Hindutva

27 AIYF activists were booked for a protest march to the house of T.G. Mohandas, a Hindutva ideologue, and charged with unlawful assembly and creating danger or obstruction in public areas.

A protest event in India, likened to Woodstock, featured humor, parodies, and critiques of the government, including a hijab-wrapped woman displaying a sign accusing Prime Minister Modi of murdering democracy. The protests highlighted opposition to Hindutva policies, inter-religious marriage restrictions, and historical comparisons to Nuremberg laws, alongside demands for educational reforms and the resignation of Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan.

Kanniyakumari district in Tamil Nadu holds a unique position in the state's political history by first electing a Hindutva-backed candidate in 1989. V. Balachandram of Hindu Desam won the Padmanabhapuram constituency despite Dravidian dominance in Tamil Nadu for nearly six decades.

Kerala CM V.D. Satheesan claims his visit to Mookambika temple is a personal right and denies it is linked to 'soft Hindutva'. He emphasizes that his faith is a constitutional personal matter.

Protesters oppose the attempt to appropriate Basava philosophy into Hindutva, demanding constitutional recognition of Lingayat as a religion among three adopted resolutions.

The article explains that Hindutva is a 20th century majoritarian political movement that is fundamentally different from Hinduism, which is an ancient faith. The piece distinguishes between the modern political ideology and the traditional religious tradition.