Hari Om

"Hari Om" is a sacred mantra—Hari, the remover of sins, and Om, the cosmic vibration of divinity. To bear this name is to carry Vishnu’s blessing. Yet, for Hari Om, a 38-year-old Dalit laborer in Rae Bareli, UP , this divine name offered no protection. On October 2, 2025, he was stripped, beaten, and lynched by a mob of alleged BJP-affiliated "Baba gang" members over a theft accusation. Tied up, humiliated with casteist slurs like "chamar," and tortured to death, Hari Om’s sacred name was defiled by those claiming to uphold Hindu values.

The irony stings deeper. In his final moments, Hari Om didn’t call on the so called "pro-Hindu" BJP or chant "Jai Shri Ram." Gasping for life, he cried, "Rahul Gandhi ji, bachao!" Why would a Dalit Hindu, bearing a divine name, invoke Rahul Gandhi, branded "anti-Hindu" by the BJP and mainstream media? Because in that moment of terror, it wasn’t religion or caste that mattered—it was humanity. Rahul, a consistent voice for Dalit dignity from Hathras to Rae Bareli, represented hope, not the hollow "Hindu unity" peddled by his killers.

The "Baba gang," reportedly BJP’s local enforcers, acted with impunity, boasting of "Baba’s rule" as they brutalized bulldozed Hari Om. Videos on social media show the savagery, yet police delayed the FIR for 24 hours until public outrage forced five arrests. In Uttar Pradesh, where 15,000 Dalit atrocities were reported in 2024, this is no anomaly—it’s a pattern. The BJP’s Hindutva, waving the flag of "Jai Shri Ram," sidelines the SC/ST communities—70% of Hindus—while shielding upper-caste dominance.

Hari Om’s death shatters the narrative that BJP alone represents Hindus, or that Rahul Gandhi is "anti-Hindu."

Is "Hari Om" less divine than "Jai Shri Ram" when borne by a Dalit?
Is a "Dalit" less "Hindu" than dominant castes?
No religion saved Hari Om; no saffron slogan shielded him.

It was Rahul’s compassion, not caste or creed, that earned his dying trust. Let’s reject the lie that divides Hindus by party or caste and honor the humanity that Hari Om sought in his final breath

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