Tuesday, January 13, 2026

Some Indian Muslim Politicians making problematic statements and/or engaging in activities going against secularism and the rule of law

Dharam Sikarwar, “Rape Hindu women because they are roaming naked everywhere,” says Muslim leader, THE YOUTH (Dec 26, 2020), https://www.theyouth.in/2020/12/26/rape-hindu-women-because-they-are-roaming-naked-everywhere-says-muslim-leader/;


Raju S. Meerut, Ready to pay Rs 51cr reward to Charlie Hebdo attackers: Yakoob Qureshi, HINDUSTAN TIMES (Jan 8, 2015), https://www.hindustantimes.com/india/ready-to-pay-rs-51cr-reward-to-charlie-hebdo-attackers-yakoob-qureshi/story-ctvBDvGhmeXkLLihJllCKJ.html;

 

Abu Azmi convicted for hate speech, THE HINDU (Jul 11, 2016), https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/abu-azmi-convicted-for-hate-speech/article3371547.ece;

 

Karmanye Thadani, The SP and Its Pandering to Muslim Communalism in UP, GLOBAL YOUTH (Aug 17, 2025), https://globalyouthindia.blogspot.com/2025/08/the-sp-and-its-pandering-to-muslim.html;

15 crore Muslims can dominate 100 crore Hindus, rants MIM rabble-rouser Waris Pathan, INDIA EXPRESS (Feb 21, 2020), https://www.newindianexpress.com/nation/2020/Feb/20/15-crore-muslims-can-dominate-100-crore-hindus-rants-mim-rabble-rouser-waris-pathan-2106151.html;

Samajwadi MP Shafiqur Rahman Barq defends Taliban, says they want to run their own country, ECONOMIC TIMES (Aug 17, 2021), https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/india/samajwadi-mp-shafiqur-rahman-barq-defends-taliban-says-they-want-to-run-their-own-country/articleshow/85401485.cms;

CNN-NEWS18, AIUDF Chief Badaruddin Ajmal's Shocking Tirade, Mocks Hindu Marriage Age (YouTube, Dec 2, 2022), https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RZ2Ar_JdJuI;

Ronit Singh, 'Muslims Showing Patience...': Jharkhand Minister Warns Of 'Violence' Amid Waqf Protests, BJP Reacts, NEWS18 (Apr 18, 2025), https://www.news18.com/india/muslims-showing-patience-jharkhand-minister-warns-of-violence-amid-waqf-protests-bjp-reacts-9304182.html;

 

Satyajeet Kumar & Samarth Srivastav, Jharkhand minister says Shariat first, then Constitution, makes U-turn after row, INDIA TODAY (Apr 14, 2025), https://www.indiatoday.in/amp/india/story/jharkhand-minister-hafizul-hasan-shariat-constitution-row-u-turn-jmm-conclave-ranchi-2708798-2025-04-14;

 

Religious protests against period film Gadar put free speech on the boil, INDIA TODAY (Oct 18, 2012), https://www.indiatoday.in/magazine/controversy/story/20010709-religious-protests-against-period-film-gadar-put-free-speech-on-the-boil-773738-2001-07-08.


[1] Alison Snale, As Germany Welcomes Migrants, Sexual Attacks in Cologne Point to a New Reality, NEW YORK TIMES  (Jan 14, 2016), https://www.nytimes.com/2016/01/15/world/europe/as-germany-welcomes-migrantssexual-attacks-in-cologne-point-to-a-new-reality.html;

Julie Bindel, The UK’s grooming gangs and the lessons never learned, AL JAZEERA (Feb 23, 2024), https://www.aljazeera.com/opinions/2024/2/23/the-uks-grooming-gangs-and-the-lessons-never-learned;

Andy Giddings, Grooming gang investigator 'fed up' of political rows, BBC (Jan 19, 2025), https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cy4mmpml73yo.amp;

Alix Culberton, Grooming gangs scandal timeline: What happened, what inquiries there were and how Starmer was involved, SKY NEWS (Jun 15, 2025), https://news.sky.com/story/grooming-gangs-scandal-timeline-what-happened-what-inquiries-there-were-and-how-starmer-was-involved-after-elon-musks-accusations-13285021

Some Examples of Extremism by Some Indian Muslims

 

John F. Burns, Toll From Bombing in India Rises to 50 Dead and 200 Hurt,  NEW YORK TIMES. (Feb. 16, 1998), https://www.nytimes.com/1998/02/16/world/toll-from-bombing-in-india-rises-to-50-dead-and-200-hurt.htm;

Delhi chief minister condemns murder of Hindu man, BBC (Feb 6, 2018), https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-india-42a941522; Ranjai Singh & Simir Chawla;

ISIS-inspired men who killed retired principal in Kanpur get death sentence, INDIA TODAY (Sep 15, 2023), https://www.indiatoday.in/law/story/court-grants-death-penalty-to-2-isis-linked-men-in-kanpur-up-infosys-employee-among-witnesses-2435828-2023-09-15;

