"Mullah Nasruddin was searching for a key. Somebody asked where he had lost it. Nasruddin replied, “I lost it in my house but am searching it outside because there is more light here.” Those opposing Rajkumar Hirani’s PK sound more and more like Nasruddin in this parable. PK is an interesting— or trite if you have seen films on similar theme - take on the misconceptions and myths that are part of our daily life.
"The synchronised vocabulary of anti-conversion by the BJP and that of reconversion by the VHP and Dharm Jagran Samiti, an RSS affiliate, reveals the intimate relationship between the two. Anti-conversion and reconversion are two sides of the same coin. Even though the Dharm Jagran Samiti dropped its plan to ‘reconvert’ 4000 Christians and 1000 Muslim families in Aligarh on 25 December, due to pressures from a parliament in session as well as other protests, the day has had strategic significance.
'Until now, you would think the fake Facebook account of Subramanian Swamy tries to make everything 'Hindu'. Like the one time when he said Michael Jackson was well, a Hindu. "Michael Jackson was a Viraat Hindu. His actual name was Mai ka Lal Jaikishen who was later kidnapped by Christian Missionaries from a Brahmin family impressed by his Bharatanatyam and Kathakali dance (skills) in some stage show." But it seems like some people are following the parody account of Swamy a little too seriously.
"Cow urine may soon be the most sought-after product in the world, given that it can almost cure everything.Or so claim some cow lovers. A few days after a BJP MP said that cow urine can be a better insecticide than chemical ones, thus preventing farmer suicides, Vishwa Hindu Parishad has launched an array of products made from cow urine and cow dung. At a rally organised by Bharatiya Gau Kranti Manch in Bhopal as part of a nationwide campaign seeking death sentence for cow slaughter on Sunday, speakers said that cow milk can even reduce corruption, reported Indian Express.
"Stressing India's identity as a Hindu rashtra, calling for a law against conversions, construction of the Ram Temple at Ayodhya, culling "gaddars" (traitors), scoffing at Mahatma Gandhi's leadership of the freedom movement, fears of Hindus being under threat, preventing cow slaughter and ensuring that the entire world was converted to Hinduism — these were some themes that found prominence in the Vishwa Hindu Parishad's (VHP) 'Virat Hindu' sammelan in Mumbai on Sunday as Hindutva demagogues and religious leaders addressed the faithful.
"An accessories store owner in Mangalore, Zabeullah, was on Monday attacked by a gang when he was escorting one of his women employees home. She happened to be a Hindu and the attackers allegedly accused Zabeullah of being a 'love jihadist' as they assaulted him. The police have arrested six Bajrang Dal activists for the attack and identified them as Prasad (21), Arun (24), Rakshit (21), Praveen (26), Deepak (26) and Yuvaraj (23)... Coming to the defence of the six attackers, senior lawyer and Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) leader Jagadish Shenava told HT, "We don't believe in violence.
"A woman from Elyarpadavu, about 15km from here, who had married a Bajrang Dal activist, filed charges of abduction and attempt to outrage the modesty of a woman against several Dal activists. She also alleged that Jagadeesh Shenava, president, Mangalore district unit of the Vishwa Hindu Parishad, had threatened to harm her parents if she didn't marry the activist..."
"A four-time Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) legislator and former state minister from communally sensitive Akola takes pride in calling himself the original campaigner against "Love Jihad". In all seriousness, Govardhan Sharma, 59, says no interaction should be allowed between Hindu girls and Muslim boys; girls should not be allowed the use of mobile phones and should have a stricter dress code. Worse, Hindu women should not be allowed to go grocery shopping. Sharma's efforts have yielded political dividends. Akola is seen as the BJP's safest seat in the district.
"Rioters have become active in Gujarat once again. Attempts are being made to revive communalism in an Gujarat which is known to be a communal tinderbox. Baroda was under the grip of riots since September 25th 2014, first day of Navratri. Riots continued for five days in one km area of old city namely Yakutpura, Fatehpura, Bhandwada and Hathikhana, when rest of the Baroda was dancing to the tunes of Garba.
" A common thread appears to have emerged from a series of communal incidents in Gujarat over the last two weeks, with residents of the areas affected blaming an alleged nexus between local VHP activists and police in triggering the violence. All the clashes were sparked by crackdowns on the sale of beef during Navratri and Bakrid — the slaughter of cows is banned in Gujarat.
