Dear MEL Topic Readers,
Is India descending into mob rule?
Silenced, ignored or even supported. That’s what seems to be the case in India when it comes to lynching beef eaters or handlers regardless of the age especially in BJP-ruled states like Haryana where a 15-year-old Muslim boy was brutally assaulted and killed on the train by 20 or so mobs. His three other brothers who were on board the train with him were also attacked by knives and wounded because they ate beef (though not on the train).
In Hinduism, the cow is thought to be sacred, respected and honored in society, and its meat is not eaten by most Hindus, which makes up about 80% of India’s population. On the contrary, pork is the meat that should never be touched or eaten for Muslims because it is regarded as impure.
The problem is that even some lawmakers think and even publicly say that lynching or hate crimes are not new to their country and that they should not be over-stated or over-reported by media.
Is India the largest not only democratic but also mobocratic nation?
Enjoy reading and learning about this India’s underlying social problem.
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