Over the years, the BJP-RSS propaganda ecosystem has persistently spread a doctored narrative claiming that former Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh once said “Muslims have the first right over the country’s resources.” This fabricated claim has been weaponized through speeches, social media forwards, and troll armies to paint Dr. Singh — and by extension, the Congress party — as “anti-Hindu.”
However, fact-checks, official records, and the actual transcript of the 2006 speech reveal this claim to be an outright lie, surgically edited and circulated with a clear political objective.
🧠 What Dr. Manmohan Singh Actually Said
In December 2006, while addressing the National Development Council, Dr. Singh spoke about the need to uplift all marginalized communities, including SCs, STs, OBCs, women, children, and minorities — especially the Muslim community, which had been highlighted in the Sachar Committee Report for lagging behind in socio-economic indicators.
Actual quote:
“…we must devise innovative plans to ensure that minorities, particularly the Muslim minority, are empowered to share equitably in the fruits of development.”
He never said Muslims have the “first right” to the nation’s assets. That phrasing is a manufactured distortion — a political fiction turned into “viral truth.”
📚 Fact-Check References:
🔗 BoomLive
🔗 Deccan Herald
🚨 Why the BJP-RSS Keeps Reviving This Fake Claim
1. To Manufacture Hatred Against Congress in the Hearts of Hindu Voters
The BJP knows it cannot win elections on development or economic delivery alone. Instead, it uses communal polarization to emotionally anchor Hindu voters against the Congress. By falsely projecting Congress as a “Muslim-first” party, they sow resentment and solidify their grip over the majority vote bank.
This is why they routinely refer to Congress as “Khangress” — an Islamophobic slur meant to paint the party as controlled by Muslims or pandering to them.
2. To Erase Congress’s Real Legacy of Nation-Building
By demonizing leaders like Dr. Singh and Nehru through lies and half-truths, BJP attempts to:
- Rewrite history
- Discredit Congress’s policy legacy (RTI, RTE, MGNREGA, economic reforms)
- Justify their own failures by saying “Congress was worse”
Instead of competing with facts, they create false moral binaries — Congress as anti-national, BJP as saviours.
3. To Distract from Real Issues Like Unemployment, Price Rise, Crony Capitalism
Hate is a distraction — and propaganda is a smokescreen.
While India faces record unemployment, declining institutions, rural distress, and media capture, the BJP keeps Hindus emotionally charged through:
- Fake statements like this
- Obsessive blame on Nehru or Sonia Gandhi
- Manufactured identity threats
This creates a perpetual election environment, where voters vote based on fear, not facts.
4. To Inject Conspiracy and Suspicion into the Congress Legacy
One common tactic is spreading the false claim that Feroze Gandhi was a Muslim, which is factually incorrect. Feroze Gandhi was born into a Parsi family and had no links to Islam. Yet, BJP IT cells routinely circulate this fake narrative to:
- De-legitimize the Nehru-Gandhi family
- Create an “outsider-Muslim” label
- Brand Congress as “foreign” or “anti-Hindu” by association
This is not just disinformation. It is a sustained psychological operation designed to manipulate Hindu identity consciousness against historical truth.
5. To Create a Hindu vs. Muslim Political Binary Where BJP Appears as the Only Hindu Option
The ultimate aim of this distortion is to reduce Indian politics to a Hindu vs. Muslim narrative. In this binary:
- Congress is painted as Muslim-appeasing
- BJP becomes the sole protector of Hindu interests
This narrative helps the BJP consolidate Hindu votes across castes, classes, and regions—particularly in North India—where real economic data might otherwise cost them politically.
✅ Conclusion: Truth Is the First Casualty of Propaganda
Dr. Manmohan Singh is a man of proven integrity, intellect, and national vision. Under his leadership:
- India saw record economic growth
- RTI empowered citizens
- Terror attacks were handled with resolve and restraint
- Institutions were respected, not captured
Falsely accusing him of “Muslim appeasement” is not only a lie — it’s a dangerous political weapon used to divide India and keep voters angry, distracted, and misinformed.
When leaders lie to win elections, democracy loses.
When voters believe hate over history, the nation suffers.
