Lord Rama back in centre stage in India, as issue of bridge destruction flairs up
Lord Rama has once again been embroiled in an Indian public controversy, after several years of lying in the background. This time, it is the fate of the ‘Rama Sethu’ - the coral bridge linking the southernmost tip of India together with Sri Lanka - which brings the Lord out into controversy. In Hindu tradition, this bridge was made by Lord Rama and his army, in order to cross the sea and rescue Sita from the captivity of Ravana.
As Hindu Voice has documented earlier this year, the current Indian Government is planning to destroy this bridge to improve sea travel and trade, as part of the so called ‘Sethu Samudaram’ project.
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September 30th, 2007 at 2:17 am
These 3 Stooges who are trying to destroy Hinduism from our own soil should be brought to the international court to face death.
They would never dare to touch Islam or Christianity in the same manner because none is Hindu and the Hindu followers of these 3 Musketeers are the ones who lick the feet of this Italian barmaid.
Each Hindu of Bharatmata should be made aware of all the misgivings of the UP Govt.s who have been trying no stone unturned to destroy Hinduism from Bharatmata. Hindustan medias are controlled by Congress hooligans so Hindus of Bharatmata are blocked from such news.
Fortunately they tried to destroy Ram-Setu and that will bring an end to the long dictatorial leadership of Gandhis.
Devdutt Dave
September 30th, 2007 at 1:26 pm
I know very well for a long time now that you as well as Your RSS were never interested in Rama or Ram Temple at Ayodhya. They are only interested in the revival of ParshuRama by burying the spirit & memories of Rama . This was the reason why RSS spoiled the Ram Temple Movement thru a grand conspiracy in 1992. This is the reason why their puppet BJP Govt approved the SethuSamuDram Project in 2002.
But remember all kind of manipulations & adulterations in Puranas & Ramayana have failed to dampen the Real Hindu Spirit in this Nation as was introduced Shri Rama for the first time in this pious land.
Jai Siya Ram
Beware ParshuRam
September 30th, 2007 at 3:55 pm
How come that the BJP government, when in power, passed the Sethusumundrum peroject and not a dog barked anywhere in India or abroad but when the UPA govt. tried to pursue the project the same BJP takes them to court. A power hungry political party whose staple diet is religion and is torn by its own in- fighting has very cleverly stirred up the issue of Ram Sethu again for gains at the hustings. The Ram Temple issue is fresh in the minds of the people and the Bombay riots that followed. This time the Hindu Rashtra will be divided between the Ram Bhagats and those who are genuinely interested in India’s economic progress. Devinder Thakur
September 30th, 2007 at 11:02 pm
Hindus should follow the teachings of Rama.
Hindus are Logical not physcological.
Hindus are for the benefits of Humankinds not for politicians.
Beware of politicians.
Politicians destroyed the history, ” the conversion of Ram Birth Place converted to Babbary Masjid ” but built nothing.
Politicians are only working for Votes.
Hindus should work hard to build honest and beautiful (Hindustan) India.
Thanks for providing facility for free speech.
Rajinder Sharma.
October 1st, 2007 at 3:11 pm
I feel the USA is heading for the valuable Thorium stored at the ramsetu.All thru Sonia.Before we all Hindus come together,the CPM,Karunanidi,and Sonia can just start the project.The maximum that we hindus will do at that time,Is to come on streets for a day ,scream on top of our voices that go back to our state of coma.
I do read that the sadhus in varanasi,ilahabad are all planing for a big show but these anti-hindu groups are faster.So please think faster.The Hindus who are in Bharat drink bes ka dudh.I am in Delhi and have never drunk bes kaa dhudh,so I feel frustrated at the speed of all the efforts taken by RSS VHP.
October 2nd, 2007 at 8:07 pm
The more the agitation (civil preferrably) the more the attention, the less the power of the few to attack the many. There is no question as to the existence of jesus or mohamed, yet the vatican and mecca are not allowed to be open areas of commerce. Then why should Hindus give up their beliefs for the “wealth of nations” (I mean aristocracies - the wealthy few of the US, UK, Congress Party, or even BJP).
The idea of economic progress here is a sham. It would be far more useful to give free education to all the people living on the shoreline to engineering college, etc, than to build a canal. The construction benefit would be short lived, the benefit would be for the few, and equality would not be increased. The cost of educating 100ooo people in technical fields (engineering…) would be less, it would be self sustaining as these kids would then push their kids and relatives to become educated, and the economic progress would be greater. If engineers are not what you want, then advancing primary education to girls, business education to villagers, health education to the middle aged… all would provide greater gains for these communities.
hariaum
hariaum
October 2nd, 2007 at 8:22 pm
The proposed “Rama Sethu” project should be resolutely opposed by all nationalist Indians - not just by the Hindus.The proposed project will not only cause disruption and destruction to the fragile ecosystem in that area
but,more importantly, it will cause deep anger and resentment among the the Hindus.
But first the BJP leaders must explain and apologise to the voters for approving this proposal in the first instance - when they were in Government . Now they are opposing it just because the Congress Party is in power and they hope their tactic will win them votes. The voters remember that the BJP did not resolve the issue of re-buildinging Ram Mandir in Ayodhya.
