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Clearly, there is a coordinated echo chamber that has been recycling the same old, and most importantly, debunked anti-Hindu propaganda to whitewash Islamist extremism and violence. These attempts to delegitimise OpIndia’s exposure of anti-Hindu violence in Leicester, by recycling the same tropes have been ongoing since 2022.

The School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS) report titled 'Better Together: Understanding the 2022 Violence in Leicester', claims that its findings show that “no single community or group is ‘to blame’ for the violence, distrust, and tensions that erupted in 2022.” However, the report conveniently picked Hindus, Hindutva, and the BJP government in India to blame for violence and communal polarisation in Leicester in 2022.

In a country of this scale, even large mobilisations can happen without paralysing the nation. Calling every protest “unprecedented” or proof of systemic collapse is misleading.

CAGE International, previously known as CagePrisoners Project, is mobilising support for Majid Freeman ahead of his retrial in the Leicester case on 9th January.

The Muslim Council of Britain (MCB) targeted Hindus by branding saffron flags during Ganesh Chaturthi as "extremist", triggering outrage among Hindu groups.

Mohammed Hijab claimed to have based his theory of 'involvement of Hindutva' on a video clip of masked men chanting 'Jai Shree Ram' and marching past a Muslim neighbourhood. The court pointed out that the video was posted online, two days after his inciteful speech targeting the Hindu community.

The council cited uncontrollable crowds and emergency service warnings for the scale-back, but concerns persist over whether fear of renewed Islamist unrest and rising communal polarisation shaped the cautious yet controversial decision.

The brutal attack left Kohli's neck and three ribs fractured. He was admitted to a hospital, where he succumbed to his injuries the next day.