Since its inception, the Congress party has resorted to Muslim appeasement politics in the name of secularism. So much so that, the Congress party has today come to be known as a Muslim party, with the Muslims voting en-bloc. The 2023 Karnataka elections is a testimony to this phenomenon.
Congress leaders go out of the way to appease the so-called minority community sometimes at the cost of Hindus. This includes incumbent party President Mallikarjun Kharge.
But did you know that Kharge himself is a victim of Razakar Violence?
Who Are The Razakars?
The Razakars, the private militia of the Majlis-e-Itihadul Muslimeen (the pre-cursor to today’s AIMIM) headed Kasim Razvi, was sanctioned by the Nizam of Hyderabad to crackdown a civil uprising that was in favor of joining the Indian Union.
The Razakars, at the behest of the Nizam, went on a rampage going village after village plundering, kidnapping and murdering people. After getting the green signal from the Nizam, they started an ethnic genocide of Hindus in rural Telangana. The Bhairanpally massacre though not much spoken about remains etched in the consciousness of the people living in the region.
Kharge Lost His Family Members To Razakar Violence
Mallikarjun Kharge was born in 1942 in Varavatti village of Bhalki taluka in Bidar district to a Dalit family. His father’s name was Mapanna and mother’s name was Saibavva.
The incident happened in 1948 when Kharge was just 7 years old. Parts of what is today known as ‘Hyderabad Karnataka’ in which modern day Bidar falls, faced the wrath of Razakars. Bhalki, like several other villages up to Maharashtra, was under siege of the Razakars.
Mallikarjuna Kharge in an interview had narrated the story of his mother’s death in his childhood that would make one teary-eyed. He said that when he was playing near his house and his father was working in the agricultural field, the Razakars set fire to their tin shed house. Kharge lost his mother and sister to the fire set off by the Razakars while he himself had a narrow escape.
Apparently, Kharge and his father were left alone in the family, and no one came forward to give them shelter in the surrounding villages due to the fear of the Razakars.
In an interview to News 18, Priyank Kharge, the son of Mallikarjun Kharge said “My grandfather was working in the fields when a neighbour rushed to tell him that the Razakars had set their tin-roof home on fire. The Razakars were attacking every village in sight. They were a four lakh-strong army and were acting on their own as they did not have a leader. My grandfather rushed home, but could only save my father, who was within his arm’s reach. It was too late to save my grandmother and aunt who died in the tragedy.”
According to Priyank, his father and grandfather hid themselves in a dense shrubbery fearing for their lives. They then proceeded to meet their grandfather’s brother serving in the Army in Pune. However, he had gone to Gulbarga (Kalaburagi today).
Mallikarjun and his father went to Gulbarga and started life afresh there. Kharge’s father took up a job at a textile mill called MSK Mills.
This is the tragic story albeit less known story of the current Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge.
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