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...home, however, the BJP government is showing none of the same sensitivity. Perhaps the most divisive issue between Indian Muslims and Hindus is the disputed holy site of Ayodhya, in the north. When a Hindu mob tore down the ancient mosque at Ayodhya during a BJP rally in 1992, it sparked bloody riots across the country and Bombay's first bombing campaign?a deadly day of strikes in March 1993 by the city's Muslim underworld that killed 257 people. Last week, on the same day as the latest Bombay blasts, the government-run Archeological Survey of India (ASI) lent...
...discovery is just the latest example of continuing discrimination by the Hindu majority?regardless of India's recent peace overtures toward its Islamic neighbors. And it is precisely such inflammatory handling of Indian Muslim sensibilities that fuels Umar's lethal rage. In his interview with TIME, Umar asserted that "Hindus have been pushing us for a long time," and he vowed revenge in the form of further violence?possibly even against India's top political leaders. "People like Modi and Advani will be dealt with soon," he warned darkly. Informed of this statement, Indian police and intelligence officials were quick...
...Torn Over Religions Re Alex Perry's report on the tensions between India's Hindus and Muslims [Aug. 11]: I would note that India's majority Hindus and the government are not entirely responsible for the Muslims' troubles. Various Muslim organizations receive funding from abroad to promote segregation, fundamentalism and terrorist activities. The Muslim hinterlands have been flash points for communal clashes. In Bangladesh and Pakistan, unpublicized atrocities are meted out by Muslims on minority Hindus. And there is always the example of Kashmir to heighten the ire of those who are predisposed to zealotry. Ever since the creation...
...called rise in Hindu fundamentalism is a natural reaction to an alarming growth of Islamic puritanism that propagates violence in the name of religion. Your story gave a negative image of Hindus, not an unbiased assessment of the complex religio-political scenario in India. Mandar Kashelikar Pune, India...
...There is no divide in India among the common people, among neighbors, in businesses, in jobs, in education and in day-to-day life between Hindus and Muslims. The Muslim fundamentalists and their forces, however, are trying to segregate the Muslim masses. The reactions of some Hindus may be the result of intolerance of Muslim separatism. The relationship between Hindus and Muslims in India has no doubt been affected over the years because of certain incidents, but to call it hatred is an exaggeration. Mina Bhattacharyya Bombay...