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Explore the journey of the Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM) and its vision of tribal emancipation in Jharkhand. Since its formation, JMM has partnered with various parties, from Congress to BJP, always insisting on the inclusion of the marginalized as its core ideology. The video traces the rise of Hemant Soren, a humble Adivasi leader who emphasized Adivasi unity and the rights of the marginalized.

Despite many ups and downs, the JMM's core ideology remains the same, standing for the poor, deprived, exploited, including tribals, Dalits, backward classes, and minorities. This video provides a comprehensive look into the long journey of the party spanning more than 50 years, the formation of a strong political ideology, and the unwavering spirit of a Santhal leader—Shibu Soren—who dared to speak against the moneylenders in the 1970s.

Tune in to learn more about JMM's journey from a socialist struggle for land to a fight for a separate state and rights to Jal, Jungle, and Jameen.

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00:00 Outlook brings to you excerpts from its latest issue titled "Farewell Ideology".
00:06 India's tryst with ideology has been more complex than the West's.
00:10 We have caste and region, language and socialism.
00:14 All these are forces in their own right.
00:17 In different times and in different contexts within our country, one has trumped the other.
00:23 Outlook's latest issue looks at some of the regional and national political parties
00:28 and the shifts in their ideological stance as they strive to navigate political power,
00:33 coalition politics and opportunism.
00:36 It is a reminder for us and for them about what they stood for once, lest we forget.
00:43 Left, Right and Centre
00:45 By Abhig Bhattacharya and Muhammad Asghar Khan from Outlook
00:49 Since the formation of Jharkhand, the Jharkhand Mukti Morcha has partnered with various parties,
00:55 ranging from the Congress to the BJP.
00:58 It, however, insists that the inclusion of the marginalised is at the centre of its ideology.
01:04 On a May afternoon in 2009, a young man in his early 30s,
01:09 sporting a moustache and sharing uncanny similarities with his father, Dishom Guru, Shibu Soren,
01:16 suddenly got to know that it was his turn.
01:19 Soren's paternal house in Ramgarh, around 50 km from Jharkhand's capital, Rachi,
01:25 was yet to get over the death of their eldest son, Durga.
01:28 But the brother didn't even have time to mourn.
01:31 He had to take the mantle. He knew Guruji needed help.
01:35 The year 2009 changed the political fate of the Soren family and, by consequence, that of Jharkhand Mukti Morcha.
01:43 A new leader was born in him and Soren, who not only spoke of the rights of the marginalised,
01:49 but also emphasised Adivasi unity by evocating the Sarnadharma,
01:55 an ideological resistance to the efforts of the right-wing to incorporate Adivasis within the broader Hindu fold.
02:02 In the last 15 years, from the emergence of Soren as a humble Adivasi leader
02:07 to his recent arrest for his alleged involvement in a land scam,
02:11 the JMM has witnessed many ups and downs.
02:15 Sometimes it was found aligning politically with right-wing parties like the BJP,
02:20 with whom they have ideologically contested historically.
02:24 And sometimes it hobnobbed with traditional allies like the Congress and the Rashtriya Janata Dal.
02:30 However, as the recent social media post of Kalpana Soren, the JMM's new face and Soren's wife, mentions,
02:38 the core ideology of the party has remained the same.
02:42 It still stands for the poor, deprived and exploited, including tribals, Dalits, backward classes and minorities, writes Soren.
02:52 To talk about the ideology, one must nevertheless look into the long journey of the party spanning more than 50 years.
02:59 The history that predates Durga, Hemant, Kalpana, Sita, Basant and other Sorens lies in the formation of a strong political ideology
03:10 that survived consecutive storms and the unwavering spirit of the Santhal leader, Shibu Soren,
03:17 who dared to speak against the moneylenders in the 1970s and held the Dikus, the outsiders, culpable for the fate of Jharkhandis.
03:27 For this and more, read the latest issue of Outlook.

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