This is not politics. It is something far more disturbing: a brazen display of hatred and hostility towards Muslims, carried out under the cover of legality.
We are brainwashed in school into believing that the British were bad people, yet the Ulema of India declared the British Raj Darul-Aman (Land of Peace).
The British were among the greatest patrons of Urduvi Indo-Muslim culture and art. They never disrespected Islam or Muslims in India.
From China to Africa to London, they built and helped build Mosques for Indian Muslims.
This mosque was was older than the Republic of India itself, built by the British govt. for Muslim staff.
Empress Victoria and her successors never destroyed mosques in India or deliberately attempted to insult or offend Muslims. They were mosque builders.
Everything is not black and white.
Imagine demanding patriotism from the Muslims, and repeatedly and deliberately destroying their places or worship.
I'm convinced that the idea that only uneducated and unemployed Hindus vote for the BJP is complete nonsense. I was talking to a Hindu man and woman who initially seemed totally normal, secular and well educated. They openly hated the BJP and even cursed them, yet they still wanted Yogi Adityanath as CM of Uttar Pradesh because they believed women were safer in the state because of him.
When I told them that this wasn't true, proved them wrong and explained why it's important to vote against the BJP because of what Muslims are currently going through, including the demolition of mosques and shrines, the misuse of laws against Muslims and the protection of Hindus who lynched Muslims, their entire attitude changed. They started denying the issues Muslims are facing and then said that even if all of it was true, it was temporary and not enough of a reason to vote against the BJP.
This is why people need to stop believing that only uneducated and unemployed Hindus vote for the BJP. Educated or uneducated, employed or unemployed, progressive or conservative, there are Hindus who will still put their political interests above the suffering of Muslims. They don't see what Muslims are going through as something serious. They see it as a small sacrifice that can be justified if they believe it prevents other crimes or serves their interests.
I'm honestly losing hope that there are enough sane Hindus who can genuinely be allies to Muslims. At this point, I think Indian Hindu society needs serious deradicalisation and a fundamental rethinking of the ideas that have normalised this attitude towards Muslims.
Today is Krishna Janmashtami. Sabhi ko shubhkamnaye.
But why do we don’t have holiday today on our gods janmotsav??
All the abrahamic festivals have holidays but no holiday in a country of Hindus itself??
Shame on us. We Hindus haven’t got independence yet.
There are no national holidays for Janmashtami, Ram Navami, Maha Shivratri, etc.
A so-called Sanatani government has been in power in Bharat for the last 12 years, yet it has not been able to change the compulsory holiday list inherited from the previous Congress governments.
For how long will we keep hearing the same excuse: “The government is ours, but the system is theirs”?
After 12 years, that justification no longer works.
Very sad, @narendramodi ji. 🙏. Please correct it
Day 65: No more excuses for incomplete connectivity! 🛑📋
@DKShivakumar@krishnabgowda sir, every single day Varthur commuters lose hours because the 140-ft Gunjur CDP link to ORR remains blocked and SH-35 widening crawls without accountability. 1/2
#EastBlrInfraEmergency
I don't care about negative returns over 2-3 years
Unlike you I have seen several cycles and these kind of markets give opportunity to buy cheap as many get frustrated.
Yes the issue is only Why no holiday on #Janmasthtami and also additionally
Why only one holiday for Diwali
Respected @DKShivakumar , kindly visit east Bengaluru. Am sure once you know the actual reality of areas like Varthur, Gunjur, Panathur, you would make east Bengaluru a great place ! Currently infrastructure doesn’t even exist. #EastBlrInfraEmergency
Respected @CMofKarnataka We are fortunate to have a CM who have ears for the public. Trying to get your attention since long regarding the pathetic state of east Bengaluru. Kindly visit Gunjur Varthur areas during traffic. #EastBlrInfraEmergency