Is Gita really an extremist book?

GN Bureau | December 20, 2011



After uproar in parliament, the government has strongly taken up with the Russian authorities the matter of a move in Russia to ban the Hindu scripture Bhagwad Gita. A group linked to the Christian Orthodox Church had described the text as 'extremist'. The Christian Orthodox Church has demanded a ban on the holy book due to conflict of interests between the Russian followers of Lord Krishna and the local authorities in the Siberian region of Tomsk.

Indian ambassador to Russia Ajai Malhotra has called the Gita “perhaps the most important scripture that you can find in the world which through Lord Krishna's message to Arjuna teaches us selfless service to God and humanity.” Do you think the book has really extremist content?
 

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