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‘Free the Temple’, ‘Protect the Faith’, ‘Take Up Weapons’: How September’s festivals became stages for anti-Muslim hate

From contested places of worship to demographic fearmongering, a series of speeches used Hindu religious identity to construct Muslims as an existential threat and recast exclusion as religious defence

Maharashtra tops states in anti-Muslim hate speech, 80 % of hate in BJP ruled states: Hindutva Watch

A disturbingly high level of incidents all over the country but most especially in BJP-ruled states make lives of Indian minorities both fragile and vulnerable

Far right, Hindutva ideology sparks concerns: tridents and pledges deepen communal divides in India’s Heartland

Tridents as Symbols: Unmasking the Ideological Shift in Rajasthan's Communal Landscape."

Were all Muslims previously Hindus?

The RSS claims that Muslims in India were Hindus historically and seem to make a number of insinuations on the minority. CJP busts the claim for you and the inherent messages loaded here via its Hate Buster segment.

Rishikesh’s Troubling Interfaith Clash: Mazars Targeted, Constitutional Harmony Under Threat

Interfaith tensions escalate as mazars are vandalized in Rishikesh, highlighting the urgency of preserving unity and diversity.

Pay compensation to Nurul Hasan Shikalgar’s family, order independent judicial inquiry: Satara Citizens to Maharashtra Govt

A delegation of citizens including senior activists, journalists and members of political paries, have met the district collector and demanded an independent judicial inquiry, action against persons responsible for manipulated instagram posts that out the blame on a Muslim youth and criminal cases against Shambhaji Bhide (Shiv Pratishthan) and Vikram Pawaskar (Hindu Sena) , serial offenders who have been provoking violence in western Maharashtra, especially Satara district

RSS ideologues ‘wrong’; Sati wasn’t product of ‘Muslim’ rule, it existed in ancient India too

The biggest ‘Hindu’ organization in the world, Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) also functions as an exclusive Gurukul where Hindutva cadres are known to be trained in specialised propaganda against minorities, which often turns into sectarian violence. Not without reason, the most prominent ideologue of the RSS, Guru MS Golwalkar who also was the 2nd supremo of the organization, is considered the “guru of hate”.

With Delhi Violence Cases Caving in, Who Will Fix Police Accountability for Lying on Oath?

In over 10 orders, courts have raised serious doubts on the credibility of witness statements. In most of the cases, the prosecution witnesses were police personnel.

VHP launches plans to conduct yatra 2,281 Yatras, cover “all Indian” villages

Vishva Hindu Parishad's extensive pre-election and Ram temple inauguration campaign across the nation sparks concern.

Kerala High Court bans RSS arms training in temple premises

The court’s orders follows a series of steps and circulars issued by the Travanore Devaswam Board around the activities in the Sarkara Devi temple in the Thiruvananthapuram district.

This country’s identity lies in its diversity, Muzaffarnagar 2013 violence was a blot, we need to guard against communal hatred: Yudhvir Singh, BKU

In this live interview with Teesta Setalvad, general secretary of the Bharatiya Kisan Union (BKU), Yudhvir Singh, speaks on the decade during and after the brute 2013 Muzaffarnagar 2013 violence, as the specter of violence lingers over a region, once famed for its Jat Hindu-Jat-Muslim unity.

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