Mr. Modi and Vasundhara Raje, the chief minister of Rajasthan, have yet to offer one word of either condemnation or condolence. Like all forms of theater, a lynching depends on what is left unsaid; it creates a mood, an atmosphere. That man, Yogi Adityanath, has called for the family of the first lynching victim to be tried for illegally storing beef in their home. No sooner did he become chief minister than Mr. Adityanath led a crackdown against unlicensed butchers and abattoirs. Vasundhara Raje, the chief minister of Rajasthan, is someone I grew up around in Delhi and have known all my life.

Source: New York Times April 16, 2017 20:37 UTC