The newly appointed Chairman of the Indian Council of Historical Research(ICHR) Shri Y.S.Rao seems to be a supporter of the caste system in India. A report in the Times of India is reproduced below in this connection. Is the BJP government supporting this position of appreciating the hated caste system which has been the curse of india for centuries and even now have its repercussions ? The common people of the country wants this mad system of castes to be removed for all times to come.

“NEW DELHI: The newly-appointed chairman of Indian Council of Historical Research (ICHR) Yellapragada Sudershan Rao appears to be a votary of the caste system. In a blog written in 2007, Rao had said that the “positive aspects of Indian culture are so deep that the merits of ancient systems would be rejuvenated.”

In the blog-article titled, ‘Indian Caste System: A Reappraisal’, he wrote: “The (caste) system was working well in ancient times and we do not find any complaint from any quarters against it. It is often misinterpreted as an exploitative social system for retaining economic and social status of certain vested interests of the ruling class”