Was Indian president K.R. Narayana denied entry in to a temple for being a Dalit?

No. President KR Narayana was denied entry, not because he was a dalit, but because he was considered an Ati-Shudra (ex-untouchable) by the so called high caste Brahmins. The President too considered himself as an Ati-Shudra (Ati shudras were outside the varna system and treated as untouchables) and therefore didn't mind the insult. Otherwise, he would have quoted from the Indian Constitution that it is anti constitutional and anti Indian to deny temple entry to another so called ‘Hindu’, the offence punishable with imprisonment.

A dalit is a continually oppressed /suppressed /downtrodden INDIVIDUAL, a victim and NOT a name for any particular GROUP of people. A Brahmin who is continually a victim of atrocities is a dalit. Most Shudra's and Ati-Shudrs are dalits because they are continually suppressed by the Manuvadis.(What is the exact meaning of Hindi word, “Dalit”?)

The president wasn't a dalit because he doesn't fall in this definition of dalit. In fact, he was in a favourable environment and doors of opportunities were opened for him which eventually led him to becoming the president of India. How is that oppression ? This President was certainly not downtrodden despite his Ati-Shudra status. This Ati-Shudra, in this instance, indirectly supported Casteism by not raising his voice.

Those who consider themselves as Shudras or Ati Shudras should prevent themselves from becoming dalits (the victims) and should either stop going to temples to avoid being beaten

OR

more wisely, simply stop falling in the trap of Manuvadi Brahmins who have, for their own selfish interest, very cleverly made them believe that they are Shudras and Ati Shudras.

Call the spade ‘a spade’. The Brahmin is called a Brahmin, so why should a person who believes in the varna system and falls in the Shudra /Ati-Shudra category not be referred to as a Shudra (or Ati shudra) instead of a dalit.

NOTE:

Another Personality who is often wrongly referred to as a dalit was one of the greatest humanitarian and social reformers the world has witnessed, Dr. B.R Ambedkar.

Author:  Shekhar Bodhakar

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