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.
