A manipulated video shared online appears to show Yogi Adityanath, a politician from India’s ruling Hindu nationalist Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) saying Muslims have the “first right” to the country’s resources. The original clip, however, shows him quoting India’s former prime minister Manmohan Singh and accusing the opposition party of stoking divisions between Muslims and […]
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Old clip of political protest in southern India mispresented as ‘Muslims protesting against Hindu leader’
An old video of a protest involving supporters of a political party in southern India that has joined Prime Minister Narendra Modi‘s coalition government has recirculated in posts. It misleadingly claimed they were “jihadists” opposed to their leader joining forces with Modi’s Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). In fact, the clip circulated in news reports before […]
Powerful Hindu Group That Spawned Modi Party Slams His Campaign
(Bloomberg) — India’s powerful Hindu right-wing group that helped shape the Bharatiya Janata Party criticized the election campaign for being divisive and too reliant on Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s popularity. Most Read from Bloomberg The campaign lacked “decorum,” with lies being spread to sow tension between communities, Mohan Bhagwat, leader of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh, […]
Oxford University to return bronze sculpture of Hindu saint to India
LONDON (AP) — Oxford University has agreed to return a 500-year-old bronze sculpture of a Hindu poet and saint to India, the university’s Ashmolean Museum said. The Indian High Commission in the U.K. made a claim four years ago for the bronze figure of Tirumankai Alvar that was allegedly looted from a temple. Vijay Kumar, […]
At least nine dead after suspected militants fire at Hindu pilgrims in Kashmir
At least nine people have died after suspected militants in Indian-controlled Kashmir’s Jammu province opened fire at a bus carrying Hindu pilgrims which fell into a deep gorge, officials said. The vehicle was carrying pilgrims to the base camp of the famed Hindu temple Mata Vaishno Devi when it came under attack in the region’s […]
Video shows chicken shop outside defunct Hindu temple in Pakistan, not India
A video showing a defunct Hindu temple in Muslim-majority Pakistan has been repeatedly shared in social media posts that falsely claimed it was located in India’s southern Kerala state and contained a chicken shop “inaugurated” by opposition Congress leader Rahul Gandhi. A human rights activist told AFP the temple was no longer in use as […]
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A Hindu festival in southwestern Pakistan brings a mountainous region to life
HINGLAJ, Pakistan (AP) — The ascent of steep mud volcanoes marks the start of Hindu pilgrims’ religious rituals in southwestern Pakistan. They climb hundreds of stairs or clamber over rocks to reach the summit, tossing coconuts and rose petals into the shallow crater while seeking divine permission to visit Hinglaj Mata, an ancient cave temple […]
Indians vote in huge election dominated by jobs, Hindu pride and Modi
By Krishn Kaushik, Praveen Paramasivam and YP Rajesh KAIRANA/CHENNAI, India (Reuters) -A substantial number of Indians voted on Friday in the first phase of the world’s largest election, authorities said, as Prime Minister Narendra Modi seeks a historic third term on the back of issues such as growth, welfare and Hindu nationalism. The vote pits […]
Once a fringe Indian ideology, Hindu nationalism is now mainstream, thanks to Modi’s decade in power
AHMEDABAD, India (AP) — Hindu nationalism, once a fringe ideology in India, is now mainstream. Nobody has done more to advance this cause than Prime Minister Narendra Modi, one of India’s most beloved and polarizing political leaders. And no entity has had more influence on his political philosophy and ambitions than a paramilitary, right-wing group […]