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Why U.S. has to Worry about Hindu Terrorism?
By siliconindia
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Thursday, 15 September 2011, 04:04 IST |
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Home Minister's remark was received with severe criticism from the main opposition BJP and the Hindu radical outfit RSS. BJP President Nitin Gadkari said, "A criminal or a terrorist does not belong to any religion, or caste nor does terrorism have a colour. By using the term 'saffron terrorism' the Home Minister P. Chidambaram has insulted Indian culture."
L K Advani lashed out at the congress government for the use of such a frame and said terrorism should not be tagged to any particular religion.
Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi asked from an apology from the Prime Minister for the use of saffron terrorism and said, "Is not there a saffron flag on a temple? Would you call it a centre of terrorist activity? Swami Vivekanand, Dayanand Saraswati, Shankracharya, Swami Ramdas and others who have sacrificed for the country wore saffron clothes. Are you calling them terrorists? Every Congressman will have to answer this. And the Prime Minister has to apologies to the people of the country for this."
Spiritual Guru Sri Sri Ravishankar said, "There is nothing like saffron terrorism. A saint can never be a terrorist, but the possibility of an extremist being active under the guise of a 'sadhu' cannot be ruled out."
CPI(M) leader Sitaram Yechury feels the necessity to change the mindset of associating terror with religion. "There is need to change the thought that terrorism is religion-based," he said.
The U.S. report on Hindu terrorism came in as a surprise for many as it reflects a different picture of India to the world. Attributing terror attacks to religion, regardless of the color or caste, should be discouraged.
