There are 3 #Hindu cohorts in the #HijabControversy. Hindu 1: In support of Hijab : Hindu 2: Against the idea of face cover: Hindu 3: The sitting on fence quiet Hindu apparently politically neutral with several Muslim friends and @Twitter followers. The 3rd kind is dangerous!
Most of my youth was spent in Park Circus, hard core Muslim dominated neighborhood in #Kolkata. 30% of my class mates were from the neighborhood & some were my best buddies. Most folks who comment on Muslims have never really mingled with the community at the depth. Let's (1/2)
(2/n) clear the air. There are 2 types of Muslims. The bloodline of the invaders & converts. There are sub divisions. Those that speak Hindu, those that speak Urdu and those that speak Bengali. They all hate each other to the core as much as they hate other clans within their....
(3/n) community. However they immediately assemble like ants when there is threat to their religion. Thus the difference b/w a Hindu & a Muslim is, while isolated their will give their lives for you but if united, they do not hesitate to take you to the guillotine. The point...
(4/n) I am trying to drive home is you cant unite India playing the Hindu vs Muslim card. It's @BJP4India biggest strategic fallacy coz the idea of Hindu is pretty straightforward. The idea of Islam is complex and there needs to be a segmentation strategy based on fundamentals
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