Hindu Extremists Burn Author's Home For Comparing Them to Islamic Extremists

On Monday, November 15th, a group of ultra-nationalist Hindus set fire to the home of Salman Khurshid, the former Foreign Minister of India, after he published a book in which he compares radical Hindutva groups to Islamist groups such as ISIS and Boko Haram. The book titled Sunrise over Ayodhya: Nationhood in Our Times centers around the Ayodhya judgment in which the Supreme Court of India unanimously granted rights for constructing a temple to Lord Rama over the demolished Babri mosque, a site that is in many ways a symbol of the nation’s interreligious conflicts. Khurshid's book actually praises the humanist elements of Hinduism and supports the controversial Ayodhya judgment, saying that it is "an opportunity to find closure on the unpleasant past and look forward to a shared future." Police say 20 hardline Hindus gathered outside his house, shouted slogans, threw stones, broke windows, set fire to a door, and burned an effigy of Khurshid. Four suspects linked to the attack have been arrested.

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Hindu Extremists Burn Home of Ex-Minister Who Compared Them to ISIS

Location: India