THREAD: Does @UCBerkeley supports #AcademicHinduphobia and #bigotry advanced by @SugataRay1 and @ISASatBerkeley. "Research-based scholarly discussions"? A great example of intellectual dishonesty! Let's see 1/n 
As we showed in our letter, the speakers and conference resources have a history of advancing bigotry and #Hinduphobia, disparaging Hindu deities and supporting violent political movements. 2/n cohna.org/dismantlehindu…
One of the keynote speakers has called Shri Rama a "di**head" while another has created a short film that false projects the Ramayana as a racist epic that endorses casteism based on colonial theories. "Scholarly discussions"? 3/n
A key conference resources actively denies the existence of #Hinduphobia, because, well "not enough Hindus are dead(?)" along with quoting sources that have openly called for dismantling of Hinduism. "Scholarly discussions"? 4/n
@SugataRay1 advances #Hinduphobia himself in this article defending Wendy Doniger and her intense disdain for things Hindu. In her "The Hindus: An Alternative History," Doniger calls Hindu deities as "rapists," King Dashratha a "sex maniac," etc. 5/n trafo.hypotheses.org/789
When Hindus protest such gross and inaccurate depictions @SugataRay1 calls them "Hindu supremacists." This is no different than what the @dghconference organizers themselves are doing. 6/n
Of course, @SugataRay1 and @ISASatBerkeley attempt to gag Hindu voices in spite of the fact that hundreds of thousands of emails from many concerned Hindus have been sent to @UCBerkeley. Seems that Hindu voices (including those of students) don't matter. 7/n
Interestingly @SugataRay1 provides gr8 examples of #Hinduphobia w/ 1907 anti-Hindu riots in Bellingham, WA + a 1910 news image of Uncle Sam holding a "Hindu" by his pants & deeming him incompetent & indolent. Yet, supports those who deny Hinduphobia! 8/n hyperallergic.com/632544/the-asi…
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