Let us,as voters, resolve to hold politicians to account and demand that they keep their promises.
October 3rd, 2007 at 8:01 pm
Please note, BJP-led NDA govt never approved any project called Ram Setu project, as some of you talking and cursing them. NDA govt had a preliminary discussions on this, as proposal put forwarded by the DMK (DMK was part of NDA govt then). Nothing beyond.
Anti-hindu Congress party started mis-and dis-information campaign to come out from present mess they created. I appeal to fellow Hindus and Bharatiya, never blindly follow news from english media (be Indian or western). Most english media in Bharat/India are anti-hindu, anti-national and pro-western and they are run by western media mafias (e.g. NDTV, CNN-IBN, Times of India etc). Other anti-hindu newspapers are Hindustan Times, The HIndu, Indian Express, The Telegraph etc.
Always remember, we like or not, it is the BJP only which speaks for Hindus and Hindu interests, national security, terrorism problem, muslim appeasements by the Congress, missionary conversion problems. And we must remember, BJP never had a absolute power to fulfill aspirations of Hindus like building Sri Ram mandir.
We hindus always speak in thousand different voices and remain divided. Result aligns rule us by proxy. We must come out from this trap and unite.
United Hindus with one voice is the answer to all problems.
October 4th, 2007 at 1:02 am
Hi Ram Supporters,
Please read this article published by FRONT LINE Magazine (05th Oct 2007)
Myth Vs Science
http://pay.hindu.com/ebook%20-%20ebfl20071005part1.pdf
Information is so vast in this age of world. Nobody cann’t hide or tell lies like in olden days
October 4th, 2007 at 12:26 pm
Elu, are you a commie because the Frontline magazine which this article ‘Myth Verses Science’ was included in is part of is a well known Communist magazine so why should we take that serious when communism has been rejected by the countries who were ruled by it and now we have these cowardly puny slave West bengali commie Indians trying to tell us what we should think about Lord Rama.The only thing the frontline magazine might have some use is when people run out of toilet paper.
October 4th, 2007 at 2:55 pm
All Hindus and Bharatiya: Just ignore such rubbish news as Frontline, The Hindu. We don’t need commie and pseudo-secular brigades articles to become mentally retarded, foreigners slaves and cowards like them. See how coward this person, elu336, he got no guts to write his name (to have guts one need to have mothers milk after birth). And never use frontline and The hindu papers as toilet papers; they are dangerous virus infected, more deadlier than AIDS.
Coward frontline and other pseudo-secular medias have no guts to write an article on muslims Profet Muhammed’s hair in Hazratbal mosque in Kashmir. Have guts and write an article denying the hair of Muhammed, muslims will behead commies and pseudo-seculars next hour. Or write an article saying Jesus didn’t born out of virgin Mary, without a father.
Pseudo-seculars and commies are frustated as they could not destroy the Ram Setu. Sri Ram word is such powerful that any insult to Him invites disaster to the person. Ravan got his own destruction by insulting Ram. The destruction of Buddha statue in Bamiyan destroyed the Taliban jihadis. Anti-Hindu Congress is now hiding behind cover and running for foreign help to survive. And Karunanidhi’s destruction is very near, like Taliban. He is the cause of his own destruction.
Dharma rakshati rakshitah, dharma protects those who protects dharma.
Jai Sri Ram!
October 4th, 2007 at 5:07 pm
You’ll not the lack of mythic characterization of islamic beliefs in these articles. You’ll also note the science does not bother to discuss the chronicity of the bridge / water level and Rama’s time frame per astronomical times.
I have no problem with the idea that the sea moved to help Rama cross. I have no problem with scientific approach. But the article does ask for a more serious consideration of the environmental consequences of the channel, etc. That is good.
Never the less, once a society decides a site is sacred, how does anyone deny it? Certainly a reasonable approach should be considered - remove all the churches in India to increase real estate for the poor, demolish the mosques that are not visited by greater than 1000 people every week to make room for greater land development…
Or perhaps we can only chose to fight some battles for secularism / economic development but not others. (and yes, the history of atheistic/communist belief systems show the moral poverty of their ideology as much as the moral poverty of the christo-islamists).
hariaum
October 16th, 2007 at 8:48 am
namaskar!
i definetly approve bharat in his explanations and ask the VHP and RSS to act quicker at such an “assault” both on the local ecosystem and hindu sentiments !
hari om
October 17th, 2007 at 8:09 am
Nameste,
Two most important points i feel on this issue.
01. Ram Sethu
02. Canel for the ship.
No doubt, any histroical importance or believe should be protected in the modern project benefit the mankind.
Why Atheist people does not considering a way which both ram sethu protected and ship canel project also implemented?
The purpose of demolishing ram sethu, to tease only the hindu sentiments.
The fact is this project can be done with saving ram sethu.
I ask both of you please consider ways can be done on this project.
