The Hindu face of terror?

It seems the new face of terror has a Hindu tag to it.

Investigators probing the Malegaon blasts are pursuing leads which hint at links with fringe outfits related to the Bajrang Dal and the Malegaon multiple blasts.

While this remains to be proven, the authorities are proving to be ultimate dumbheads.

Police had information that the Mosque had a threat. Despite this security was minimal for the Friday prayer.

A former MLA too had told the Superintendent of Police that the Badi Masjid could be attacked.

Three of the four blasts occurred near the Mosque.

Whether or not the culprits are brought to book, there has to be some explanation from the police about the sloppy way the force dealt with the threat perception.

And responsibility should be fixed.

Coming back to the new face of terror, Hindus (Not the Sangh Parivar) would do well to accept the fact that terror is not confined to Muslim ghettos.

Only by accepting it, rather than dubbing it as a political or social tirade against a community, can it be tackled.

Muslims carry the uneasy burden of terror masterminds even now because an overwhelming majority failed to condemn acts of terror just because the perpetrators belonged to the community.

That logic is skewed, because no civilised society can accept acts of terror.

Blasts in Malegaon now; Expect riots soon

At least 30 persons were killed at Malegaon in Nashik district of Maharashtra in blasts that occurred near a mosque.

There is no wonder. Expect riots soon.

Consider these: There is a raging debate about singing Vande Mataram.

A verdict in the 1993 Mumbai blasts is expected soon. The Uttar Pradesh election is due soon. And the BJP is in total disarray.

Don’t you see a perfect setting for blood on the streets. Do you think those singing Vande Mataram would be more patriotic than those who do not? That is what many people think.

But what the BJP is going to tell the Uttar Pradesh electorate is not exactly that. What the BJP is going to tell the UP electorate in no uncertain terms is that those who oppose the mandatory singing of Vande Mataram are anti-nationals.

All anti-nationals are Muslims, the BJP would gladly swear. And all Muslims are terrorists by birth as well as anti-nationals by nature.

Do you see a recipe for a riot in the aforementioned lines?
If not, you are ignorant. Or it is in your convenience to feign ignorance.

This is a nation born in bloodshed. And blood will continue to flow as long as ignorance is the mantra of a vast majority. And that will be ensured by our political class, Right, Left and Centre. Jai Hind.