THREAD: A textbook example of #BreakingIndia - how various groups, academics, "human rights" activists paint India & Hinduism as oppressive & undemocratic. "India on the Brink" includes those who have called for dismantling of Hinduism and India. Some examples below. 1/n 
#51 - Kancha Ilaiah. P. 212 of Breaking India talks about how Ilaiah wants to "kill Sanskrit" and equates Hinduism with Nazism, calling Hinduism "spiritual fascism." Ilaiah has nothing but pure hatred for Hinduism. 2/n
#14 Kavita Krishan - is on the Politburo (Central Committee) of CPI-ML, which as a history of supporting armed struggles and violence in India. She was supposed to be a keynote speaker in last year's Dismantling Global Hindutva Conference. 3/n cohna.org/wp-content/upl…
#39 Suchitra Vijayan of the Polis Project - was one of the key organizers of the Dismantling Global Hindutva Conference, where speakers after speakers supported the dismantling of Hinduism. 4/n dismantlinghindutva.com/organizers27/
#6 Ayesha Renna - who shot to fame during the #CAA Jamia Millia Islamia protests. In 2015, she called India a fascist country and sympathized with Yakum Memon, a terrorist who was convicted and sentenced for his role in the 1993 Mumbai bombings. 5/n firstpost.com/india/all-you-…
#14 Teesta Setalvad - rose to fame during 2002 Godhra riots. In 2009, she was convicted of fabricating evidence of killings in the riots & for torturing witnesses to give false testimonies, including that of a mob killing a Muslim woman & her fetus. 6/n economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics-…
#37 Aakar Patel - The Executive Director of Amnesty International India. In 2015, Patel accused India of "killing" terrorist Yakub Memon "in cold blood." In his book "Hindu Rashtra," Patel calls the famous Indian slogan Vande Mataram a "Hindu nationalism trope..." 7/n
#1 Jan Breman, who in June 2002, dangerously compared the 2002 Godhra Riots to Kristalnacht and accused Dalits of doing the "dirty work" of killing Muslims during the riots. 8/n iias.asia/sites/default/…
#13 Lee Rhiannon - Australian Senator, who has openly supported "self-determination" in Kashmir, and has called India an occupier of the state of Jammu & Kashmir, while remaining completely silent on the plight of Kashmiri Hindus and other minorities. 9/n tribune.com.pk/story/1794384/…
#16 Arjun Sethi - who has a history of stirring up Hinduphobia and fabricating or selectively presenting "evidence" about India and Hindus, such as during the 2019 Tom Lantos Commission hearing. He also endorsed the Dismantling Global Hindutva Conf. 10/n induv.medium.com/battling-domin…
Others include founders and directors of groups like Hindus for Human Rights and IAMC - who have openly sponsored "Holi Against Hindutva" and supported hate groups like Equality Labs. 11/n ahouseofcards.net/sunita-viswana…
The above is just a quick glimpse of the type of Hinduphobic narratives that are pushed by such academics, activists and organizations, and the resulting hatred against the Hindu and Indian community globally. #BreakingIndia book uncovers much more. 12/n
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