The Wire and its anti-India propaganda machine is a well-known fact. Wrapped in secularism, the persistent hindu-hate exhibited by the platform exposes its hidden intentions and the deliberate attempt to defame the sovereignty and civilisational ethos of the country. It is indeed pseudo-secularism, which is antithetical to the social and security fabric of the country.
This anti-India funnel of The Wire and its illicit ideological motives, fake narratives, in the name of “secularism” has now disproportionately targeted the Indian Army, thus questioning the nationalist spirit and unparalleled commitment of the armed forces in defending national security, territorial integrity and sovereignty of the country. The defence forces of the country should not be pulled into the ambit of ideological conflicts or political rivalries.
The Indian Army, Navy or Airforce should not be used as a weapon to win political arguments. They should not be used as a tool to fuel fake narratives and anti-India hate. The armed forces stand beyond politics, ideological aspects and all other binaries to defend and protect the country and its people. The Armed Forces is not a channel to flow anti-India and anti-hindu hate and not a ground to brew propaganda. It’s high time that The Wire and its ideologically drifted authors realises it.
Debunking Author Ali Ahmed’s propaganda of 2H in the Indian Army
Author Ali Ahmed, apparently a ‘strategic analyst’ published an article in The Wire on June 24. The article was titled, “Indian Army’s New Found Love for Hindi and Hindutva Has Serious Consequences”. In this rant, the author illogically claims that the use of Hindi language by the Indian Army in its communications and institutions is a sign of political control over the military. Ali Ahmed in fact, warned the Indian Army, against its “new found love for Hindi and Hindutva”.
Ali Ahmed evidently argued that the imposition of Hindi among the defence forces is part of the Hinduisation agenda of the Indian Army. Ali Ahmed claims about 2H in the Indian Army. The first H stands for the imposition of Hindi in the Indian Army and second H stands for the imposition of Hindutva. However, Hindi has not been aggressively imposed on the Armed personnel. The language being one among the official languages of the country, is frequently used for the purpose of communication. Alongside, English and other official languages are also used for communication among the members of the Indian Army and other forces.
So, there is no question of deliberate imposition of Hindu to achieve the goal of Hindutva, as claimed by The Wire. Also, Hindi has been used as the official language of communication among the Armed Forces since independence. Various governments who have hailed from various political backgrounds and parties have acknowledged the use of Hindi as a primary means of communication in the Armed Forces.
From 1951, the Army Education Corps Centre began special courses to teach Hindi to all personnel of the armed forces to facilitate ease of communication and to encourage a common lion language in a linguistically diverse country like India. Thus, as claimed by The Wire, it is not the current government who have for the very first time ‘imposing Hindi’ on the armed forces as a tool to seek Hinduisation(spread of Hindu culture) among the Defence Forces.
Hindi is widely used as a key communication language among the Armed Forces, since independence, for almost 8 decades, Hindi has been widely used in the Armed Forces as a mode of communication to bridge linguistic gaps among the personnel who hail from various backgrounds. As claimed by The Wire, Hindi is not imposed for the first time by the current government with the agenda of spreading Hindutva among the Armed Forces. Author Ali Ahmed and The Wire is clearly trying to communalise a language to fulfill its illicit ideological agenda.
The article is clearly an aim to sow the seeds of division and create rift among the people of the country on the basis of language, by using the Indian Army as a tool, to which people have great respect and love. The aim of the article is to build fake narratives about the government policies concerning the Indian Armed forces, thus defame the government, manipulate the people, eradicate their much celebrated trust and appreciation for the Army, thereby fueling hatredness, polarisation in the society. However, Let The Wire and its ideologically drifted authors fact check about the history of the use of Hindi in the Armed Forces, before trying to weave fake narratives!
Practicing culture & embracing civilisational values is not Hinduisation of the Armed Forces!
As mentioned by The Wire, practicing one’s culture and embracing one’s civilisational values is not antithetical to national security. Infact, the strong civilisational roots and adopting or following its values, reinforces the spirit and momentum of the Armed Forces to defend national security with greater fervour & morality. The Indian Army is ofcourse, renowned for its ethical approach even in the battleground against the ruthless actions of other adversaries. Such ethical manoeuvring are rooted in our culture, dharma and civilisational wisdom.
Thus, The Wire, masked under pseudo-secularism, with its adulterated ideology aims to detach the Armed Forces from its civilisational & ethical roots and mislead the readers. For example, The Wire has problems with the Army Chief General Upendra Dwivedi visiting temples. “The temple visits of General Dwivedi show a conscious lending of an epauletted shoulder to the national reset. It is moot whether this was for personal gains, now that he departs into the sunset. Precedent set, his successor cannot but be expected to conform”, Ali Ahmed writes. This reflects how fake narratives are constructed, politics is played and ideological manipulation is done, if people practice their culture and traditions.
However, the same set of writers and media platforms doesn’t invoke secularism if the Armed personnel perform Namaz in Kashmir, as a part of a social outreach programme. This mirrors the double standards of the ideologically indoctrinated writers and media. Namaz is a symbol of peace, harmony and secularism, whereas the Army Chief’s visit to temple is Hinduisation of the Armed Forces, a clear testament to hypocrisy and the aim to tailor propaganda.
Ali Ahmed questions professionalism and political neutrality of the Armed Forces
In his article in The Wire, Ali Ahmed also questions the professionalism of the Indian Armed Forces. He doubts the political neutrality of the Army. He claims, “The military has pragmatically cast the weight of its authority and respect it commands on the side of the majoritarian enterprise. Now, the multifarious idea of India that accompanied the concept of being secular is potentially redundant. In an era of one nation, one party, one election, to belabour these two would amount to landing offside the political masters”.
Such statements are a clear case of defamation. Doubting the professionalism of the Armed and manipulating the people of the country about the credibility of the Armed personnel, is a threat to national security. Let The Wire and its authors remember, the Indian Armed Forces, during emergencies, protects everyone equally without questioning their caste, creed, religion and background. Practicing dharma or culture doesn’t make the Armed Forces biased and political. It infact, reinforces courage and strength.
For example, the Army regiments’ war cries before a battle are affiliated to Hindu gods and Sikh Gurus. The Rajput regiment shouts, “Bol Bajrang Bali ki Jai”. Kumaon regiment reiterates “Kalika Mata ki Jai”. Such war cries energise the Armed Forces to defend the country against enemies. It’s a united nationalist spirit practiced for decades and not an attempt of Hinduisation and politicisation, as claimed by The Wire.
Let the pseudo secularists thus remember. Questioning the practices of the Indian Army, politicising the personnel and doubting their credibility, is directly linked to defaming the security shield of the country. Secularism is not defaming or detaching from Dharma. It is practicing and embracing one’s cultural spirit, while respecting other cultures and traditions equally. The Indian Armed Forces have always been doing it and it is not necessary for the Armed personnel who protect the country from the forefront with unequivocal commitment to get schooled from an ideologically indoctrinated group of authors and media platforms.
