Communalism

Men were seen brandishing swords at a Ram Navami rally in Bengal despite specific directions to the contrary by the Kolkata HC, while a mob of Bajrang Dal members started sloganeering in Kaushambi, UP; habitual offender T Raja Singh leads rally, uploaded video of his presence even after being denied participation permission to participate in a rally by the Hyderabad police in Telangana

As Calcutta and Bombay HCs grants permission for Ram Navami rallies, it balances the issue of freedom of expression and public safety; Bombay HC notes that action should be taken against speakers in case of breach of the law and order

A report by The Wire notes 30 coaches and trainers, belonging to the Muslim community, to have had their contracts terminated by their employers in the last two months.

The reported speeches were given during the first three months of this year in Akola, Mahabaleshwar and Ghatkopar in Maharashtra

In run up to the elections, when the country begins to vote from April 19, we have witnessed numerous incidents of hate speeches delivered across the country within the narrow span of last 2-3 weeks.

Over two dozen prominent Christians from all walks of life have strongly criticise the Kerala Dioscese of Iduki screening the controversial film, ‘Kerala Story’

Even prior to the beginning of the month, one RSS leader had made contentious statements regarding Hindus and Muslims sharing the same ancestry, asking them to open their fast with cow milk

Bittu Bajrangi was arrested by the Haryana Police after he beat a Hindu man in front of the police. He had been beating the man because he thought he was a Muslim.

The author argues that this panic reaction from PM Modi shows that he and his party are rattled by growing criticism and alienation from the people and especially by the substantive promise of social justice and transparency offered by the Grand Old Party in its manifesto

In India today, fiction is being peddled as history. What’s tragic is that most Indians are falling for such propaganda. There has been a spate of motivated films financed and promoted by the Sangh Parivar, starting with the ‘Kashmir Files’ to the latest ‘Swatantra Veer Savarkar’.