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It’s Hindu vs Christians in Orissa, Brahmans vs the Maoists in 40% of the land mass of India, the 800,000 Indian Army soldiers against Kashmir in Indian Occupied Jammu and Kashmir, the entire vs the secessionist Seven Sisters, the extremist Hinduvata (RSS,BJP,Advani,Modi) vs the penury stricken Muslims, Tamil vs Sinhalese, and the Center vs Khalistani Sikhs. Almost every state of India has rebellion in it. The state as a country is a colossal failure and Bollywoods panglossian gloss cannot hide the fact that 75% of the population lives below Sub-Saharan poverty.
Two years on, the Maharashtra Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS) has arrested Sadhvi Pragya Thakur. In Madhya Pradesh, Mahashtra and Gujarat, a number of other Hindutva extremists have been detained for interrogation. They have reportedly found solid evidence of the existence of an elaborate, well-ramified terrorist network, which they suspect was involved in several recent bombings in different States, including the blasts in Malegaon and in Modasa in Gujarat in September. Saffron Terror. Praful Badawi
Within the last few days and weeks the international press is ablaze with the misdeeds of the Hinduvata.
Indian Gujarat woman raped, killed & burned by mobs along with 2000 other innocents under direction of Mr. Modi. The US has refused a via to Mr. Modi the Chief Minister of Gujarat supported by Governor Bobby Jindal. Bobby Jindal supported by and supports Indian Hotel Association. The same Association supports Modi.
A recent article in the Washington Post highlights the Hinduist terror. It does not give us a complete picture, but it does inform us about some of the recent happenings. The world has now begun to notice the facts about “Incredible India”.
MALEGAON, India — Every morning, dozens of Muslim men gather at a tea shop in this western textile town near the spot where a motorcycle bomb exploded in September during the Islamic holy month of Ramadan. The bomb killed six people, injured 101 and punctured the walls of the shop, whose clock stands frozen at the exact minute the bomb went off.
The men, slurping hot tea, pass around the newspaper to keep up with the ongoing investigation into the blast, which has led to the arrests of 10 Hindus here in Maharashtra state in recent weeks.
“We have always known that Hindu extremists were behind the blast, but we never thought the government would have the courage to arrest Hindus. The suspicion is always on Muslims,” said Ejaz Ahmad, the 32-year-old shop owner, who was injured in the bombing. “Now we feel there is justice.” Washington Post: In India, Controversy Over Hindus’ Arrests, Terrorism Case Sets Off Politicking, Protests. By Rama Lakshmi Washington Post Foreign Service, Monday, November 24, 2008; A12
This is an article written by the pugnacious Praful Bidawi sent to us by Bangladeshi Isha Khan.
But in the rest of the country, the arrests of Hindus in a terrorism case and the use of the new tag “Hindu terror” have sparked enormous controversy. The acrimonious political debate and the street demonstrations in support of the accused threaten to paralyze India’s concerted response to terrorism. The controversy also points to the growing complexities of combating tit-for-tat terrorism in this predominantly Hindu but officially secular nation.
Since May, several Indian cities have been rocked by bombings in crowded public places that killed more than 200 people. Police arrested scores of suspects from an outlawed Muslim student organization and a new Muslim group calling itself the Indian Mujaheddin, which asserted responsibility. But a handful of bombings in mosques and Muslim neighborhoods puzzled them. Saffron Terror. Praful Badawi
Then, in the past month, came the arrests of the 10 Hindus, including a self-styled female saint and an army officer. Washington Post: In India, Controversy Over Hindus’ Arrests, Terrorism Case Sets Off Politicking, Protests. By Rama Lakshmi Washington Post Foreign Service, Monday, November 24, 2008; A12
Police say that most of the 10 have been associated with or have attended meetings of a little-known group called Abhinav Bharat, or “New India,” which is under scrutiny on suspicion of plotting the Malegaon bombing. At meetings across the country in the past two years, according to police, members of the group have given fiery speeches advocating the creation of a Hindu nation, attacked India’s secular policies and urged Hindus to rise up against the Muslim extremist groups implicated in bomb attacks in India.
“They criticized the government and the police for being soft on terrorism,” said Shailendra Shrivastava, inspector general of police in the central Indian city of Bhopal, where some of the meetings were held. “What we are seeing today is reprisal bombings against Muslims.”
