Special Report: PM Modi's Hindutva Push From Ayodhya To Goa Unveils New Political Narrative

On this Special Report, the focus is on the Bharatiya Janata Party’s (BJP) renewed push for cultural Hindutva following recent electoral victories. The programme highlights three major events: the Dhwaja Rohan in Ayodhya, the Lakshakanta Gita Parayana in Udupi, and Prime Minister Narendra Modi unveiling a 77-foot bronze statue of Lord Ram in Goa. The Unidentified speaker notes the PM’s emphasis on letting go of the ‘Macaulay mindset’ and describes the Ram Mandir as an emblem of ‘cultural decolonization’. The report explores whether the opposition has a counter to this coordinated narrative, which is being bolstered ‘brick by brick’ to monopolize the language of nationalism. The coverage underscores how these symbolic inaugurations signal that the ruling party is going all out on cultural nationalism.