In 2009, Mr. Kamath co-authored a biographical sketch ofNarendra Modi book titledNarendra Modi: The Architect of a Modern State, at a time when Modi's reputation was considerably affected as a result of the2002 Gujarat riots; post his ascent into national politics, a newer version of the book was published asThe Man of the Moment: Narendra Modi.[13][14] Kamath was a board-member ofManipal Academy of Higher Education and was also the Honorary Director of the School of Communication, since its inception in 1997.[1]
He died on the morning of October 9, 2014, from a cardiac arrest atKasturba Hospital;[13] he was hospitalized since a few days back due to geriatric ailments.[2][15]
Malini Parthasarathy notes him to have longstanding sympathies withHindutva—one of his columns following themurder of Graham Staines by Hindutva extremists sought to justify the incident as a spontaneous repercussion against conversions, if the government were not willing to step in—in what she deems that as a blatant incitement of hate crimes.[16] Others have shared similar views[17] and he has also extensively written in the official mouthpiece of RSS -Organiser.[18][19] Kamath has been noted to be an astute journalist, whose opinions swayed with the tune of the majority; his stance on theBabri Masjid demolition was quite negative in the immediate aftermathbut after about a decade, he deemed that as an act of valiance that restored the self-respect of Hindus and rejoiced about how the state, of Hindu India being under continual siege since the first Islamic invasions, was reversed for the first time.[20][21][17] In the immediate aftermaths of the enactment of Mandal Commission recommendations, when RSS increasingly leaned towards a hardcore Brahmanical approach, Kamath had written of the need to maintain Hindu unity and negate the fall-outs of an impendingShudra revolution.[22]Alexander Evans had noted his efforts in racist communalisation of theKashmir conflict; Kamath deemed the region to belong solely to the Pandits and not to the Muslims, who were allegedly alone-responsible for the decline of their culture.[23]Rajmohan Gandhi notes him to be a staunch Hindu.[24]
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