Rakhi Birla's political fate now hangs with a taint of genocide denial after her open mocking of Kashmiri Hindus as a deputy speaker of the Delhi Assembly.
Maulvi Farooq from Rajouri has clarified in a recent statement, "If my comments have hurt someone then I duly apologize. I was not referring to any specific religion."
"We are indebted to you for covering our story. If we don't get media support, then, it will be impossible for Hindus in Bangladesh to even survive," a temple official told Opindia.
Netizens felt that Barton appeared to be persuading Muslims to take up arms against Hindus by claiming that if the situation were reversed, this would be the natural response of Hindus.