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On 18th September 1969 Gujarati Muslims faced most deadly Anti-Muslim violence since the partition of India in 1947 & #1948HyderabadMassacre, ( & until 1989 Bhagalpur pogrom). 16 Dist in Gujarat were shaken by Communal Violence for Two months, Sept & Oct 1969.
On 18th September 1969 Gujarati Muslims faced most deadly Anti-Muslim violence since the partition of India in 1947 & #1948HyderabadMassacre, ( & until 1989 Bhagalpur pogrom). 16 Dist in Gujarat were shaken by Communal Violence for Two months, Sept & Oct 1969.
On 18 Sept 1969, Muslims gathered in Jamalpur, Ahmedabad for an Urs festival. Whn 2 sadhus of nearby Jagannath temple tried to bring their cows back to the temple compound thru crowded streets, some Muslim women wer injured.
The cows also allegedly damaged some carts. It led to a clash & some Muslim youth attacked 2 sadhus, These injured sadhus came back with more men to retaliate, which made the issue bigger, resulting clashes & stone-pelting broke the temple windows.
