Putting Hindu nationalists on the spot
<p>The ruling and calls increase pressure to counter what amounts to a campaign against Muslims on Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Hindu nationalist government as well as his ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and its ideological cradle, the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh or RSS, a five million-strong paramilitary group.</p>
<p>They also spotlight a dialogue between the RSS and Indonesia’s Nahdlatul Ulama, the world’s largest, most moderate Muslim civil society movement.</p>
<p>Last month, the court <a href="https://www.telegraphindia.com/india/supreme-court-calls-centre-impotent-for-failing-to-curb-hate-speech/cid/1925999" rel="noopener ugc nofollow" target="_blank">described Indian states as “impotent”</a> for failing to rein in hate speech across the country. Judges insisted that only by taking religion out of politics would India reduce inter-communal tensions.</p>
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