Denouncing the letter as a desperate attempt to remain in the limelight, BJP national vice president, Prabhat Jha said, "Such letters are written by those who have been rejected by the people of the country. PM Modi has not only warned people involved in lynching, but also taken action against them." There have been several incidents of mob lynching by minorities, but these people never shed a tear for their victims. The letter, quoting NCRB data, had claimed, "254 religious identity-based hate crimes were reported between October 29, 2018 and January 1, 2009, where 91 persons were killed and 579 injured. The Citizen's Religious Hate Crime watch recorded that Muslims, (14% of population) were the victims in 62% of cases, and Christians in 14% of cases."

Source: dna July 24, 2019 23:37 UTC