Slowly and steadily, RSS groups prepare ground for ‘delisting’ of converted tribals
Janjati Suraksha Manch has given impetus to the old demand, fitting in with RSS's larger ideological project, over the last two years. At the same time, RSS ensures regional sensibilities are kept in mind
Written by Deeptiman Tiwary
New Delhi | Updated: December 29, 2023 07:36 IST
The JSM formed around 2006, with an aim to raise the issue of delisting converted tribals, is headed by national convenor Ganesh Ram Bhagat, a former minister in the Raman Singh-led Chhattisgarh Cabinet.
As festivities were being held to celebrate Christmas and ring in the New Year, members of tribal communities gathered under the aegis of a relatively new organisation – the Janjati Suraksha Manch (JSM) – and held separate rallies in Jharkhand and Tripura demanding the delisting of tribals who have converted, essentially to Christianity, from the list of Scheduled Tribes (STs). [. . .]
