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Fight U.S. hegemony: Yechury

Chitradurga: India is facing difficulties both at the global level and at home. At the global level, the U.S. with the help of the World Trade Organisation (WTO), International Monetary Fund (IMF) and World Bank is trying to impose imperialist policies, while communal forces and hardliners were trying to destroy peace and harmony in the country,

Communist Party of India (Marxist) Polit Bureau member Sitaram Yechury has said.

He was participating in a lecture session as part of the Sharana Samskriti Utsava organised by Murugharajendra Math, here on Saturday.

He said that developed countries were making attempts to weaken developing countries. They were not only trying to cripple India’s economy, but also disturbing the tradition and culture by trying to impose uni-culture in these countries, he charged.

Referring to an international survey conducted in the backward nations of South Africa, where illiteracy was alarmingly high, the children were shown the photos of animated characters like Mickey and Donald.

“Surprisingly, over 95 per cent illiterate children could identify the characters, where poverty and illiteracy are extremely high. By this, we can easily judge the gravity of the situation, at which the U.S. is trying to bring uni-culture in the world by destroying the local culture. The U.S. wants to convert culture into business,” he charged.

Mr. Yechury said that the U.S. was emphasising on three WWWs (war, wealth and weapon) and these have to be countered with three PPPs (peace, progress and prosperity).

He felt that the people of India should united fight not only American hegemony but also communal forces at home.

Reacting to a comment that being an “atheist” why was he participating in a programme organised by a religious centre, Mr. Yechury said it was the right of an individual to be a believer or an atheist. However, being an atheist did not mean hurting the sentiments of believers.

On the Datta Peetha issue, he said that no community had the right to impose its belief on others.

“People find solace at Bababudangiri shrine irrespective of their caste. So why browbeat people to follow one specific belief?” he asked.

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