratic. But orchestrated slander campaigns? That’s a different beast. The media doesn’t question — it convicts. It doesn’t debate — it declares. Yogi Adityanath was made the villain not for his failures, but for who he is — unapologetically Hindu and unapologetically nationalist.
But Bharat is changing. Hindutva isn’t fringe anymore. It’s mainstream, democratic, and deeply aspirational.
Uttar Pradesh has witnessed frequent communal clashes — especially under Samajwadi Party rule. But Eastern UP, Yogi Adityanath’s bastion, remained comparatively peaceful. Why? Because his governance was rooted in accountability and justice, not appeasement.
During the 2014 Lok Sabha campaign, Narendra Modi addressed a rally in Maanvela — a Muslim-majority village in Gorakhpur. It was Yogi’s influence that brought thousands, including Muslims, to welcome the BJP. These Muslims offered land for the rally — not out of fear, but out of gratitude. Yogi had helped them secure compensation for land acquired by the Gorakhpur Development Authority. This is the side of Yogi Adityanath that the mainstream media conveniently buries.
His journey began in 1996 when he led the campaign of his Guru, Mahant Avaidyanath. With a science degree and sharp political acumen, Yogi entered Parliament in 1998 at just 26 — and never lost a single election since. Through his Gorakhnath Peeth, he established educational institutions, Sanskrit colleges, and one of the region’s best hospitals — all accessible to Muslims too. Even temple shops are run largely by Muslims. This is not “majoritarianism.” This is inclusive governance based on merit and service, not vote-bank arithmetic.
Yet, despite spending allocated funds diligently, Yogi’s constituency was neglected for decades — thanks to Congress and SP’s discrimination. After Modi came to power, real development began. A new AIIMS was sanctioned. A long-dead fertilizer plant was revived, creating jobs. National highway projects were fast-tracked. That’s the model Yogi wants to replicate across UP.
But none of this matters to the commentariat. They ignore his performance and obsess over caricatures. Why? Because performance destroys their propaganda.
The narrative they push isn’t about UP’s development. It’s about preserving their entitlement. And Yogi, like Modi before him, is the great disruptor.
Yogi Adityanath isn’t an accident. He is the inevitable outcome of India’s political awakening — one that prioritises character, conviction, and cultural confidence over hollow slogans and minority appeasement.
His message to supporters — “Utsav ho, upadrav nahi” — was his first as CM. Celebrate, but don’t create chaos. That’s not the message of a fanatic. That’s the message of a statesman. Yet, the media continued to label him a rabble-rouser. Ironically, the only rabble being roused was in editorial rooms and newsrooms that couldn’t accept his mandate.
Yogi Adityanath’s version of Hindutva doesn’t exclude. It encompasses — atheists, believers, temple-goers, iconoclasts — everyone. It’s civilisational, not communal. It stands for discipline, not division. But these nuances are lost on an ecosystem that survives by branding everyone they disagree with as a bigot.
They played judge, jury, and executioner the moment he was sworn in. No facts. No context. Just hatred.
In truth, Yogi’s appointment was a message: Bharat doesn’t need secular gatekeepers anymore. It needs leaders who serve, not sermonise.
The rage over Yogi Adityanath’s elevation reveals the deep rot within the Congress-left media nexus. This cabal doesn’t oppose leaders for their governance records. They oppose them for not seeking their validation. And Hindutva — unapologetic, assertive, cultural Hindutva — is their ultimate nightmare.
The same propagandists who cheered dynasts and defectors called Yogi’s appointment a “dark day.” But what qualifies them to define democracy? Their idea of secularism is selective silence when Congress panders to fundamentalists, but outrage when BJP promotes unapologetic Hindu leadership.
This duplicity is dangerous. It delegitimizes democracy. It mocks the electorate. When BJP wins a mandate, these elitists cry “fascism.” When Congress plays vote-bank politics, they call it “inclusive.” Their moral compass swings only one way — towards entitlement.
Under Yogi, UP has begun walking the Modi path — infrastructure, employment, and accountability. But that story won’t make headlines. Instead, they’ll quote tweets from Barkha Dutt and Rana Ayyub as if they’re national verdicts. Who made these people the conscience of the country?
The BJP doesn’t owe them explanations. Bharat doesn’t need gatekeepers. Congress and its cheerleaders must realise that power no longer flows through TV studios. It flows through the ballot.
And the people have spoken.
The lesson? Don’t fear saffron robes. Fear the rot beneath the polished suits of those who betrayed India for decades.
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