Modi has celebrated the partial construction of a Hindu temple where
the Babri Masjid used to stand, treating it as a symbolic defeat of
Islam.
Former Indian governments tried to promote interreligious peace and
tolerance. No longer. Modi’s party (BJP) has used religious hostility to boost its power, much as American fascists do. Now it
wants to make Hinduism the de facto official religion, and oppress
others.
In the past, some Muslim rulers repressed Buddhism generally, as did
some Hindu rulers. Some historians maintain that the Dalits of today
are the descendants of people who were Buddhists. In recent decades,
Dalits have faced forcible opposition from Hindu fanatics when they
try to hold ceremonies to convert to Buddhism.
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