Gun, Nation And Religion
By
Sumit Paul, New Age Islam
16 April
2023
"Drill Into The Brain Of A Child That A
Specific Community, Race, Religion Or A Group Of People Is Your Enemy And He'll
Be Comfortable With This Prejudice Till The End. He'll Never Scrutinize That
Wrong Notion Because Harbouring A Prejudice Is Always Easier Than Getting Rid
Of It And Loving Someone Wholeheartedly."
Dr Martin Luther King Jr.
I'm
terribly disturbed to read (I got to see the video as well) that a few Hindu
boys stripped an 11-yr-old Muslim minor and forced him to chant ' Jai Sri Ram '
and ' Pakistan Murdabad'. This happened in Indore.
This ' Jai
Sri Ram ' slogan seems to have become a passport to committing crimes of all
sorts from beating a helpless Muslim child to killing (as in the case of Atiq and
Ashraf's brutal killings when all three Hindu criminals were shouting 'Jai Sri
Ram').
But let me
first write and condemn what happened in MP. That kids are being indoctrinated
and instigated to browbeat the minorities is a glaring sign that the country
has become religiously too sensitive, polluted and prejudiced.
Just
imagine, these kids will become tomorrow's adults and the kind of venom and
religious hatred they'll be filled with because their brains are already
indoctrinated with putrid bilge of religion and nation.
The three
young miscreants, who killed Atiq and Ashraf, belonged to lowly and
impoverished Hindu families and one of them even begged to survive. They
shouted 'Jai Sri Ram' while pumping bullets into the bodies of the criminal
brothers, who were no saints either.
This has
halved the country into two distinct blocks: Hindus and Muslims. Since these
scum of the earth killed two 'Muslim' demons, they're being held as ' Saviours
of Sanatan Dharm' and even being compared to the great Bhagat Singh, Rajguru
and Sukhdev. All three valiant revolutionaries must be agonizing wherever
they're!
Instead of
condemning, many Hindus are happy and projecting these three as heroes. This
shows the turbid national spirit and a totally transformed mindset of its
people who're now too much into religiosity and bellicose nationalism.
No
exaggeration, but if the truth must be told, new India is thriving on gun,
nation and religion culture. This doesn't portend well for the country.
We're
living in critical times. This rabid religiosity and national tendency to hail
the Hindu criminals will further widen the chasm.
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A regular columnist for New Age Islam, Sumit Paul
is a researcher in comparative religions, with special reference to Islam. He
has contributed articles to the world's premier publications in several
languages including Persian.
URL: https://newageislam.com/spiritual-meditations/gun-nation-religion/d/129578