Modi’s crimes against Indian Muslims

Dive into an incisive critique of Narendra Modi’s policies towards Indian Muslims as dissected by Justice Katju, a former Judge of the Indian Supreme Court. Through meticulous analysis and sharp scrutiny, this article unveils the implications of Modi’s actions on religious equality and social cohesion in India

THE INDIAN subcontinent is an area of tremendous diversity, with numerous religions, castes, languages, ethnic groups, etc.

Therefore, the only correct policy for us is the policy of suleh-e-kul (giving equal respect to all religions and communities) propagated by the great Mughal Emperor Akbar, whom I regard as the Father of the Indian Nation.

In the epic called Mahabharat, at the end of the war, the elderly Bheshma Pitamah advises Yudhishthir, who is soon about to be anointed king:

“भेदे गणाः विनश्यन्ति भिन्नास्तु सजाया: पराः
तस्मात् संघातयेंन प्रयतरेण गणाः सदा”

i.e., “Republics are destroyed only because of internal strife among the people. Therefore the authorities in a republic should always strive to maintain good relations among the people.” (Bheeshma Pitamah’s upadesh to Yudhishthir in the Shantiparva of Mahabharat, chapter 107/108, shloka 14).

India’s present population is about 1.4 billion, of which about 80% are Hindu. Muslims in India are about 20 million, i.e., about 15%.

There are also several million Sikhs, Christians, Jains, and other communities. The only correct policy, therefore, to keep India united and progressive is for the Indian Government to give equal respect to all religions.

Narendra Modi’s policy throughout his life, and particularly after he joined politics in 2001 to become Chief Minister of Gujarat state, has been just the reverse.

Modi had joined an organization called the RSS (Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh) when very young.

This organization had been created by the British rulers of India in 1925 as part of their nefarious divide and rule policy, and its ideology was hatred of Muslims, as articulated in the book ‘A Bunch of Thoughts’ by its then-leader M.S. Golwalkar, which is compulsory reading for all RSS members.

A whole chapter therein spouts venom against Muslims, calling them gundas (hooligans), terrorists, foreign invaders, rapists, and looters, etc. Modi would certainly have read it and imbibed its philosophy, as it is the Bible for all RSS members.

Modi had been an RSS ‘Pracharak’ (active propagandist) for many years until he was brought into politics and sent as Chief Minister of Gujarat state by the BJP, the political wing of the RSS, which is really controlled by the RSS.

One of the first things he did there was to organize a massacre of 20,000-30,000 Muslims in the state, in what I called ‘Kristallnacht’ in an article I wrote then.

Later, in 2014, he became the Prime Minister of India, which he has remained for the last 10 years. These 10 years have been a nightmare for Indian Muslims. Many have been lynched by cow vigilantes who falsely accused them of eating and selling beef.

Many were brutally beaten for not saying ”Jai Shri Ram,” with the police looking on as spectators. The houses of many were bulldozed. Thousands of innocent Muslims were arrested by the police on fabricated charges and false evidence alleging they were terrorists and gangsters, and most are still languishing in jail in inhuman conditions.

All this was done under Modi’s watchful eye, and to his full knowledge. And why not? It is what he aimed at all his life and is his creed.

Throughout these 10 years in all his public utterances, Modi has spouted venom against Muslims, particularly in election speeches (there are 28 states and 8 union territories in India, so elections or their preparations are going on all year around, keeping the country perpetually in an election mode).

On all such occasions, Modi has demonized Muslims. Modi tried to ‘saffronize’ all state and educational institutions in India. Source

His recent speech in Banswara, Rajasthan, in which he called Indian Muslims ‘ghuspethiyas’ or foreign infiltrators (though 95% Indian Muslims are descendants of local converts and were never foreigners) crossed all limits of decency.

He later claimed in an interview with journalist Rubika Liaqua (who is his die-hard fan) that one who talks of Hindu-Muslim is unfit for public life. This shows he is a congenital liar, because Hindu-Muslim is what he has done all his life, as I said in this interview.

Modi’s mindset is feudal and thoroughly reactionary. He once claimed that in ancient India, we could do head transplant surgery (proof of which, according to him, was that the Hindu god had an elephant’s head), knew genetic engineering, stem cell therapy, and other such mumbo-jumbo.

But about the real issues facing India, its massive poverty, record and growing unemployment, appalling level of child malnourishment (every second Indian child is malnourished, according to Global Hunger Index), skyrocketing prices of food, fuel, and other essential commodities, almost total lack of proper healthcare and good education for the masses, he has no inkling how to resolve.

Frankly, there is nothing in the man’s head except his hatred of Muslims. He has no scientific understanding of anything. If he loses in India’s present parliamentary elections, it will be good riddance of bad rubbish, not just for Indian Muslims, but also for all Indians.

The latest news is that Modi has now gone to Vivekanand Rock in Kanyakumari, Tamilnadu to pray for 45 hours. He will meditate at the Vivekananda Rock memorial till Saturday evening.

This reminds us of the adage ”Nau sau choohe kha ke billi Haj ko chali”.

Modiji ne to hazaaron Muslim choohe kha liye. Ab shaayad Kanyakumari mein ghor tapasya karne se yeh sab pet mein hazam ho jaayen.

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