Cd, here is my simple explanation to your question--" How,in an avowedly SECULAR democracy has a religious minority come to play such an important role in governance?"
In India,while the minorities are organised around their book and their prophets,the majority faith is totally unorganised.In fact,it is unorganisable at all.With 33 crore Gods to be propitiated,one can understand how impossible it is to organise Hinduism.Vote bank politics have made it worse.Since the minorities are organised,they become readymade vote banks.But the Hindu majority does not behave or vote as majority.This is so even on issues of faith, as the divergent faiths and Gods within Hinduism makes it difficult for them to unite like minorities.It is a small wonder then,why Bihari quipster Mr Paswan has been rooting for a Muslim chief minister in Bihar.The word " secular" stinks to high heavens in India.KJD
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