Institutionalised Anti-Hindu Hatred?

I have just returned from my holiday in Portugal to find that the world as I knew it has changed dramatically. There is so much going on that attracts my interest but for this week I will focus on one issue, namely what many Hindus believe is the rampant rise of institutionalised anti-Hindu hatred.I have raised this issue in the past, but since the election of the new Labour government it seems the anti-Hindu forces have been granted a green light to attack our community.

Last week the Daily Mail ran an article written by Abul Taher (theirsecurity correspondent)with the leading headline: ‘British Hindu extremists are forming alliances with far-right groups over their 'common hatred' of Muslims’.

The article for all intents and purposes was an unwarranted attack on Hindus. There was no measure of balance, or presenting the other side, or presenting real grassroots facts. The article stated: ‘The secret report, compiled by the National Police Chiefs' Council (NPCC), says Hindu extremism - which is known as Hindutva - may worsen community relationships between Hindus and other faith groups like Muslims and Sikhs.The study is written by the National Community Tension Team’.

A sensational declaration. My immediate reaction was, ‘secret report’? The ‘National Police Chiefs' Council (NPCC)’? ‘National Community Tension Team’?

So it seems there is a clandestine team made up of Police Chiefs who have prepared a ‘secret’ report written by the National Community Tension Team, and that this report has been seen by the Daily Mail, and I assume by the author also.

This raises some fundamental questions:

1. Is there such a report?  If so, who instigated it, when and why?
2. What was the makeup of the team that wrote the report?
3. What were the terms of reference for the said report and who set them?
4. What was the evidence base on which the report relies upon?
5. Did they consult any Hindu organisation or individual/s? If so, which one/s?
6. Was the Secretary of State aware that such a report had been instigated?
7. When was the SoS aware of the contents of the report?
8. How did the Daily Mail get access to the report if it is meant to be ‘secret’?
9. Was the report leaked?  If so, by whom? Or was it strategically made available to the Daily Mail? If so, by whom?

Of course these are just the headline questions that come to mind. A thorough investigation should explore the connections between the police chiefs, the Daily Mail, local and national politicians, and the Islamists who they appear to be protecting.

I spoke to Smt Trupti Patel, President of the Hindu Forum of Britain who said, ‘We are very disappointed with the Daily Mail with its one-sided article that seems to be designed to assassinate the good name of the Hindu community on untested and fake anti-Hindu narrative’. Adding, ‘This matter requires a full investigation to ascertain why the most law-abiding community is being targeted with such vile anti-Hindu hatred’.

Vinod Popat (Convenor Hindu Community Organisations Groups) in his letter to the Daily Mail said, ‘We call upon Daily Mail to retract these unsubstantiated remarks by publishing a corrigendum’, adding, ‘The inflammatory and misleading nature of this report deeply concerns us, as it not only misrepresents the Hindu community but also exacerbates social divisions’.

INSIGHT(Social movement of British Hindus&Indians) posted, ‘A ‘secret’ NPCC report apparently obtained by the Daily Mail, branding “Hindutva” as a looming threat in the UK is a sloppy, biased mess that should embarrass any serious analyst. It smears an entire community under the guise of “intelligence.” The evidence? Zero!’. INSIGHT have launched a survey of British Hindus to ascertain the mood of the community on anti-Hindu hatred. You can take part here: https://insightuk.org/anti-hindu-hate-survey

The uproar from the Hindu community is justified.We live in this moment when the Government will not allow a statutory inquiry into Pakistani grooming gangs. At a moment in time when the Home Secretary wants to bring in two-tier sentencing guidelines so white criminals get longer sentences and non-white criminals are given some latitude to get a lesser sentence. The Labour Party, and by association the Government, has adopted the universally condemned definition of Islamophobia. Tens of Millions of pounds have been set aside to support the Muslim community, whilst many other faith communities receive next to nothing. The priority for this Labour Government is now clearer than it has ever been. It’s to protect the extremists, the rapist, the corrupt politicians and the compromised institutions. It seems they have learnt nothing from the mess they made with the rampant antisemitism that was exposed within the Labour party.It seems now it’s the turn of the Hindus.

I wrote to the RT Hon. Chris PhillipsMP (Shadow Home Secretary) and have asked him to chase this serious issue at ministerial level and to demand an investigation into all aspects of the report and it’s leaking.  I also informed Bob Blackman MP, and I am glad to report that he has already raised this issue in Parliament. Bob is also the Chair of the APPG for British Hindus and as such it is imperative that this matter is taken up with the full force of the parliamentary system.

It has become apparent to me that many of our leading institutions are now practicing targeted racism against certain communities, e.g. Hindus, Jews. They seem to be ignoring their own data of those who commit the most crimes. On that verifiable evidence Hindus and Jews are significantly underrepresented in our jails. However, Muslims with some 16000 in our jails are seriously overrepresented. The collective intelligence of Labour politicians, Police Chiefsand those at the Daily Mail must be bordering on utter stupidity if they think attacking Hindus without any evidence shows them in good light.