Communalism

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’.

Detailed complaints to the police against Kajal Hindustani, Raja Singh, and Nitesh Rane invoking recent directions of the Supreme Court, for their hate speeches targeting Muslim citizens, spreading fake conspiracy theories and inciting hatred between communities

A total of seven anti-Muslim incidents were reported in the past three days; three in UP, one each in MP, Chhattisgarh, Rajasthan and Gujarat

The build up to the 18th Lok Sabha election witnessed...