How Long Do Shudras Have to Continue Endorsing Insults? Pragya Thakurâs comment about Shudras echoes what her compatriots say but there is no protest by the Sangh Parivar or even opposition politicians. Young OBC students participating in street plays. Photo: Sukanya Shantha Pragya Singh Thakur is a militant and firebrand Kshatriya woman leader of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). She recently said in a meeting of the Kshatriya Samaj in Bhopal: âIf you call a Kshatriya a Kshatriya, they do not feel bad; call a Brahmin a Brahmin, they do not feel bad; call a Vaishya a Vaishya, they do not feel bad. But if you call a Shudra a Shudra, they feel bad. Why is it so? Because of ignorance, they are unable to understand.â