With every bombing this year, Hindu nationalist politicians played to the Hindu vote with denunciations of the growth of Islamist groups. And when the government arrested Muslim suspects, politicians vying for the Muslim vote would visit their families to express sympathy. This brazen appeal along religious lines has come to dominate India’s response to terrorism. Washington Post: In India, Controversy Over Hindus’ Arrests, Terrorism Case Sets Off Politicking, Protests. By Rama Lakshmi Washington Post Foreign Service, Monday, November 24, 2008; A12
ndian penury: The reality vs. the Bollywood marketing gloss:
Extremist Hindus show power using the Swastika in triple entendre–as an ancient Hindu symbol, reverence for Hitler and sign of Anti-Western Indian power
The ruling Congress party government in New Delhi, which had been under criticism for cracking down on Muslim suspects, is now being accused of placating Muslims ahead of crucial six-state elections by going after Hindu extremists.
“It is a great balancing act by the Congress government. To appease the Muslims, they are now arresting Hindus for terrorism,” said Himani Savarkar, 62, a Hindu nationalist and the president of Abhinav Bharat. Savarkar denied that the group had discussed bombs but said it works to “rouse Hindus out of their slumber and become alert to the danger around them from jihadi terrorism.” Washington Post: In India, Controversy Over Hindus’ Arrests, Terrorism Case Sets Off Politicking, Protests. By Rama Lakshmi Washington Post Foreign Service, Monday, November 24, 2008; A12
The government’s reluctance to bring Sangh Parivar fanatics to book is premised on the belief that Hindu extremists are somehow more “patriotic” and, therefore, less evil than Islamist extremists. This is a Hindu-majoritarian, anti-secular view. It presumes that Hindus, by virtue of being the majority, are quintessentially more committed to the Indian nation than Muslims or Christians, and hence deserving of sympathy. Saffron Terror. Praful Badawi
Such rhetoric has been part of India’s political landscape for two decades, as Hindu nationalist parties gained center stage with strident appeals to Hindu sentiment. But although scores of Hindu activists have been arrested for rioting, this is the first time any have been arrested on suspicion of terrorism.
The police got their first lead in the Malegaon case when forensic analysis revealed that the motorcycle was owned by a 36-year-old Hindu holy woman, Pragya Singh. They also claim to have records of telephone conversations that include Singh. Washington Post: In India, Controversy Over Hindus’ Arrests, Terrorism Case Sets Off Politicking, Protests. By Rama Lakshmi Washington Post Foreign Service, Monday, November 24, 2008; A12
There is a plethora of material available on the rising tide of Hinduist Saffronism. The “Drive By” mainstream media has not highlighted it because this philosophy has not challenged the West YET! For the past 100 years the philosophy has focused on building a cadre of youth who could help them in “nation building”. The struggle has been internally focused in trying to wrest the reigns of power inside “India”. Much like the Nazis the Hinduists work by blaming all other minorities. Much like Moussoulini “democracy” is a tool to be used to come into power.
These fascists used hate mongering to come to power. The Babri Masjid was was used to propel the Hindusists to power. A significant members of the Indian armed forces now subscribe to this philosophy. This interview with Swami Agnivesh is very telling and a bell weather of the times.
“We have evidence against all the accused for their respective roles in instigation, abetment, providing explosives and funding,” said Ajay Misar, the public prosecutor in the case, citing cellphone call records, bank statements, diaries, laptop data and confessions. “All the evidence will be scrutinized by court, not by political pressure or public opinion.”
But Singh’s attorney, Ganesh Sovani, said police beat his client with “flour-mill conveyor belts” to extract false confessions. “She sold her motorcycle in 2004. How can she be held responsible now? She had no control or knowledge of how and who used her bike,” Sovani said.
Police say that another suspect, Lt. Col. Srikant Prasad Purohit, provided combat training and explosives to Hindu activists and that they have a text message he sent to another accused after Singh’s arrest. The message allegedly reads: “Cat is out of the bag. Singh has sung. Please delete my number.”
Many Indians have expressed shock and embarrassment at the sensational findings unfolding daily on television. Washington Post: In India, Controversy Over Hindus’ Arrests, Terrorism Case Sets Off Politicking, Protests. By Rama Lakshmi Washington Post Foreign Service, Monday, November 24, 2008; A12
Clearly, behind such attacks is a certain ideology at work whose major objective is to create hatred between the different communities. That, rather than just killing innocent people, is the real objective of those behind these dastardly and cowardly acts. These forces, who could be both internal as well as external, and who could include extremist Hindus, extremist Muslims or others, clearly do not want people of the different communities to live in peace with each other.Swami Agnivesh is the President of the Sarvadeshik Arya Pratinidhi Sabha (’World Council of the Arya Samaj’. A well-known social activist, he has played a leading role in the struggle against communalism in India , including against Hindutva terrorism, about which he talks in this interview with Yoginder Sikand.
