By: Harish Khare [Harish Khare was editor-in-chief of The Tribune.] Published in: *The Wire* Date: June 4, 2024 Source: https://thewire.in/politics/12-years-of-modi-raj-hindus-paying-heavy-price *Note:* Please access source to read the entire article.
"India – read: its Hindu majority – is groaning under the weight of a personality cult and its concurrent maladies." "A reality check is way overdue and it produces a grim picture: India’s Hindus (and other non-Muslims), have also been paying a heavy price for a decade of trenchant Hindutva. The Muslims have reconciled themselves to licking their wounds but a very heavy cost is being extracted from the majority (i.e. the Hindus). And, the phenomenon of the Cockroach Janata Party can only be understood as the revolt of this majority for the price they find themselves having to pay for a decade of shabby governance. It should be obvious that India’s Muslims cannot possibly be held responsible for 12 years of maladministration and incompetence in our national endeavors. This is because, as has been so well-documented, the BJP has excluded Muslims from its ranks. There is no Muslim member in the cabinet; the top echelons of administration (especially the so-called sensitive areas) are practically devoid of any Muslim officers of the All India Services like the IAS, the IPS and the Foreign Service. The corporate manors are lorded over by non-Muslims. There is no area of national activity where the Hindus do not dominate or do not dictate. The Muslims are no longer 'appeased.' There are no official iftar parties at Hyderabad House. The Muslims have been air-brushed out of the national picture-postcard."
