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Twenty eight senior journalists issued a statement on Wednesday appealing to all Indian constitutional bodies to "uphold their constitutional mandate" and take action against the increasingly frequent attacks against Muslims in the country.
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The appeal, titled, 'In the Face of Orchestrated Hatred, Silence Is Not an Option', begins by highlighting that the country, in recent years, has seen a "concerted amplification of hatred" as well as an "attendant advocacy of violence".
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The signatories are prominent journalists and include @thewire_in's three founding editors – @svaradarajan, @bombaywallah and @mkvenu1.
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@svaradarajan @bombaywallah @mkvenu1 The appeal also noted that the police either failed to act against those inciting anti-minority violence or booked those guilty under "disproportionately mild sections (of legislation)".
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@svaradarajan @bombaywallah @mkvenu1 This, according to the appeal, strengthened the "perception that such offenders are above the law".
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@svaradarajan @bombaywallah @mkvenu1 The statement also calls for journalist and media bodies, such as the Press Council of India and the National Broadcasters and Digital Association to "respond urgently to the crisis at hand".
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@svaradarajan @bombaywallah @mkvenu1 The statement then mentions the Haridwar Dharma Sansad, which took place in December last year and which featured "well-synchronised calls for the annihilation of Muslims".
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@svaradarajan @bombaywallah @mkvenu1 The statement goes on to highlight how social media and online platforms are being used to systematically target Muslim women, providing the example of the 'Bulli Bai' app.
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@svaradarajan @bombaywallah @mkvenu1 Further, it refers to the recent controversy over Muslim girls being barred from wearing hijabs to school, an issue that arose out of Karnataka and spread across the country.
#HijabRow #HijabVerdict
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@svaradarajan @bombaywallah @mkvenu1 The statement describes @vivekagnihotri's #TheKashmirFiles as "a film that cynically exploits the suffering and tragedy of the Kashmiri Pandits by using their plight as a pretext for the promotion of hatred against Muslims".
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@svaradarajan @bombaywallah @mkvenu1 @vivekagnihotri "When all these events are taken together, it is clear that a dangerous hysteria is being built up countrywide to push the idea that 'Hinduism is in danger' and to portray Muslim Indians as a threat to Hindu Indians and to India itself."
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@svaradarajan @bombaywallah @mkvenu1 @vivekagnihotri Read the full text of the appeal here:
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