Modi’s Dangerous Silence

What will it take for Prime Minister Narendra Modi to speak out about the mounting violence against India’s religious minorities? Attacks at Christian places of worship have prompted no response from the man elected to represent and to protect all of India’s citizens. Nor has he addressed the mass conversion to Hinduism of Christians and Muslims who have been coerced or promised money. Mr. Modi’s continued silence before such troubling intolerance increasingly gives the impression that he either cannot or does not wish to control the fringe elements of the Hindu nationalist right.

truthbetold wrote:What exactly is wrong with people taking up Hindu faith? If they are coerced, they can go back. 

India has seen lot of conversions through various inducements and spreading of falsehoods. Where are all these critics at those times. 

Indian social system is strong enough to refute any forceful conversions in any significant number. The high decibel campaign seems to be as motivated as the underlying conversion effort.

confuzzled dude wrote:

What will it take for Prime Minister Narendra Modi to speak out about the mounting violence against India’s religious minorities? Attacks at Christian places of worship have prompted no response from the man elected to represent and to protect all of India’s citizens. Nor has he addressed the mass conversion to Hinduism of Christians and Muslims who have been coerced or promised money. Mr. Modi’s continued silence before such troubling intolerance increasingly gives the impression that he either cannot or does not wish to control the fringe elements of the Hindu nationalist right.

http://www.nytimes.com/2015/02/07/opinion/modis-dangerous-silence.html?_r=0

truthbetold wrote:What exactly is wrong with people taking up Hindu faith? If they are coerced, they can go back. 

India has seen lot of conversions through various inducements and spreading of falsehoods. Where are all these critics at those times. 

Indian social system is strong enough to refute any forceful conversions in any significant number. The high decibel campaign seems to be as motivated as the underlying conversion effort.

confuzzled dude wrote:

What will it take for Prime Minister Narendra Modi to speak out about the mounting violence against India’s religious minorities? Attacks at Christian places of worship have prompted no response from the man elected to represent and to protect all of India’s citizens. Nor has he addressed the mass conversion to Hinduism of Christians and Muslims who have been coerced or promised money. Mr. Modi’s continued silence before such troubling intolerance increasingly gives the impression that he either cannot or does not wish to control the fringe elements of the Hindu nationalist right.

http://www.nytimes.com/2015/02/07/opinion/modis-dangerous-silence.html?_r=0

Kris wrote:

confuzzled dude wrote:

What will it take for Prime Minister Narendra Modi to speak out about the mounting violence against India’s religious minorities? Attacks at Christian places of worship have prompted no response from the man elected to represent and to protect all of India’s citizens. Nor has he addressed the mass conversion to Hinduism of Christians and Muslims who have been coerced or promised money. Mr. Modi’s continued silence before such troubling intolerance increasingly gives the impression that he either cannot or does not wish to control the fringe elements of the Hindu nationalist right.

http://www.nytimes.com/2015/02/07/opinion/modis-dangerous-silence.html?_r=0

>>>Is the money for conversion unique to Hinduism? Or is is okay if others are doing it? Could we anticipate an editorial on that from the Times soon?

truthbetold wrote:CD

Why is it that modi has to comment on church attacks?  Are they insinuating modi or his supporters behind it?  

Rajnath singh already spoke to delhi police and asked them to find the culprits. In the past, in AP,  these kind of church attacks were carried out by jehadi elements to create religious tension.  

I am not suggesting hindu zealots are not capable of church attacks but the modus operandi and timing  of these attacks does not indicate it is politically beneficial for BJP or RSS to do such thing. Individual zealots or some other personal or political rivalry could be behind this. 

on the other hand, one needs to pause to think when such insignificant issues are generating such  orchestrated high decibel religious minority persecution campaign.

confuzzled dude wrote:

What will it take for Prime Minister Narendra Modi to speak out about the mounting violence against India’s religious minorities? Attacks at Christian places of worship have prompted no response from the man elected to represent and to protect all of India’s citizens. Nor has he addressed the mass conversion to Hinduism of Christians and Muslims who have been coerced or promised money. Mr. Modi’s continued silence before such troubling intolerance increasingly gives the impression that he either cannot or does not wish to control the fringe elements of the Hindu nationalist right.

http://www.nytimes.com/2015/02/07/opinion/modis-dangerous-silence.html?_r=0

Marathadi-Saamiyaar wrote:

confuzzled dude wrote:

What will it take for Prime Minister Narendra Modi to speak out about the mounting violence against India’s religious minorities? Attacks at Christian places of worship have prompted no response from the man elected to represent and to protect all of India’s citizens. Nor has he addressed the mass conversion to Hinduism of Christians and Muslims who have been coerced or promised money. Mr. Modi’s continued silence before such troubling intolerance increasingly gives the impression that he either cannot or does not wish to control the fringe elements of the Hindu nationalist right.

http://www.nytimes.com/2015/02/07/opinion/modis-dangerous-silence.html?_r=0

So Obama ciriticised crusaders and other Christians...so who all answered ? Except for the Jesusites to criticize him back.

He criticized nigeria, ISIS, islamic bombers in every country. did any of them respond ?

He mentions 1 line saying Gandhi would be shocked at India's intolerance?  right...and Modi is supposed to respond ? How about the Muslim leaders about the numerous bombings and killings over the last 20 years, which is also covered by Obama's statement ? Islamis kill, maim, bomb, and convert 1000s over the last 20 years and they dont need to apologize. Hindus put up resistance and convert a total of a good 300 people back to hinduism and all hell breaks lose. Ahhhh...how dare the innocent and sissy hindus protest and not keep quiet. They are indeed terrorists.

Marathadi-Saamiyaar wrote:

confuzzled dude wrote:

What will it take for Prime Minister Narendra Modi to speak out about the mounting violence against India’s religious minorities? Attacks at Christian places of worship have prompted no response from the man elected to represent and to protect all of India’s citizens. Nor has he addressed the mass conversion to Hinduism of Christians and Muslims who have been coerced or promised money. Mr. Modi’s continued silence before such troubling intolerance increasingly gives the impression that he either cannot or does not wish to control the fringe elements of the Hindu nationalist right.

http://www.nytimes.com/2015/02/07/opinion/modis-dangerous-silence.html?_r=0

So Obama ciriticised crusaders and other Christians...so who all answered ? Except for the Jesusites to criticize him back.

He criticized nigeria, ISIS, islamic bombers in every country. did any of them respond ?

He mentions 1 line saying Gandhi would be shocked at India's intolerance?  right...and Modi is supposed to respond ? How about the Muslim leaders about the numerous bombings and killings over the last 20 years, which is also covered by Obama's statement ? Islamis kill, maim, bomb, and convert 1000s over the last 20 years and they dont need to apologize. Hindus put up resistance and convert a total of a good 300 people back to hinduism and all hell breaks lose. Ahhhh...how dare the innocent and sissy hindus protest and not keep quiet. They are indeed terrorists.