Over the past two years, Hindu organisations started receiving support from common Hindus across both big cities and small towns. These organisations remained vigilant during the Navratri festival.
The criticism of Zakir Naik by Supriya Shrinate must not be mistaken as an official Congress stance. It is at best her personal stance, given his specific targeting of her previous occupation as news anchor.
Charlatans and so-called 'experts' including Rajdeep Sardesai predicted an overwhelming victory for the Congress and a complete decimation of the BJP in the Haryana elections.
In Maharashtra's Ratnagiri, tensions prevailed after a Muslim mob chanting "Allahu Akbar" tried to disrupt a march organised by the RSS on the eve of Dussehra.
The sudden 'change of heart' of Shoaib Jamai could be the realisation that a counter-boycott campaign would be an economic disaster for the Muslim community.
Muslims carried out targeted attacks in the form of idol vandalism, desecration and physical attacks on Durga Puja mandaps and pandals. Hindu devotees were stabbed, attacked with stones and intimidated against celebrating the annual festival.
A Durga Puja Pandal in Kolkata was stormed by a Muslim mob who asked the the Puja organizers to stop the Hindu rituals and threatened to vandalise the idol