Gone are the thinly-veiled euphemisms Modi used in his Banswara speech – ‘infiltrators’ and those “having more children”. The party’s latest video directly names and targets Muslim Indians – against the backdrop of lurid, Amar Chitra Katha-style art.
By Ajoy Ashirwad Mahaprashasta
New Delhi: If Prime Minister Narendra Modi had not made it amply clear in Banswara a few days ago that religious polarisation is his primary electoral strategy as he seeks a third consecutive term in office, the Bharatiya Janata Party on Tuesday hammered the messaging down officially. In an animated video posted on its official Instagram handle, the BJP pushed Modi’s central assertions that the Congress, if elected, would distribute Hindu wealth and property to Muslims – whom it describes as the opposition party’s “favourite community”.
Gone are the thinly-veiled euphemisms Modi used in his speech – ‘infiltrators’ and those “having more children”. The party’s video directly names and targets Muslim Indians – against the backdrop of lurid, Amar Chitra Katha-style art. Rahul Gandhi is shown holding the Congress manifesto whose cover morphs into a Muslim League flag.
As shocking as it may appear to be in the world’s largest democracy, it has become something of a habit over the past 10 years for the BJP to turn India’s elections into an exercise in perpetuating hate against Muslims.
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