Sri Ram Sene not only deserves ‘Chaddis’ but also ‘Bangles’

Pramod Muthalik of Shri Ram Sena, a right-wing Hindu group addressing a press meet

The Shri Ram Sene , a right-wing Hindu group founded by Pramod Muthalik, a former member of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS), the Bajrang Dal and the Shiv Sena. The organization was literally unheard a year ago. It suddenly shot into prominence on 24 January 2009, when the group gained notoriety by attacking girls in a pub in Mangalore. A group of 40 activists of the Sri Ram Sena barged into the pub "Amnesia — The Lounge" and beat up a group of young women and men, claiming the women were “violating traditional Indian values”. Now the question is – what are Indian values and who is to decide Indian values? The Sri Ram Sene self-proclaimed themselves as the custodians of Indian culture and termed the attack on women as violation of Indian values.
Today, women enjoy equal status as men in every field and they cannot be compelled to remain in the dark. And in a democratic society women have equal freedom. Just as men are the builders of the society, women are conservers of the society. When a man get spoiled, it is bad only for himself. But if a woman gets spoiled, it indicates that society is spoiled. There is a very popular saying that "Men get spoiled by staying in, Women get spoiled by moving out". Once a woman comes out of tradition, the whole society seems to get ruined. Hence the beauty of a society or family cannot be estimated just by looking at women dressing sense as proclaimed by the philosophy of the Ram Sene.
These men in saffron Brigade are nothing but goondas and have taken law in their hands. It’s never about culture or values but it’s only creating trouble and politicizing matters. The attack reminisces a Taliban-type culture by beating women while talking of women’s empowerment. These goondas not only need pink chaddis but they also need bangles to wear. People who beat up girls and women can't be men but frustrated good for nothing henpecked low life on this earth. We have all seen how the Shiv Sena and MNS the two goonda outfits of Mumbai went in hiding during Mumbai 26/11 tragedy. Have we ever seen these goondas offering to going and fighting a real man war? No. They are too busy beating up brothers and sisters and young kids. That is the Indian culture they are talking about and fighting to be the custodians. All these political outfits are a poison for Indians and will destroy India.
These rightwing hooligans are an insult to our constitutional law. These goons are behaving like extra-constitutional authority through out the country making mockery of the provisions of rules of law. Their divisive agenda have already led the nation to pay heavy price in shape of home grown terrorism. The self styled "moral cops" of this type should be declared as "terrorist" and dealt with heavy hand by the state power, otherwise India would become ungovernable one day due to these fascist forces. Why can’t the government put Muthalik and a hundreds of his associates inside bars? What ever may be the reason; this type of ransom Moral Policing should not be tolerated. Whether or not BJP and its associates are responsible for these acts, their venom like propaganda of ‘Hindutva’ is the main reason for the rise and growth of such organisations. The BJP has to be blamed for bringing about a division in society for which we are paying a heavy price.
The only solution is to ban all those organisations which are in the habit of taking law in to their hands. Such organizations damage our culture more than indiscriminate adoption of western morals by our youth. With hundreds dying in our country of hunger and poverty every year there are bigger issues to be tackled than trying to enforce ones prejudiced version of "Hindu" culture for the sake of publicity. In the country where Gandhiji and the others thought they should give freedom to the citizens, they would have never thought that the country would have advanced to such a level where the police or the military give the powers to such an act of hooliganism. This outraging and the government should interfere and solve this issue. Hinduism doesn't mean that the others who would like to enjoy should not be doing it at their expense. RSS is shedding crocodile tears because they know that there is great indignation in the country on this issue but why do they not condemn similar activities by Shiv Sena, and Bajrang Dal?
If this continues – it leaves a question unanswered whether women in India have the freedom and right to make choices of their own anymore. How long are the women to bear the brunt of attacks, rape, dowry, assault and female feoticide?