Journa­list says the countr­y did not even spare Muslim vegeta­ble vendor­s and milk seller­sIndian journalist Karan Thapar hit out at the anti-Muslim sentiment currently prevalent in India as targeted attacks on the religious minority steadily rise. Muslims in India have been increasingly at risk since the Hindu nationalist Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, was first elected to government in 2014. In a column published in hindustan times, he terms the hatred against Muslims as the ‘other virus’ – a spin on the coronavirus – that is spreading like a wildfire in India. Reflecting on the darker side of India he said,”I’m deeply dismayed, actually disturbed and demoralised, by the shameless exhibition of anti-Muslim sentiment we’ve seen in India. As far as I’m concerned, they can never redeem themselves.”Pakistan concerned over anti-Muslim policies of BJP govt: FOComparing Islamophobia and coronavirus he said, “It’s a bit like the virus in that respect.

Source: The Express Tribune May 03, 2020 12:00 UTC