Your anguish at murder of a Muslim rumored to have eaten beef is noteworthy. Kamal Rao has given better details about the incident in Gujarat Samachar. I fully appreciate his stance that, if stripped of religion, beef eating and community ethos, this is a plain murder, as a result of personal vendetta and exploiting Hindu-Muslim animosity. All concerned must be punished rapidly to placate Muslims.
But this incident does not reflect and should not reflect pan-Hindu or pan-national hatred for Muslims. It does not represent national image. Humanity and humanism is still abundant among Hindus, Hinduism and in India. Interfaith harmony and tolerance is still strong backbone of India and especially of Hindu religion. India’s tolerance is evident when seven faiths exist in India without bombings and blood shed, compared to intolerable, internecine violence which is happening in Muslim countries where only one religion is prevailing.
It is apt to remember the equation- "all Hindus are not murderers"-which is used for Muslims when they repeatedly terrorize not only India but other countries.
Hindus must overcome inferiority complex whipped by national and international anti-Hindu bigots and opportunist politicians.
Ramesh Jhalla
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