Vanakkam
October 22nd, 2007 at 9:30 am
how is it that the present upa and dmk privious partner in nda govt hjeaded by vaijpaiye claiming this present alignment for canal through ramar sethu was approved. neeris report has been contested and questioned by tamilnadu govt in 2002 during jeyalalithas period stating that no environ clearance gicen,
dr kalyan has written excellent fully authentaced book under ramar sethuand two international seminars by experts and scietist held in may 2007 and cochin last month have clearly mentioned this project is not economicaly viable and disastrous.
October 24th, 2007 at 11:55 am
Right…. Rama bhagwaan does not exist.
So Tamil Nadu’s Chief Minister M Karunanidhi was alive during this era I presume?
Who is he to tell people what to believe and what not to believe?
How DARE he challenge the basis of our religion?
If they cannot find any proof that it never happened, what is the proof that it didn’t?
Just out of interest… did the Shivlinga plant itself there then? Or is that another natural formation?
And have they even considered what would happen to the life under the bridge… what of all the innocent sea creatures? What did they do to him? Why is he bent on destroying them and their homes? I am convinced that none of that bunch would appreciate it if someone blew up there homes to make a jhoppad patti in place of it!
As for Soniya Gandhi… I dont think she’d like any of her homeland being blown up to make some stupid canal… to harbour a bunch of oil-leaking boats!
What is the benefit for India? Getting money for cleaning up the mess???
Even then, that wouldnt be enough to keep a house running for too long. Not to mention that the damage to the shores of our land would be ruined!
Why don’t they take their fisheries elsewhere… and if they like eating fish so much, turn their own home into a canal… and fish all they like. If not… going to live in the sea is not too bad an option for the likes of them!
Why is it that the Hindu religion is always dragged into the politics of a bunch of turds… to be tainted by their allegations??
Next time… can Indians choose a better politician??? That might be a good idea huh??
October 24th, 2007 at 3:58 pm
Alas, it is we who are to blame for those in charge. We elected them, we did not offer up a better candidate, we didn’t oppose them. The problem of blame must come back on us.
The solution for blame is action. let us propose a canal that cuts through Italy for commerce’s sake. Perhaps a canal that cuts through England extending the Thames. Perhaps appropriation on church lands for farming distributed to the poor along population based affirmative action (hindus just happen to be more populace but that is after all secularism)…
But if we keep electing people who fall into the tails of the sonia brown bushs et al, the “why,” my friends, is us. (Even if we voted against these people, it is the system we support that allows them the power to destroy our beliefs and so we are still responsible)
hariaum
October 24th, 2007 at 5:38 pm
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October 25th, 2007 at 1:12 pm
It is not only question of Hindus. Any construction activity on Rama Sethu may imbalance ecology and destroy historical link between India and Srilanka.
How knows how many times the history was amended during Moghul and British empire in India only supress Hindus. Broadminded Hindus never go for militancy otherwise Karunanidhi could not dare to speak against Rama’s historical importance and Hindu sentiments. These politicians never learn lesson and become so cheap to strengthen theitr vote bank and please their supporters.
They are only anti-hindus and can go to any lower level to create differences between Hindus themselves. Like English people they believe, if Hindus are divided on any point, at least one part of them will support them.
October 26th, 2007 at 2:09 pm
For your information.
See the website: http://ramasetu.org/
October 26th, 2007 at 2:41 pm
India has a been on a steep curve in terms of it’s development as a nation and it’s role in the world at large. As an Indian living outside the motherland I have been somewhat concern by the manner in which tradtions which make us who we are and are of value to us are cast a side in the name of progress. This my friends is another example of doing the same.
Sure Indian should progress as a nation and move with the time but not at the expense of it’s hertigate, history and traditions.
November 3rd, 2007 at 10:15 pm
The hindu culture and tradition should not be questioned every time, why can’t we fight as a nation if the canal is built than as well as destroying the belief of billions of people, it will cause a lot of other damage. Millions of rupees will go into building the canal, if the money was used to help the people in india to get a better lifestyle than we will rise as a nation, what use is a canal when our people are starving. Another point is that by building the canal ther would be a lot of pollution, habitats will be destroyed, ecosystems will change forever and it’ll bring natural disasters such as Tsunamis. The local fisherman and industries will be driven out, destroying local communities in masses.
If we don’t fight together we will never succeed, the hindu community will get left behind. Once again our faith will be questioned and if we turn our heads than so will everyone else. If the indian government can question our faith than so can everyone else. But, if we fight, we can make a difference and maybe we can stop being questioned every time. If this had happened to any other religion had been questioned than the whole world would know, so why isn’t this the same with our religion, why can’t we come together and fight in what we believe.
It is up to us, NOW OR NEVER!!!
jai shri ram
December 21st, 2007 at 11:14 pm
how on earth can the goverment even think about getting rid of the bridge.. sham eon them.. seriosluu ike the evidence is purely there that god existys so why do they nop believ in us.. they not evenm worth calling hindus.. they should be ashamed of themself especially for being in the hindu goverment.
March 12th, 2008 at 10:05 pm
Jai Shree Krushna
I am going to keep this brief and to the point. Its events such as these that should remind us TRUE HINDUS of the messages of not only Shree Ram, but also Bhagwan Shree Krushna. Kali Yug is here, and so it is imperative that the lord’s name is recited not only within this world, but also within ourselves.
Jai Shree Krushna