Here is Capt. Balakrishnan's letter to the Editor, Pioneer with reference to an article by Dominic Emmanuel, which is also reproduced bellow:

The usual chant of minority victimhood at the hands of the 'fascist Sangh Parivar', comes out loud and clear. But, how far is this true? Dr. (Father) Vincent Kundukulam of St Joseph Pontifical Seminary, Aluva, Kerala, undertook a doctoral research entitled: Le RSS Et L'Eglise En Inde (RSS and Church in India), at the Sorbonne University, Paris, France, in 2003.To Fr.Kundukulam goes the credit for being the first Christian priest to do a doctoral thesis on the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh, that too in a foreign university. He is also the first clergyman to author a book on the RSS titled RSS: Enthu? Engott? (What is RSS and Where is it headed for).

The findings of his research and successful defence of the thesis makes for ' very interesting reading '!! Far removed from the stereotype depiction of the RSS by our secularists!! In his view, the RSS is a multi-faceted organisation which is political, cultural, religious and voluntary in nature and approach. At the same time, Fr. Kundukulam argues against branding the RSS ideology as fascism, Nazism, fundamentalism and communalism. He said the terms fascism, Nazism, and fundamentalism are much abused terms in India. They have a distinct connotation in the European context that can hardly apply to the Indian milieu.One admirable aspect of the RSS, Fr Kundukulam says, is its flexibility to move with the times and to adopt the best from other socio-cultural- religious movements.He admires the RSS for the dedication and discipline of its cadres, the simple life style of its pracharaks, the moral teaching it imparts to the younger generation in its daily sakhas,and the voluntary labour put in by its cadres at critical times such as natural calamities. Similarly, the Justice Wadhwa Commission of Inquiry appointed to go into the Graham Satines murder, concluded on the basis of evidence presented: " There is no evidence to suggest that any of the persons involved in the crime was in fact a member of either the Bajrang Dal or the BJP or any organization ". In this light, Father Dominic Emmanuel's Article, can therefore be construed as a case of  ' Suppressio Veri, Suggestio Falsi '.

WARM REGARDS

H.Balakrishnan
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