Rajesh Saha & Suryagni Roy,  Bengal anti-Waqf protests: 3 killed, 150 arrested; BJP claims Hindus fleeing homes, INDIA TODAY (Apr 13, 2025), https://www.indiatoday.in/india/story/bengal-waqf-violence-central-forces-deployed-after-court-order-2708222-2025-04-13;

Randeep Ramesh, Indian Mujahideen claims responsibility for Jaipur blasts, GUARDIAN (May 15, 2008, at 10:54 BST),  https://www.theguardian.com/world/2008/may/15/india;

What is behind the religious violence in India's West Bengal?, BBC (Jul 11, 2017), https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-india-40553993;

Esha Roy, The burning: Malda’s fault lines run deep, THE INDIAN EXPRESS (Jan 7, 2016), https://indianexpress.com/article/india/india-news-india/big-picture-the-burning-malda-violence-hindu-leader-kamlesh-tiwari-islam-kaliachak/;

Sree Kumar, West Bengal: 200 homes torched, shops ransacked in riots, ONE INDIA NEWS (Feb 21, 2013), https://web.archive.org/web/20130510212927/http://news.oneindia.in/2013/02/21/west-bengal-homes-torched-shops-ransacked-in-riots-1155624.html;

Sabyasachi Bandopadhyay, Riot-scarred Deganga says Trinamool MP main villain, INDIAN EXPRESS (Sep 14, 2010), https://indianexpress.com/article/news-archive/web/riotscarred-deganga-says-trinamool-mp-main villain/;

Piyush Srivastav, 15-year-old boy dies in Rampur communal clashes, INDIA TODAY (Jul 31, 2015), https://www.indiatoday.in/mail-today/story/15-year-old-boy-dies-in-rampur-communal-clashes-285618-2015-07-30;

Rashmi Rajpoot, Maharashtra constable stabbed to ‘avenge beef ban’, hunt on for maulana, INDIAN EXPRESS (Oct. 21, 2015), https://indianexpress.com/article/india/india-news-india/maharashtra-constable-stabbed-to-avenge-beef-ban-hunt-on-for-maulana/;

Sandeep Rai, Muslim woman weds Hindu man, both killed, THE TIMES OF INDIA (Nov. 29, 2014), https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/meerut/Muslim-woman-weds-Hindu-man-both-killed/articleshow/45321279.cms;

Sudeep Lavania, UP woman stripped off hijab, Hindu man accompanying her thrashed in Muzaffarnagar, THE TIMES OF INDIA (Apr. 15, 2025), https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/agra/up-woman-stripped-off-hijab-man-beaten-in-ups-muzaffarnagar-6-arrested/articleshow/120277564.cms;

3 arrested in Meerut for ‘beating man, molesting hijab-clad women who accompanied him’; raids on to nab others, THE INDIAN EXPRESS (May 16, 2023), https://indianexpress.com/article/cities/lucknow/meerut-arrested-beating-molesting-hijab-clad-women-raids-8612207/;

Hijab-clad woman, Hindu friend shoved & schooled by mob in Indore; ‘Don’t Down Islam’, HINDUSTAN TIMES (May 27, 2023, 03:48 pm IST), https://www.hindustantimes.com/videos/news/hijabclad-woman-hindu-friend-shoved-schooled-by-mob-in-indore-dont-down-islam-watch-101685182604674.html;  

Hindu youth eating snacks with Muslim woman beaten in Karnataka, TIMES NOW NEWS (May 26, 2023), https://www.timesnownews.com/crime/hindu-youth-eating-snacks-with-muslim-woman-beaten-in-karnataka-article-100514449;

Sahil Sinha, 5 held after mob attacks Hindu man for dropping Muslim classmate home in Karnataka’s Shivamogga, INDIA TODAY (May 30, 2023, 19:02 IST), https://www.indiatoday.in/india/story/men-held-karnataka-shivamogga-attacking-hindu-man-drop-muslim-woman-home-2386497-2023-05-30;

2 men held after Hindu man assaulted for dining with Muslim woman in Karnataka, THE INDIAN EXPRESS (May 26, 2023, 21:27 IST), https://indianexpress.com/article/cities/bangalore/karnataka-hindu-man-assaulted-muslim-woman-8631095/;

Gujarat: Man killed over love affair in Rajkot, THE TIMES OF INDIA (May 12, 2022, 18:43 IST), https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/rajkot/gujarat-man-killed-over-love-affair-in-rajkot/articleshow/91520632.cms;

Sreenivas Janyala, Hyderabad killing over interfaith marriage: He sold chain to take wife Eid shopping, THE INDIAN EXPRESS (May 7, 2022, 11:52 IST), https://indianexpress.com/article/cities/hyderabad/hyderabad-killing-over-interfaith-marriage-he-sold-chain-to-take-wife-eid-shopping-7904958/;

Cops: Groups harassing interfaith couples operate across the state, THE TIMES OF INDIA (Sept. 1, 2023, 09:07 IST), https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/vadodara/cops-groups-harassing-interfaith-couples-operate-across-the-state/articleshow/103265496.cms.