“Sovereign, socialist, secular, democratic republic” is how India is referred to in the preamble of the Constitution. However, J. Nandakumar, a key RSS leader and All India Convenor Prajna Pravah, a Sangh offshoot, wants India to reconsider the inclusion of the word “secular”, claiming secularism is a “western, Semitic concept”. In an exclusive interview to IANS, Nandakumar said: “Secularism is a western, Semitic concept. It came into existence in the West. It was actually against Papal dominance.” He argued that India does not need a secular ethos as the nation has moved “way beyond secularism” since it believes in universal…