Muslim Population

The Muslim population grew by 347 million, which is more than the combined increase in the populations of all other religions. The study shows that one-third of Muslims live in the three countries of India, Pakistan and Indonesia.

Reports suggest that Muslims are also the single largest community in Karnataka if viewed as a homogenous bloc. It surpasses Vokkaligas and Lingayats in numbers.

Notably, the official data indicates that the share of Hindus in Kerala’s total population has dropped from 54.73% in 2011 to 52.61% in 2021. The share of Christians has gone down from 18.38% to 17.87%. Meanwhile, the share of Muslims in the state’s population has skyrocketed from 26.56% to 29.14%.

Ironically, the Samajwadi party leader made the provocative remarks during an event named ‘Samvidhan Maan Diwas.'

Economic Advisory Council data on population growth used same method for Hindus and Muslims, but Newslaundry wrongly claims that different methods were used

Dominance of illegal Bangladeshi infiltrators in the Seemanchal region in Bihar has compelled the local Hindus to migrate to other areas

Badruddin Ajmal said, "Get your girls married at an age of 18 or 20. Then you see how many kids are born at your home."

"Unless we have more children how will we grab power? How will Owaisi sahib become Prime Minister? How will Shaukat saab become Chief Minister", the AIMIM leader was seen telling

Apart from the border areas of Uttarakhand, several areas of Uttar Pradesh, especially those close to Nepal border, have reportedly seen a sudden surge in migrant Muslim population, evident in sudden increase in the number of madarsas and mosques in the areas.

Abhijit draws from history to show parallels between what is happening in modern post-independence India and what happened to the religions of pre-Christian Europe and pre-Islamic Iran and Egypt, which are relegated to museums now.