Please do not use the words Hindu Terrorism or Hindu Terrorist for what is happening in India today. It is offensive to a majority of Hindus; they are good people like all other majorities in other faiths.
Yes, when the extremists from the Modi government or its affiliates tell you, that you the Christians and Muslims, will be eliminated from India by the year 2021, you are tempted to call it Hindu Terrorism.
But look beyond, the good Hindu majority is standing up for the human rights of all Indians, to them, religion is individual, and all are Indians.
Relentlessly, I have commented on the subject in
the last few days at Whats-app, Facebook, and other social media, and chose to
write a few full paragraphs on it.
A majority of good Hindus are standing up for the rights
of Muslims, Christians, Dalits, Sikhs, and others than you can ever imagine. It
is wrong to use the phrase Hindu Terrorism; it is offensive and adds to the
aggravation.
Coming up: Muslims must be appreciated
Remember, the right people will always win; the
extremists wither away. The song from the old movie Bombay to Goa is playing out in my ears... "Na Koi Raha hai, na Koi Rahega, mere desh azaad ho ke rahega. Sikander bhi aaye, khalandar bhi aaye," to that I add, "Indira bhi aaye, Modi bhi aaya... no koi Raha hai no koi rahega." No one is eternal, we have seen Alexander the creep come and go, we have seen others like him come and go, and we have seen Indira Gandhi come and go, and now, we will see Modi come and go - at the end of the day my nation will be free and people will breathe freedom.
Hinduism has always been a pluralistic tradition,
and it has welcomed Judaism, Christianity, Islam, Baha'i, Zoroastrianism, and other traditions into its fold. All religions have thrived in India just like they do in the United States.
A majority of the people are innocent, and they believe that everyone is treated the same as they are. However, the fact is a white person cannot understand the tension a black man feels when gets in the car to drive. A Hindu in India cannot comprehend the apprehension a Dalit, Muslim or Christian feels "these" days, it is all a new phenomenon.
Since Modi Government took
control, India has become one man’s rule, and the nation is going down the tube.
Modi will last for this term, and then people will get rid of him as they did
to Indira Gandhi when she became a one-person rule.
People can live with a bad economy, but they get sick of division and discord among fellow Indians. The very purpose of government is to ensure all of the inhabitants of the land live freely and securely. Under Modi Raj, everything has gone wrong from the economy to disastrous demonetization, giving major contracts to his buddies like the Rafel, GST, Farmers suicides, Triple talaq and now the Kashmir blunder. How far is he going to sink India before we wake up?
The Sangh Parivar (more below) and its affiliates are
calling for India to be free from Christians and Muslims in the year 2021. The
choices are converting back to Hinduism, deport them (to where?) or kill them
all.
The radicals among Hindus imagine a genocide in the likes
of Holocaust.
It goes against the interest of America, which is seeking
India to be a bulwark against Chinese/ Communist influence. It is also in the
interest of America to secure her investments.
If we don't take the right steps now, America has a lot
to lose, of course, India will be down the tubes. It will be tied up for two decades to rescue India, as it did with the
Jews from the Holocaust and Muslim from the Genocide in Kosovo.
So please do not use the phrases 'Hindu Terrorism'
or Hinduism is a violent religion. Accuse the bad guys and not the faith. As a
Muslim, I take severe offense if someone uses those phrases. In the end, only
Hindus can save India and her people, all her people, including Muslims,
Dalits, and Christians.
Let me give you the reasons for it.
There was a time when people did not hesitate blatantly
using the phrases Muslim Terrorist or Islamic Terrorism. I have done my share
of the work tirelessly fighting against using such terms and have won a
concession from Fox News.
Thanks to Stuart Varney who chose to use the phrase
Terrorists among Muslims, while Sean Hannity kept up his word until ISIS came
into being. Most Americans now see the difference and use their words
thoughtfully.
The word Islamist is used to refer to the extremists among
Muslims, like the ISIS, Al-Qaeda, Brotherhood, Lashkar-Taioba, and their
affiliates. None of their acts have a basis in Islam. Indeed, they are the ones
who need to learn Islam. Check out the chapter ‘Source of extremism among Muslims’
in the newly released book American Muslim Agenda.
Similarly, the Neocons and the KKK cannot be called
Christianity, nor the Hindutva can be labeled Hinduism. The right-wing Zionists
are in the same boat. None of these are religious movements, even though they
claim to carry a religious banner. All these are pseudo-political movements of
insecure people seeking security in a vacuum. They are incredibly fanatic in
their beliefs, and there is only one way for them.
