The visit of Errol Musk—father of tech billionaire Elon Musk—to the ram Mandir in ayodhya with reported VVIP access has sparked considerable outrage, especially given his controversial personal history. Accusations of domestic abuse, unethical relationships, and troubling behavior, including allegations of being a drug addict and a self-confessed admirer of problematic ideologies, raise serious questions about the values being upheld by those who granted him such honors. In a country where millions of devout Hindus dream of visiting the ram temple, witnessing someone like Errol Musk being given privileged entry not on the basis of devotion, but celebrity association, deeply undermines the sanctity of the site.
The contradiction becomes even more glaring when juxtaposed with past actions by the bjp and affiliated groups. For example, when Akhilesh Yadav, a former chief minister and a practicing Hindu, visited a temple in Kannauj, certain fringe elements affiliated with Hindutva politics symbolically "cleansed" the temple afterward—suggesting that political dissent, not personal character, dictates one's religious legitimacy in their eyes. This selective sanctimony exposes the hollow nature of what critics now call "performative Hinduism"—a façade that weaponizes faith when convenient but abandons it for optics, influence, or Western validation.
At a deeper level, such incidents reflect a broader inferiority complex within sections of the political and cultural right wing in India, especially the BJP-RSS ecosystem. The perceived need to impress Western figures—often white, powerful, and completely disconnected from indian traditions—reveals a desire for global endorsement that contradicts their outward projection of cultural pride and civilizational self-sufficiency. When someone with a disturbing background like Errol Musk is welcomed with reverence, while fellow indians are sidelined or vilified for ideological differences, it sends a troubling message: that whiteness and wealth are more revered than virtue and values. This is not Dharma—it is desperation for approval wrapped in the language of faith.
The contradiction becomes even more glaring when juxtaposed with past actions by the bjp and affiliated groups. For example, when Akhilesh Yadav, a former chief minister and a practicing Hindu, visited a temple in Kannauj, certain fringe elements affiliated with Hindutva politics symbolically "cleansed" the temple afterward—suggesting that political dissent, not personal character, dictates one's religious legitimacy in their eyes. This selective sanctimony exposes the hollow nature of what critics now call "performative Hinduism"—a façade that weaponizes faith when convenient but abandons it for optics, influence, or Western validation.
At a deeper level, such incidents reflect a broader inferiority complex within sections of the political and cultural right wing in India, especially the BJP-RSS ecosystem. The perceived need to impress Western figures—often white, powerful, and completely disconnected from indian traditions—reveals a desire for global endorsement that contradicts their outward projection of cultural pride and civilizational self-sufficiency. When someone with a disturbing background like Errol Musk is welcomed with reverence, while fellow indians are sidelined or vilified for ideological differences, it sends a troubling message: that whiteness and wealth are more revered than virtue and values. This is not Dharma—it is desperation for approval wrapped in the language of faith.
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