The 2 ‘S’ Words Ambedkar Did Not Want In The Constitution
The 2 ‘S’ Words Ambedkar Did Not Want In The Constitution by Aravindan Neelakandan ThePreamble to the Indian Constitution The omission of the words “secular” and “socialist” from the Preamble of the Constitution in the advertisement issued by Information & Broadcasting (I&B) Ministry on the eve of India’s Republic Day on Monday has led to a furore. A section of the media is busy spinning it as a diabolical attempt to subvert constitution and attempting to manufacturing outrage over it. Anita Joshua of ‘The Hindu’, while reporting the ‘omission’, claims “the decision has raised eyebrows, given the attacks on minorities over the past few months”. Attacks on minorities? Where? There has not been any attack on minorities “over the past few months”, but there have been controversies, most of which were fabricated and none genuine. But attacks? This is how one manufactures fear psychosis. Pro-Maoist activist Kavita...