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I no longer live in India but have a large extended family that does. Being in the minority, they are filled with paranoia about what this could mean. I'm still

I no longer live in India but have a large extended family that does. Being in the minority, they are filled with paranoia about what this could mean. I'm still skeptical if anything bad will happen but I am also not living there.

chaofguan 12y ago
I bet you are just a shill playing minority card again.
- Brakenshire 12y ago
  Seem to be quite a few newly registered, aggressively pro-Modi accounts on this thread.
  - not_that_noob 12y ago
    It's the RSS Internet Wing I'm sure
    - chaofguan 12y ago
      no, I am not. In fact I am not even Indian but hatred you are showing is quite obvious. I think you had relation to party that lost election or you can't digest the election results.
snambi 12y ago
there is nothing to worry about. India has always been a secular country/land from time immemorial. The idea of muslim hindu division is of recent times, starting from british rule. India has been ruled for many centuries by muslims and christians (british).
- sachdevap 12y ago
  The idea of a Hindu Muslim division predates the British rule. It has been in existence since the later Mughals[1] (Aurangzeb and his successors). [1] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Persecution_of_Hindus#In_the_Mughal_empire http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Persecution_of_Hindus#In_the_Mu...
not_that_noob 12y ago
I think Modi knows that indulging in any mischief will (a) hurt business prospects and (b) make him look more of a fanatic in the eyes of the broader world. If anything I see him pushing for development to erase the legacy of the 2002 riots from memory. He said in the campaign - and this is true - 'toilets not temples', a reference to the building of a temple over the razed site of one of the oldest mosques in India from the 1500s or so. Also, he knows that if he's fomenting discord and doesn't get substantial anything done, the voters will throw him out with the same gusto as they did the Congress, for the very same reasons. EDIT: Why the hell is this getting down voted? Can't the RSS Internet wing engage in reasoned debate?
- yepyepyep 12y ago
  Yep, basically what I believe too. Also, if you look at history, a lot of the worst troubles for the minorities have come during Congress' rule(which further bolsters your argument that those in power want stability more than those not in power). I'm actually more wary of vested interests other than Modi who want there to be riots so they can position themselves as the saviors of minority. These groups exist on both sides. Hopefully the saner people on both sides will keep them in check.

chaofguan 12y ago

I bet you are just a shill playing minority card again.

Brakenshire 12y ago
Seem to be quite a few newly registered, aggressively pro-Modi accounts on this thread.
- not_that_noob 12y ago
  It's the RSS Internet Wing I'm sure
  - chaofguan 12y ago
    no, I am not. In fact I am not even Indian but hatred you are showing is quite obvious. I think you had relation to party that lost election or you can't digest the election results.

snambi 12y ago

there is nothing to worry about. India has always been a secular country/land from time immemorial. The idea of muslim hindu division is of recent times, starting from british rule. India has been ruled for many centuries by muslims and christians (british).

sachdevap 12y ago
The idea of a Hindu Muslim division predates the British rule. It has been in existence since the later Mughals[1] (Aurangzeb and his successors). [1] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Persecution_of_Hindus#In_the_Mughal_empire http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Persecution_of_Hindus#In_the_Mu...

not_that_noob 12y ago

I think Modi knows that indulging in any mischief will (a) hurt business prospects and (b) make him look more of a fanatic in the eyes of the broader world. If anything I see him pushing for development to erase the legacy of the 2002 riots from memory. He said in the campaign - and this is true - 'toilets not temples', a reference to the building of a temple over the razed site of one of the oldest mosques in India from the 1500s or so. Also, he knows that if he's fomenting discord and doesn't get substantial anything done, the voters will throw him out with the same gusto as they did the Congress, for the very same reasons. EDIT: Why the hell is this getting down voted? Can't the RSS Internet wing engage in reasoned debate?

yepyepyep 12y ago
Yep, basically what I believe too. Also, if you look at history, a lot of the worst troubles for the minorities have come during Congress' rule(which further bolsters your argument that those in power want stability more than those not in power). I'm actually more wary of vested interests other than Modi who want there to be riots so they can position themselves as the saviors of minority. These groups exist on both sides. Hopefully the saner people on both sides will keep them in check.