Prakash Ambedkar, thinker and grandson of B.R. Ambedkar has said that all that Sangh Parivar wanted was to end the ‘saint culture’ in the country by imposing and spreading the ‘dictatorial’ Vedic culture.
He was delivering a keynote address at the inauguration of May Literary Fest in Vijayapura on Saturday. The literary festival has been joinly organised by Ladayi Prakashana of Gadag, Kavi Prakashana of Kavalakki and Chittara Kala Balaga of Dharwad.
He said: “The term ‘Hindu’ comprises of two cultures – Vedic culture and saint culture. Vedic culture is followed by BJP and RSS, where there is no scope for thinking as it promotes dictatorship. On the other hand, the saint culture has space for even non-believers like Charvaka to thinkers like Periyar Ramaswamy. Here there is peace, acceptance, patience, brotherhood and equality. The Indian Constitution also upholds this culture.”
