Ok. Tell me, will you provide jobs to Brahmins? In this Kali-yuga, Brahmins don different disguises only to fill their stomachs. Morning they go to temples and work as priests to earn money. Later they wear pant-shirt and go to work at office. I do not find anything wrong in their actions.

It is purely up to these Brahmins to protect their disciplines. It is up to them to protect their own spiritual practices. It is up to them to protect their obligatory duties. It is their dharma that they should protect. It is up to them to protect their disciplined training. There are many who abide by their disciplines even without publicising their caste.

Swamiji has asked all Hindus to wear a bindi on their forehead. Tell me, how many are sincerely following this small rule? Remember that caste is not at all important. It is immaterial. Ultimately, we are all Hindus. More importantly, we are primarily Indians. It is my view and I refuse to change my view.

How a person lives within the four walls of his home, is his wish. God has not given us that right. On one hand we have IAS officers who smear their forehead with Vibhuti when going to work. Can they be thrown from job because of it? Can a Sikh be asked to remove his turban? That is their personal disciplines and their faith. If someone asks me, I will say that I am a Hindu and more importantly I am firstly an Indian.

(Q&A sessions 13 Dec 2015)