As soon as police, politicians and the news media uttered the term “Hindu terror,” Hindu nationalist groups across India began protesting. “Hindus can never be terrorists,” the opposition Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) said, adding that terrorists do not have a religion. Others said Hindus were peaceful people and had never invaded any other civilization in history. One columnist suggested that the phrase “Hindu terror” be replaced with “Hindutva terror,” separating the attacks from mainstream Hinduism by using a political term denoting Hindu chauvinism or pride.
“You cannot call it Hindu terrorism. If you must, then call it retributive terrorism,” said Ram Madhav, a spokesman for Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh, the umbrella group for most of the country’s Hindu activists.
At each appearance of the accused before the judge, hundreds of Hindu activists stormed the court chanting, “We are with you,” waving orange flags and showering marigold petals on the vehicles carrying the prisoners. They charged the government with demonizing “Hindu saints, Hindu society and the Indian army.”Washington Post: In India, Controversy Over Hindus’ Arrests, Terrorism Case Sets Off Politicking, Protests. By Rama Lakshmi Washington Post Foreign Service, Monday, November 24, 2008; A12
“The cases are fabricated. But even if they have done anything, I would say it is a reaction, not an action,” Savarkar said. “We cannot keep showing the other cheek. The Hindus are fed up.” She set up a legal aid fund this month to help Hindus booked in the Malegaon case.
The BJP is running campaign ads on TV accusing the Congress government of smearing the names of soldiers who sacrifice their lives for the nation. On Friday, Purohit, the accused army officer, alleged in court that the police had threatened to kill him if he did not confess.
“His whereabouts are all a matter of record with the military. Every hour of his life is accounted for,” said his attorney, Avinash Bhide. “The media coverage has already tried and proven him guilty.”
In the coming days, hundreds of orange-robed self-styled Hindu saints will march to New Delhi to launch a “Hindu mobilization drive.”Washington Post: In India, Controversy Over Hindus’ Arrests, Terrorism Case Sets Off Politicking, Protests. By Rama Lakshmi Washington Post Foreign Service, Monday, November 24, 2008; A12
There is ample evidence to show that Hindutva groups have been involved in planning and executing acts of terror, but, unfortunately, for its own political purposes, the Government has done little to curb this and has sought to play this down. Nor has the media given this the serious attention that it deserves. Such terror attacks obviously help the Hindutva lobby as they widen the Hindu-Muslim chasm, which, in turn, makes it easier to play on Hindu sentiments in order to win Hindu votes. One cannot rule out the possibility of Hindutva elements in being behind some of the other blasts besides the ones in Malegaon, Modassa, Nanded, Kanpur and so on that are now coming to light. Blasts could have been done by any group, Hindu or Muslim or whatever, but it is wrong to jump to a conclusion without proper investigation. Swami Agnivesh is the President of the Sarvadeshik Arya Pratinidhi Sabha (’World Council of the Arya Samaj’. A well-known social activist, he has played a leading role in the struggle against communalism in India , including against Hindutva terrorism, about which he talks in this interview with Yoginder Sikand.
Reviving Hinduism in Budhdist lands: The Hindu extremists use the Safron Swastika flag instead of the tri-colored flag of India. (see Hindu unity dot org)
“We have to be cautious,” said Sanjay Nirupam, a Congress leader. “We don’t want to be called an anti-Hindu party. We should isolate the extremist groups but not alienate the entire Hindu community.”
But Fareeda Sheik Liaqat, who lost her 10-year-old daughter in the bombing that Ramadan night in Malegaon, says the naked politicking over terrorism reopens her wounds constantly.
“I do not understand politics, but the person who killed my beautiful girl should be punished,” said Liaqat, 35, as she ran her hand over her daughter’s pink-and-blue Spiderman school bag. “She wanted to be a doctor.” Washington Post: In India, Controversy Over Hindus’ Arrests, Terrorism Case Sets Off Politicking, Protests. By Rama Lakshmi Washington Post Foreign Service, Monday, November 24, 2008; A12