Built on the ruins of a 16th-century mosque destroyed by a Hindu supremacist mob in 1992, the new state-sponsored Ram temple has become a milestone in the 100-year march to power of the Hindu supremacist movement, also known as Hindutva. The Centrality of the Ram Temple to Hindu Supremacist PoliticsIn a way, the Times Square debacle reflected the broader dynamics that color Hindu nationalism, and in particular the Ram temple movement. At the conference, Babu Suseelan, a long time Hindu supremacist leader and VHP member based in the U.S., preached, “If we do not kill the bacteria, the bacteria will kill us. © Savera 2024 – Reprinted under CC 4.0The extent to which the Hindu far right is seeding Trump-aligned candidates is also touched upon. The Intersectional Struggle Against the Hindu Far RightIn this context, South Asians in the U.S. have an important role and responsibility in building mass resistance to Hindu supremacy.

Source: The Hindu February 03, 2024 04:24 UTC