Once a poet commented that a statue was silent but
when you demolish it, thousands of mouths start speaking. That’s what has
happened when statue of Lenin was demolished in Tripura. It sparked of a
debate, outcries and protest all over. The Sanghi Gang has come up with their set
of arguments and most interesting of these being – Why make noise over a foreigner’s
statue? What was contribution of Lenin to India etc. etc.
Well, while Lenin was foreigner but he was not
merely a Russian phenomenon. He was icon as well as a guide to working class
and deprived world over. He developed science of Marxism to a new level and was
not confined to just Russia. He symbolizes the taking of power by working class
for the first time in history of world and working towards building a just and
egalitarian society. It is like saying Newton’s laws of motion or theory of gravitation
is English phenomenon.
But leaving
all this for time being let us see the hollowness of their arguments about freedom
struggle.
Khiar brothers requested Lenin on 23 November 1918
to help Freedom Struggle and Lenin enthusiastically obliged. Even before
Russian revolution Lenin has supported Indian Freedom struggle and appreciate
greatly the strike of workers against the arrest of Tilak. When Tilak was charged with
sedition and sentenced to six years' imprisonment in Burma, Lenin described it
as "infamous sentence pronounced by the British jackals on the Indian
democrat Tilak." In hailing Tilak as a democrat and condemning his unjust
treatment at the hands of the British, Lenin made invaluable contributions in
recognising the leadership of India in the first decade of the 20th century for
the cause of India's freedom. Tilak hailed Lenin in his paper Kesri.
In 1919, Mahendra Pratap and Baraktullah established
“Indian Revolutionary Association” Lenin has helped them with training in
warfare. Interested people can read anecdotes of Raja Mahendra Pratap.
On May 20th, 1920 Lenin addressed a
meeting of above organization and asserted that unity of Hindus and Muslims will
be a key factor in success of Indian freedom struggle and wished for the unity
of working class.
It was Lenin who also inspired Bhagat Singh and
his Colleagues. The incident of His reading Lenin’s book in last time is very
well known.
It was Lenin who arranged for training of manufacturing
bombs and weapons to Dr. Gaya Prasad Katiyar and associates who were members of
HRSA.
Many more things can be added but we should ask a
counter question. What is the contribution of RSS and its functionaries? Savarkar’s
apology and succumbing to British is well known. so is the incident of Atal Bihari
working as police agent.
Their main ideologue was
dissuading Indian people from participating in freedom struggle (read his own writings),
was helping British to sabotaging quit India movement.
Before taking the name
of Indian Freedom Struggle they must look back their role in that. They have a
history of betrayal of the country and using
methods of spreading lies and hatred.
