Hindu monks call for genocide of Muslims

[NewYorkExpress]

https://www.independent.co.uk/asia/india/haridwar-hate-speech-yati-narsinghanand-b1981970.html

A widely circulated video on social media allegedly showing far-right Hindu leaders giving open calls for the use of weapons against Muslims, a minority in India, has sparked condemnation and outrage from rights activists.

The video is believed to be from a religious conclave held in Haridwar city of the northern Indian state of Uttarakhand, an important Hindu pilgrimage site, between 17-20 December.

Men dressed in religious saffron attire are seen addressing the gathering where the alleged calls for taking up arms against Muslim minorities were given. In one widely circulated clip, a religious leader identified as Prabodhanand Giri says: “You should either be ready to die to kill, there’s no other option.”




"Like Myanmar, our police, our politicians, our Army and every Hindu must pick up weapons and conduct a Safayi Abhiyan (cleaning movement or reference to ethnic cleansing). There is no other option left."

At the same event, another speaker Sadhvi Annapurna, general secretary of the Hindu Mahasabha [Hindu Grand Assembly], allegedly called for the murder of Muslims, according to the Indian news website The Wire and NDTV.

“Nothing is possible without weapons. If you want to eliminate their population then kill them. Be ready to kill and be ready to go to jail. Even if 100 of us are ready to kill 20 lakhs of them (Muslims), then we will be victorious, and go to jail,” she was quoted as saying.

“Like [Nathuram] Godse (the man who killed Mahatma Gandhi), I am ready to be maligned, but I will pick up arms to defend my Hindutva from every demon who is a threat to my religion,” she allegedly said.

“Economic boycott won’t work. Hindu groups need to update themselves. Swords look good on stage only," Yati Narsinghanand, a hardline Hindu leader who was reportedly the organiser of the event and has been known for making inflammatory statements, said, as the crowd cheered.

“This battle against Muslims will be won by those with better weapons,” he added.

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[CumbrianLefty]

Its only Musulmen who are bad, though.

[Mopsus]

Those guys look a little fat to be monks.

[certified hummus supporter 🇵🇸🤝🇺🇸🤝🇺🇦]

Yeah with hindsight it probably was a good idea for my family to migrate to Pakistan during the Partition.

[President Punxsutawney Phil]

What a sad, strange little man.

[_.]

Jinnah proven right yet again

Anyway this is nothing unique among the extremist Hindutva mentality, where support for rape and lynching is common.

[dead0man]

calling for genocide is bad, he should not do that

[Okay, maybe Mike Johnson is a competent parliamentarian.]

Hindutva is one of the worst religious movements in the world.

[Filuwaúrdjan]

I suppose the shocking thing here is that this is not particularly shocking. Though the presently popular narrative that this is new is nonsense: the sentiment has existed for a long time now (as has the inverse) and there's rarely been any attempt to conceal it; what is different is that these people, right now, feel as if they are winning.

[Fight for Trump]

Hindutva is one of the worst religious movements in the world.

Hinduism*