‘No doubt the communists get quick results because when you adopt the means of annihilating a man, they do not remain to oppose you. Humanity does not only want economic values; it also wants spiritual values to be retained. Permanent communist dictatorship has paid no attention to spiritual values and does not seem to intend to. The means adopted by the communists are equally clear, short and swift; one is violence and second is dictatorship of the proletariat.” These are the words of Babasaheb B R Ambedkar in his famous speech, ‘Buddha or Karl Marx?’. In it, he minces no words to bring out the real face of communism, which remains to annihilate man.

In India’s history, Dalits have frequently been at the receiving end of violent massacres. The Marichjhapi massacre in West Bengal under the Jyoti Basu-led Left Front government is a prime example that doesn’t get media attention and is left out of mainstream discussions. Kerala Chief Minister

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