Thread by @Indumakalktchi

A rumour was spread via e-mail as soon as the Godhra tragedy became a news, that a 16 year old granddaughter of a Muslim tea vendor was abused and kidnapped by the Karsevaks. This was published in TN and circulated widely,

Then there is the typical case of Jaffery MPs non-existent daughter being raped and killed by a Hindu mob (while in reality his daughters were living in luxury abroad and one right in that great Satan of Islamists- USA).

First reported by Time and later morphed into a highly emotional traumatic true story in the strong words of fiction writer Arundathi Roy, the article was translated into 11 Indian languages and were distributed often freely to the educated youths of Muslim community by LW orgs

Later when Bulbir Punj exposed the falsehood of the story Time apologized and Ms.Roy was made to eat the humble pie.

However the aforesaid article was printed in thousands by organizations like Thiruvannamalai Progressive Writers Association and distributed in Islamic areas like Kayalpattinam (which has witnessed enough of Hindu-Muslim clashes)

where they opened even a special stall to distribute Ms.Roy's article (translated into Tamil by a leading leftist called R.Kuppuswamy) with no modifications.

Source & Full Article : indicdharma.blogspot.com/2005/05/gujara…