Indian Politicians Openly Call for Violence Against Muslims:

NEW DELHI - In a chilling escalation of hate speech that has drawn comparisons to extremist rhetoric globally, an Indian politician has openly called for violence against the country's Muslim minority, invoking Israel's military actions in Gaza as a model for Hindus to "teach Muslims a lesson."

The statement, which has gone viral on social media, declared: "Just as Israel taught them a lesson, India's 1 billion Hindus should unite and teach Muslims a lesson."

Indian politicians are openly calling for violence against Muslims in India, just as Israel is accused of carrying out atrocities against Palestinians:

"Just as Israel taught them a lesson, India's 1 billion Hindus should unite and teach Muslims a lesson."

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This is not an isolated incident. It is part of a growing pattern of open incitement to violence against minorities in India - a country that claims to be the world's largest democracy but where hate speech against Muslims and Christians has become routine, normalized, and rarely punished.

The Rising Tide of Hindutva Extremism

The call for violence comes amid a broader wave of anti-Muslim rhetoric and actions across India.Under the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) government led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, the ideology of Hindutva - which seeks to define India as a Hindu nation - has moved from the fringe to the center of political discourse.

Key indicators of rising extremism:

• Mosques Demolished: Religious structures across multiple states have been demolished under the guise of "encroachment" drives, with bulldozers razing centuries-old places of worship.

• Lynching of Muslims: Cow vigilantism and mob violence have claimed dozens of Muslim lives, with perpetrators rarely convicted.

• "Love Jihad" Laws: States have enacted laws targeting interfaith marriages, explicitly framed to restrict Muslim men from marrying Hindu women.

• Anti-Christian Violence: Churches have been attacked, pastors arrested under false accusations, and Christian communities in states like Manipur subjected to ethnic violence.

• Electoral Hate Speech: Political rallies routinely feature open calls for violence against Muslims, with leaders referring to them as "termites," "infiltrators," and "anti-nationals."

The Israel Comparison: A Dangerous Precedent

The comparison to Israel is particularly alarming. In a single day in late 2023, Israeli forces killed over 700 Palestinians in Gaza, including hundreds of women and children.In the nine months following October 7, 2023, over 37,000 Palestinians were killed, according to Gaza's Ministry of Health.

The Indian politician's invocation of Israel's military campaign as a model for Hindus to "teach Muslims a lesson" implies a desire for mass violence, ethnic cleansing, or worse.

The message is unmistakable: violence against Muslims is not only acceptable but exemplary.

Manipur: Christians Burning While the World Watches

The violence in Manipur, a northeastern state with a significant Christian population, has been ongoing for over two years. Churches have been burned. Entire villages have been razed. Women have been paraded naked. And the world has barely noticed.

Key facts about the Manipur crisis:

The violence in Manipur is not a spontaneous ethnic conflict. It is a systematic campaign of violence against the Christian Kuki-Zo community by mobs with state complicity. The Indian government has deployed paramilitary forces, but the violence continues, and the perpetrators remain largely unpunished.

The Joint Action Committee Manipur (JACM), a leading civil society organization representing the people of Manipur, has repeatedly appealed to the international community for help. In a recent statement, JACM thanked the Pakistan Army spokesperson for raising Manipur's plight at an international forum, noting that "our suffering has not received global attention."

Christians in India: The Forgotten Persecution

While the world focuses on Christian persecution in the Middle East and Africa, the systematic targeting of Christians in India has gone largely unreported.

• Church Attacks: Multiple churches have been attacked or demolished across states including Haryana, Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, and Karnataka.

• Forced Conversions Allegations: Christian missionaries and pastors are frequently arrested under dubious "forced conversion" laws, with bail denied for months or years.

• Cemetery Seizures: Christian burial grounds have been seized by local authorities in multiple instances, with communities forced to travel miles to bury their dead.

• Education Intimidation: Christian schools and colleges face increasing regulatory pressure, including demands to display Hindu iconography and celebrate Hindu festivals.

The Vatican has expressed concern, but Western governments - including the United States - have largely avoided criticizing India over religious freedom, prioritizing strategic ties with New Delhi over human rights.

How Many Must Die?

The question posed by India's minorities is simple: How many Muslims and Christians have to die before the world finally wakes up?

• How many mosques must be demolished?

• How many churches must be burned?

• How many women must be paraded naked?

• How many children must be orphaned?

• How many families must be displaced?

As the violence in Manipur enters its third year, as hate speech becomes routine on national television, and as politicians openly call for ethnic violence, the silence from Western capitals remains deafening.

The Hypocrisy of 'International Rules-Based Order'

The same Western nations that sanction Russia for human rights violations, that condemn China for its treatment of Uyghurs, and that impose travel bans on Myanmar's generals for atrocities against Rohingya, have nothing to say about India.

Why?

Because India is a "strategic partner" against China.

Because India buys weapons from the West.

Because India's market is too big to criticize.

This is the hypocrisy of the "rules-based order." Human rights are not universal. They are conditional upon geopolitics.

When Israel kills Palestinians, the West expresses "concern" but continues arms sales. When India's Hindutva government persecutes Muslims and Christians, the West looks away.

The rules do not apply to India. And India's minorities pay the price.

The World Must Wake Up

The call for violence against Muslims by an Indian politician - invoking Israel's war on Gaza as a model - should be a global scandal. It should lead headlines worldwide.It should be condemned by the UN, the European Union, the United States, and every nation that claims to value human rights.

But it will not.

Because the world has decided that India's strategic importance outweighs the lives of its minorities.

How long will the world stay silent and ignore this Hindutva extremist hatred in India?

How many Muslims and Christians have to die?

How many Christians in Manipur have to suffer before the world finally wakes up?

WAKE UP. SAVE US FROM THIS HATRED.