Vinay wrote: The cops and goons story currently played out in Gujarat today is not a new phenomenon. It is being played in hyperbole in the guise of minority persecution. Sohrabuddin Sheikh, a proven extortionist and criminal against whom several cases were registered in four states and was allegedly plotting to assassinate Gujarat Chief Minister. He was arrested in some cases but escaped conviction. This case is singled out and highlighted by media merely because he was as muslim killed in Modi ruled Gujarat. Congress found an opportunity provided by Sohrabuddin case and tried to exploit it to maximum to gain political mileage out of it.
Comment: Dr Anand, this is precisely the kind of mindset that Selma referred to in anguish which hurt you a lot.Here is a gentlemen gloating over the exra-judicial killing which has been admitted to by the Gujarat Govt before the Supreme Court. It is so easy to brand someone a criminal and then do away with him, especialy if he hails from the muslim community. Not only was Sohrabuddin done away with but even his wife against whom there were no criminal charges and also his friend Prajapati. What stops the BJP from doing this tomorrow in Goa with other minorities? This is not a stray statement. Minorities in India are under attack from the sangh parivar everyday in different parts of the country. Sadly, society in its quest for money and material wants has turned a blind eye. I have yet to hear voices from civil society condemning these attacks. Today minorities, dalits and people from the marginalised are fair game. He who wears the shoes knows where it pinches. Marshall Mendonza
