My reasons were political and spiritual. The main political reason was the Ram Janmabhoomi issue. I was completely opposed to the demolition of the Babri Masjid. It was simply intolerant. The religion I know to be Hinduism is not like that. That was the main reason I came out of the RSS. Even when the issue started up in the mid-’80s I started distancing myself mentally. Now the Left takes the issue to the other extreme saying there was no Hindu temple there. I don’t fully agree with them either. But that’s a different matter.
