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November 02, 2014

India: How The Far Right Fans The Flames - See inflamatory leaflet circulated in the outskirts of Delhi calling to stop Tazia processions

[This leaflet is an example of how the far right groups inflame popular sentiments. This one targets the Tazia processions by Muslims; You can imagine if some one was to do a counter leaflet on Bhagvati Jagaran's, Mata ki Chawki's, Chatt Puja's, against the Kanwaria's all of which create noise, mayhem or can be traffic nuissance. If they are so concerned about traffic mayhem, then they would call for all religious processions or public events to be held away from roads, bazars and residential areas and be held outside city and town limits in some common religion grounds, like exhibition grounds. This would be unimaginable in India and unacceptable to all, since religious ritual has taken over large parts of public space everywhere. Freedom of religion must prevail and targetted attacks singling out a specific location or events to create disruption and violence in the name of a particular community should be heavily acted upon by the state administration. This leaflet is being published here in the interests of documentation and is not posted here for incitement to violence]