Thread by @hinduoncampus

THREAD: Who are some of the groups supporting Audrey Truschke?

What are some past statements they've made about Hinduism?

1/ 'Hindus' for Human Rights

Founding board member statement:

“In my experience, everyone speaking up for human rights in India, even if their name sounds Hindu, is loath to identify as one...

... And anyone identifying publicly as a Hindu, almost without exception, supports the idea of Hindutva.”

Source: scroll.in/article/841699…

2/ Sadhana

Past statements:

“A progressive Hindu should never feel comfortable about being a Hindu, because the stain and sin of casteism is still so deep and still so ever-present...

...A progressive Hindu should never be an uncritical student and practitioner, who believes in sastric inerrancy. As Ambedkar makes clear, it is these very shastras from which the evil of caste has emerged.”

Source: sadhana.org/blog-1/2017/8/…

3/ SAHI

On Hindu religious festivals (shared):

“Holi also further reifies Brahmanical Patriarchy by encouraging casteist and sexist slurs that are ritually hurled at Holika’s figure as part of the ritual...

...This translates into the widespread violence against femmes in cities where Holi is practiced, creating a turbulent and frightening environment where gender based harassment attacks rise during this time...

... This includes groups of men throwing balloons filled with rocks, water, or even semen at femmes who are walking in the street. We cannot expect more from a festival whose heart is quite literally the burning of an Indigenous woman.”

Source: Facebook

SAHI Founding member Shreeya Singh has been accused of Hinduphobia, Antisemitism & Islamophobia.

https://twitter.com/AllianceHindus/status/1296961042749194240

4/ India Civil Watch International

Statement by Spokesperson Raja Joseph Swamy:

"Hindu ‘dharma’ is caste-based; Hinduism is casteism; to be Hindu means to belong to a caste, and not as it is in most religions, to merely subscribe to a set body of beliefs...

... Hinduism has no universal religious requirements; therefore it is sufficiently open to interpretation along lines that are outrageously oppressive."

mediamonitors.net/white-zionist-…

5/ Indian American Muslim Council

Attacked concerned Hindu students and called them Fascists, Nazis and Hitler supporters for respectfully expressing concerns.

& falsely claimed Hindu American students are connected to a foreign government.

Source: iamc.com/international-…

6/ Coalition to Stop Genocide

Statement from one of the coalition partners, which exhibits hatred towards Hindus while denying the existence of Hinduphobia.

Source: stopgenocideinindia.com/home/ & @/sasi.nyc Instagram

In reality, ZERO mainstream Hindu organizations supported the "diverse" letter