गलती हमारी है. हम बहुत जल्दी भूल जाते है! #किसेयादहै प्रशांत पूजारी? जिसको उसके पिता की आँखोंके सामने मुडबिद्री में शांतिप्रिय लोगोंने चक्कु-तलवार से मारा था? किसे याद है रामलिंगम जिसके हाथ काटे गए थे तामिलनाडु में क्यूँकि उसने मुस्लिम धर्मप्रसार का विरोध किया था. #RinkuSharma
#किसेयादहै चंदन गुप्ता जिसे कासगंज में इसलिए बेरहमीसे काटा गया था क्योंकि उसने वंदे मातरम कहने की हिम्मत की थी। किसे याद है लोटन निषाद? जिसे प्रयागराज में गोली मारकर ढेर किया गया था! किसे याद है अंकित सक्सेना, दिलबर नेगी, IB ऑफिसर अंकित शर्मा? देहली के डेंटिस्ट पंकज नारंग?
#किसेयादहै भरत यादव, मथुरा के लस्सी विक्रेता, जिनको इसलिए मारा गया था क्योंकि उन्होंने शांतिप्रिय लोगोंसे लस्सी के पैसे माँगे थे। किसे याद है मोरादाबाद के गंगाराम चौहान, जिन्हें मारा गया था क्योंकि उन्होंने पुलिस में अपनी लड़की को छेडनेवाले मुजलिम लड़कोंकी शिकायत दर्ज की थी।
किसे याद है दिल्ली के ध्रुव त्यागी, जिन्हे टोरचर करके इसलिए मारा गया था क्यूँकि उन्होंने अपनी बेटी को गली के मुजलमान गुंडोसे बचाने का प्रयास किया था। किसे याद है कमलेश तिवारी जिनको इसलिए गोली मार दी गयी थी क्यूँकि उन्होंने किसिको ‘गे’ बोला था। #किसेयादहै?
और भी बहुत नाम है, असम से लेके केरल तक, जहाँ हिंदूओंको सिर्फ़ इसलिए जान से मारा गया था क्यूँकि उन्होंने शांतिप्रिय समुदाय के ख़िलाफ़ आवाज़ उठाने की हिम्मत दिखायी थी! लेकिन हम भूल गए. उनके नाम, उनकी हस्ती, उनकी हिम्मत, सबकुछ! लेकिन वो कुछ नहीं भूलते. याद में ज़िंदा रखते है सब नाम
अख़लाक़, जुनैद, पहलू, सब नाम याद रखते हैं. मीडिया भी ये नाम किसिको भूलने नहीं देता. बस हिंदू नाम भूल जाते है सब लोग। इसीलिए बार बार ऐसी हत्यायें होती रहती हैं. आज #रिंकुशर्मा को घर में घुस के मार दिया, क्योंकि उन्होंने राम का नाम लिया, कल किसी और को मार देंगे लेकिन #किसेयादहै?

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#azhwar means ‘immersed’. Azhwars are considered to be devotees of Vishnu who have fully immersed themselves in #bhakti. They lived between 5th-8th centuries CE, composing hymns in praise of Sri Vishnu. Their songs are compiled as #DivyaPrabandham containing 4000 verses.
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