Hindu Aikya Vedi
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The Hindu Aikya Vedi or Hindu Ikyavedi or Hindu United Front is a "platform to bring all Hindu organizations together", active in the state of Kerala
in India
. The group is dedicated to bringing in various sections in Kerala Hindu society such as the Nair
s and the Ezhava
s under a single umbrella group. Unlike many Indian states, in Kerala minorities enjoy an overwhelming clout in politics besides financially commanding a better position vis a vis their Hindu counter parts. The HAV's stated goal is to "preserve the true cultural heritage of Kerala" by enlightening the masses about the inherent qualities of Hindu culture vis-a-vis semitic
/Abrahamic faiths. According to their leader, Sri. Kummanam Rajasekharan, their action plan consists of "CAP": Coordination, Agitation and Propaganda.
The group is known for its activism in preserving Hindu cultural unity and staging protests to secure Hindu sites of worship for Hindu use only. Currently, Hindu temples in Kerala are administered by the government through the Devaswam Boards of members nominated by the secular government. Often, even atheists are thus nominated. Hindu places of worship alone are subject to such government control.
. HAV also became party to litigations demanding CBI enquiry about the riots.
On Christians:
On Muslims:
Kerala
or Keralam is an Indian state located on the Malabar coast of south-west India. It was created on 1 November 1956 by the States Reorganisation Act by combining various Malayalam speaking regions....
in India
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
. The group is dedicated to bringing in various sections in Kerala Hindu society such as the Nair
Nair
Nair , also known as Nayar , refers to "not a unitary group but a named category of castes", which historically embody several castes and many subdivisions, not all of whom bore the Nair title. These people historically live in the present-day Indian state of Kerala...
s and the Ezhava
Ezhava
The Ezhavas are a community with origins in the region presently known as Kerala. They are also known as Ilhava, Irava, Izhava and Erava in the south of the region; as Chovas, Chokons and Chogons in Central Travancore; and as Tiyyas, Thiyas and Theeyas in Malabar...
s under a single umbrella group. Unlike many Indian states, in Kerala minorities enjoy an overwhelming clout in politics besides financially commanding a better position vis a vis their Hindu counter parts. The HAV's stated goal is to "preserve the true cultural heritage of Kerala" by enlightening the masses about the inherent qualities of Hindu culture vis-a-vis semitic
Semitic
In linguistics and ethnology, Semitic was first used to refer to a language family of largely Middle Eastern origin, now called the Semitic languages...
/Abrahamic faiths. According to their leader, Sri. Kummanam Rajasekharan, their action plan consists of "CAP": Coordination, Agitation and Propaganda.
The group is known for its activism in preserving Hindu cultural unity and staging protests to secure Hindu sites of worship for Hindu use only. Currently, Hindu temples in Kerala are administered by the government through the Devaswam Boards of members nominated by the secular government. Often, even atheists are thus nominated. Hindu places of worship alone are subject to such government control.
Leaders
- Founder Chairman : Jagadguru Swami Sathyananda SaraswathiSwami Sathyananda SaraswathiSwami Sathyananda Saraswathi also known as Chenkottukonam Swamiji, was a Hindu spiritual teacher, orator, historian and religious scholar. He was the founder of Hindu Aikya Vedi, and remained its chairman until his death....
- Chairperson : Smt.Sasikalateacher
- Genaral Secretary : Kummanam Rajasekharan
- Genaral Secretary : E.S.Biju
- Organising secretary: K.P.Haridas
- Co-Organising secretary: M.Radhakrishnan
- Co-Organising secretary: K.R.kannan
- Secretary: Brahmachari Bhargavaram
- Treasurer: Aravindakshan Nair
- District President P C Surendradas
- General Secretary P Rajesh
Relief effort following Marad Massarcre
Hindu Aikya Vedi along with other Sangh Parivar outfits lead a tenacious campaign highlighting the plight of 'Arayas' (Hindu fishermen folk), who where the victims of the Marad massacreMarad Massacre
The Marad massacre was the killing of eight Hindus by a Muslim mob on 2 May 2003 at the Marad beach of the Kozhikode district, Kerala, India. One attacker, Mohammed Ashker was hit by accident and was also killed. The judicial commission that probed the incident concluded that the Indian Union...
. HAV also became party to litigations demanding CBI enquiry about the riots.
Save temples campaign
(Christian)-Colonialism and conversion of Hindu people into christian fold are going hand in hand from the beginning of sixteenth century .The conversion agenda was effectively resisted or confronted till the days of independence, by local ruling authorities. But in 1947 the conversion machinery tactfully switched loyalty to the new ruling class and political set up.They enacted so many legislation to disable the Hindu system by perverting the Constitution of India using corrupt and nepotist politicians and judicial officers time to time . From the time of British Resident rule in Kerala, The christian lobby is engaged in anti Hindu,anti Temple activities.The Churches at Paalayoor and Malayaattoor are the direct evidence of occupancy of Hindu Temples by force. The present Devaswom Boards which are (mis)managing the Hindu temples are only the continuation of the British-Christian creation by colnel Munro, the Resident;which continues the destructive agenda.So the Hindu fold is trying to get off with so called secular- anti Hindu Yoke.Hindu Aikya Vedi's Stand
Hindu Aikya Vedi maintains its position that,they are not against the practicing or preaching of any particlular faith ,but against proselytization carried out mostly by certain christian groups. Proselytization is deemed unlawful under Indian constitution .They also point at the dubious stand taken by the Church on occasions such as the Bnei menashe#Controversy in India, where it vehemently opposed rabbis who were facilitating the conversion of tribal christians which will enable them to perform aliyahAliyah
Aliyah is the immigration of Jews to the Land of Israel . It is a basic tenet of Zionist ideology. The opposite action, emigration from Israel, is referred to as yerida . The return to the Holy Land has been a Jewish aspiration since the Babylonian exile...
Statements made by members of Hindu Aikya Vedi
On preventing conversion:- "We need to have missionaries in each Taluk of the State. We should ensure that not even a single conversion takes place here." – Sri. Kummanam Rajasekharan, Chairman of the HAV
On Christians:
- "Christian sects have drawn up elaborate plans for total evangelization of Hindus in Kerala. While Churches like the Pentecost are aggressively and directly trying to convert Hindus, other sections like the Catholics and Orthodox are bit indirect and concentrate more on 'social and humanitarian' services. But the motive is same. Christian churches and groups have 29,000 missionaries in the State including the clergy." – Sri. Kummanam Rajasekharan, Chairman of the HAV
On Muslims:
- "Muslims are blunt and direct. In the recent past, Islamic fundamentalists forces have become more organized and powerful in the state than ever before. Their influence in both the LDF and UDF in growing day by day. Many of their places of worship have become dumping ground for weapons. They prefer physical confrontation and indulge in any tactics ranging from threatening to use of weapons to target Hindus. Such Muslim organizations in the state have national and international terrorist connections." – Sri. Kummanam Rajasekharan, Chairman of the HAV