“Hinduche phuske bomb; ka ijjat ghalawta?” and “sharmanak phisaddi bomb” were the titles of the inflammatory editorials of the Saamna, written by none other than the so-called ‘Hindu samrat’ Bala Saheb Thackeray. The vitriolic comments included, “instead of exploding ‘crackers’ in Gadkari, if they would have terrorised the mini-Pakistans then it could be characterised as work for saving the Hindu...

The rhetoric by Bal Thackeray of creating Hindu suicide squads is truly obnoxious, and aimed at garnering votes in the upcoming elections. Had similar statements been voiced by politicians or leaders belonging to other communities, the administration would’ve instantly clamped down upon them. But Bal seems to be above the law and the Constitution of India. What other genuine reason does the government have for not bringing him to justice? Earlier too, no stringent action was taken aga...

The growing network of fascism is destroying the communal harmony in India. The fascists are playing their politics over killer bicycles. A look at the terror blasts which had taken place at different places during the last few years, we can say that the police and investigating agencies remain clueless and fail to solve the problem. And in most cases only innocent Muslims are captured and made to suffer in the name of combating terrorism.

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The arrest of four activists of Hindutva brigade for their alleged involvement in the recent bomb blast at Thane (Maharashtra) has brought to the fore once again the terrorist activities of the Hindutva extremist groups. In April 1996 bomb blasts had taken place accidentally in the residence of a Bajrang Dal activist in Nanded while the terrorists were busy making bombs. The police had also found fake beards, pathani dresses, fake identity cards with Muslim names during the search....