India is a socialist, secular, democratic republic. But to what extend India is secular?
Each and everything is based on caste and religion in India. Even the Indian political system is not secular in nature. This in-secular nature is visible from the time when responsibilities are shared among party workers. Elections are the time when this is most exposed. During the allotment of seats, during the selection of ministers, everything is based on caste and religion.
Kerala is a state which has almost 100% literacy. But even in the state of Kerala, the situation is not so different. Religious organizations have a direct control over the political system. Political parties are selecting the candidates based on the inputs from them, even though half-heartedly, because they fear a leak in votes from a particular community.
Even the reservations provided by the government are based on caste. It is time to do away with the reservations based on caste and religion. Rather reservations should be based on financial backwardness. But it is a fact that people from backward caste are treated with untouchability by their upper caste counterparts. The mentality of the public should change in order to have a change in this situation.
This is the time when everyone should think in the way of Sree Narayana Guru, ‘one caste, one religion, one God for mankind’.
