On Vijayadashami 2004 (22 October 2004), K. S. Sudarshan gave the annual address at the gathering in Reshimbagh, Nagpur. This page summarises what was reported about it.
The day
- Date: 22 October 2004
- Place: RSS headquarters (Dr Hedgewar Smruti Mandir / Reshimbagh), Nagpur
- Address by: K. S. Sudarshan
What the address covered
The first address after the BJP-led NDA lost the 2004 general election. PTI, as carried by The Tribune, reported that Sudarshan attacked the Left parties, calling them 'Marxputras' who, along with the 'Macaulayputras' (the English-educated elite), were 'back-seat driving' the UPA government and conspiring to harm Hindu forces. He mocked the CPI(M)'s record in West Bengal. He did not refer directly to the election results but criticised the BJP's campaign promise to appoint two lakh Urdu teachers as vote-bank politics. On the economy, he objected to raising the foreign equity cap in telecom to 74 per cent. New BJP president L. K. Advani and Varun Gandhi attended.
As reported
whenever foreign capital is invested in our country, the right to take the final decision always remains with us
Context
L. K. Advani, newly back as BJP president, attended alongside Varun Gandhi.
How sure is this?
This account rests mainly on one source, listed below; details may be incomplete.
In the archive
Sources & copyright status
- The Tribune (PTI), 'Left harming Hindu forces, says Sudarshan' (23 Oct 2004)
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