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‘What happened to Ali Mohammad was wrong’: UP temple’s Muslim caretaker held for offering namaz; Hindu priest to arrange bail, says he served with...

In Budaun, Times of India reported how a temple priest has offered to bail out a Muslim caretaker arrested for offering namaz on temple grounds. Paramanand Das condemned the video recording and emphasised Ali Mohammad's decades of faithful service. Despite the arrest and charges of defiling a place of worship, Das affirmed Ali's respect for all faiths and the temple's inclusive nature.

Dalits: Still doing the savarna’s dirty job?

  Image for representation purpose only The semi-secularism of the secularist...

Secularism Under Siege

  Kamal Mitra ChenoyThe all-out assault on secularism is not merely...

Godhra, The Tribunal’s Findings

  As the Sabarmati Express travelled back from Ayodhya on...

Mapping the Violence, Gujarat 2002

Archived from Communalism Combat, November-December 2002  Year 9  No....

Religious and Cultural Desecration

  Mosques, dargahs, small shrines and other Muslim religious and...

Preparation for Violence, Gujarat 2002

  Role of the BJP and Allied Organisations: RSS/VHP/BD The role played...

State Complicity, Government of Gujarat, 2002, Role of Chief Minister

Courtesy: bpr.berkeley.eduThe post–Godhra carnage in Gujarat was an organised...

State Complicity, Police Misbehaviour, Gujarat 2002

Courtesy: ReutersEvidence before the Tribunal clearly establishes the absolute...

Role of the Central Government (NDA I) in Gujarat Genocidal Carnage

The complicity of the state government is obvious. And,...

Communalisation of Public Space Hospitals, Gujarat 2002

  Courtesy: ReutersOne of the most disturbing and sinister truths about...

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