Thread by @FriedrichPieter

France was very impressed by the dynamism of Yogi Adityanath regime’s rabid Islamophobia? Is @FranceinIndia striking a deal to export “Love Jihad” laws to Paris?

https://twitter.com/franceinindia/status/1331512330232860673

“Adityanath has been one of Uttar Pradesh’s most polarizing politicians, given to hateful rhetoric that incites discrimination and hostility against minority groups, particularly Muslims,” said Aakar Patel, Executive Director, @AIIndia.

amnesty.org.in/news-update/ut…

“Adityanath has called for India to become a Hindu state. He has also made polarizing statements claiming ‘love jihad’ – an alleged conspiracy by Muslim men to seduce Hindu women and convert them to Islam.“

“He faces criminal charges in multiple cases, including attempt to murder, criminal intimidation, rioting, promoting enmity between different groups, and defiling a place of worship.”

“In 2015, he said that if he was given the chance, he would install idols of Hindu gods in every mosque. In an undated video uploaded in August 2014, he said, ‘If [Muslims] take one Hindu girl, we’ll take 100 Muslim girls. If they kill one Hindu, we’ll kill 100 Muslims.’l

“Muslims who chose to stay in India when it was partitioned following independence from Britain did the country ‘no favours’, Yogi Adityanath, one of India's most controversial right-wing politicians, has said.”

bbc.com/news/world-asi…

“Yogi Adityanath, the ‘mahant’ (head priest) of the Goraknath math, currently chief minister of India’s most populous state Uttar Pradesh, has a reputation of being a man who is happy doing the “wet works” of Hindutva.”

gulfnews.com/world/asia/ind…

“Here was a firebrand monk whose entire politics revolved around fuelling hostility towards Muslims. A five-time member of Parliament, he had criminal cases against him for leading violence against Muslims.“

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“His supporters have called for digging up Muslim women from their graves and raping them.”

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