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Hindutva DIchotomy on south Indian culture only exposes their hollowness

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  Im sure you all have seen comments on YouTube videos of films such as Bahubali and other dubbed mythological and films which feature Sanskrit  and vernacular devotional songs from Telugu and other south Indian languages as to how celebration of Hinduism is possible(or rather allowed) only in that industry. And praise south Indians as those who maintain true Hindu culture compared to Bollywood which revels in Islamic  aesthetics and Muslim apologetics. However these same individuals turn around and say that south Indian are either misguided or anti national for not voting for BJP (even as the latter are making considerable inroads). What explains this dichotomy? A political analogy which holds true for the last 50 or so years is apt. The average leftist in western countries agitates for more and more taxation and government intrusion for the sake of the "Greater good" whether is healthcare, welfare, schools, homeless shelters and so on. All the while they are far less likely