Muslims

'A Shiv Sena minister in BJP-led Maharashtra government has said actor Aamir Khan "can go to Pakistan" if he didn't love India and that people such as Aamir, Shah Rukh and Dilip Kumar were like "snakes", considering their statements... "From Dilip Kumar to Shah Rukh Khan and Aamir, we gave everyone of them a lot of love. However, the statements coming from them make us feel as if we have nurtured snakes," said Mr Kadam...'

'Assam Governor P B Acharya was caught in another controversy on Sunday as he said that Indian Muslims are free to go anywhere, including Pakistan and Bangladesh. His remark came a day after he was reported to have said that “Hindustan is for Hindus”. As his reported statement — quoted by a section of the local media — came under fire, Acharya held a press conference on Sunday, where he claimed that he had been misquoted. However, he stirred a fresh row, with his response to a question on Indian Muslims who face persecution. “They (Indian Muslims) are free to go anywhere.

' ’Award Wapsi’ movement is gaining steam as celebrated personalities from various walks of life have joined the unique form of protest to mark their dissent against the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) government who are allegedly hand in gloves with fringe elements in the society. The latest to join the bandwagon of dissidents include 3 veteran journalists of Malegaon, the Muslim dominated semi-urban city in North Maharashtra. The three scribes – Abdul Haleem Siddiqui, Hasan Farooqui and Haroon BA returned their Maharashtra Urdu Sahitya Academy Awards conferred upon them in 2008.

'Even as the stunning outcome of the Bihar Assembly Elections is being hailed across the country as a historic mandate against the politics of intolerance and hate and a harbinger of groundbreaking changes at the national level, this election will also be remembered long for empowering a long marginalized minority. The 2015 Bihar mandate saw 24 Muslim candidates being elected to the state legislature, reflecting perhaps for the first time their share in the population to some extent.