Animals have resolved their conflicts by killing
each other, whereas humans talk and find solutions. You can see that animals
have horns, fangs, and paws for that purpose, and humans have a tongue to
speak. However, the animal in these fringe group makes them resort to
annihilating the others whom they perceive as a threat to their life.
The Hindus are reasonable people, and Hinduism is
an open and accommodating religion, just like the others. The majority of
Hindus want the good for all, and they believe the world is one family, and we
must care for each other. I will defend all religions equally because religions are a good thing if we can get the extremist embrace their respective religion.
HINDUTVA IS NOT THE SAME AS HINDUISM
The word Hindutva has Hindu in its name, but it is not
Hinduism from any stretch of the imagination. It is a political movement like
Al-Qaeda, ISIS, Nazi, right-wing Zionism (not Zionism), Neocons, and
others.
Once again, condemn the acts of RSS/ Sangh Parivar and not Hindus or Hinduism.
Hitler and Mussolini have inspired the fountainhead of
the Sangh Parivar (RSS and its affiliates).
We are
Our Nationhood Defined a book by
the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) ideologue MS Golwalkar.
“…To keep up the purity of the nation and its culture,
Germany shocked the world by her purging the country of Semitic races – the
Jews. National pride at its highest has been manifested here. Germany has also
shown how well-nigh impossible it is for races and cultures, having differences
going to the root, to be assimilated into one united whole, a good lesson for
us in Hindustan to learn and profit by,”
The following paragraphs are from Haaretz Newspaper, please note a few spellings have been corrected, otherwise, the quotes are as is.
Mein Kampf, on display and on sale at Mumbai
International Airport, December 2017, is a money-spinner for India's reputable
publishers: Jaico alone has sold hundreds of thousands in the last decade
Shrenik Rao / Madras Courier
Haaretz writes, “In 2004, when now-Indian Prime Minister
Narendra Modi was the Chief Minister of Gujarat, school textbooks published by
the Gujarat State Board portrayed Hitler as a hero and glorified fascism. The
tenth-grade social studies textbook had chapters entitled "Hitler, the
Supremo," and "Internal Achievements of Nazism." The section on
the "Ideology of Nazism" reads:
"Hitler lent dignity and prestige to the German
government. He adopted the policy of opposition towards the Jewish people and
advocated the supremacy of the German race."
The tenth-grade social studies textbook, published by the
state of Tamil Nadu in 2011 (with multiple revised editions until 2017)
includes chapters glorifying Hitler, praising his "inspiring
leadership," "achievements" and how the Nazis "glorified
the German state" so, "to maintain a German race with Nordic
elements, [Hitler] ordered the Jews to be persecuted."
"There is nothing wrong," he said in a chilling
interview in 1993 with Time magazine, "if Muslims are treated as Jews were
in Nazi Germany." Citing Hitler’s infamous polemic, he tried to apply
fascist ideology in the Indian context. “If you take Mein Kampf and if you
remove the word 'Jew' and put in the word 'Muslim,' that is what I believe in,”
he said.
This fanatical admiration for Hitler and his genocidal
agenda is not an aberration. It was and still is, endemic among the RSS
leadership.
MS Golwalkar, another early RSS leader, also known as the
"Guru of Hate," idolized Hitler’s Nazi cultural nationalism, and
wanted to create a Hindu nation by adopting Hitler’s totalitarian and fascist
pattern.
A growing contempt for India’s minorities manifests
itself racist remarks passed with casual insouciance.
It’s not uncommon to hear remarks such as "These
bloody Jews/Rothschilds/Soros control the world/financial system/whole of
Hollywood." The number of Jews in India is very small. Yet there is,
despite a long-held belief to the contrary, anti-Semitism. "These
Christian missionaries deserve to be hanged – they are only interested in
conversions" is another frequent comment. Only 2.4% of India’s population
is Christian. Yet they are constantly attacked. When it comes to India's
Muslims, the invective is multiplied exponentially.
As Khushwant Singh wrote in 2003, "The juggernaut of Hindu
fundamentalism has emerged from the temple of intolerance, and is on its yatra [on
the march]. ... The fascist agenda of Hindu fanatics is unlike anything we have
experienced in our modern history."
Mike Ghouse is Executive Director of the Center for Pluralism. His book American Muslim Agenda is available on Amazon, Barnes & Nobles, Kindle, Google, and other book stores. He is a speaker, thinker, writer, newsmaker and an interfaith wedding officiant. More about him at https://www.linkedin.com/in/mikeghouse/
References:
Haaretz: India’s Nazi loving Nationalists
Christian Persecution
Can Modi Sarkar Allay fears?
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