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This very same Forum had discussion on lynching and beef controversy.......
And what has ahppened now at Coimbatore?
We will wait for the investigation report of the police, verdict of court and .......
Nobody can deny that this has been happening in Tamil Nadu.
Communal flashpoint Coimbatore: Is the TN government doing enough to prevent violence?
Religious violence is not new to Coimbatore, shouldn’t the police then have been better prepared after Hindu Munnani member's hacking?
Coimbatore is on the boil again. Large-scale violence has been reported from across the city. Vehicles are being burnt, shops looted and religious establishments targeted.
The violence broke out following the death of C Sasikumar, the spokesperson of the Hindu Munnani in Coimbatore. Sasikumar was brutally hacked on Wednesday night, and on Thursday night, he breathed his last.
By Friday morning, Coimbatore was witnessing a bandh, which soon erupted into violence.
Journalists who have been in regular touch with Sasikumar say that he was an affable man who spoke gently, although he had been putting up pro-Hindutva messages on social media. It is still not clear what led to his hacking.
Was it religious fundamentalists? Was it personal enmity? Was it business rivalry? Several theories are floating around, and in the absence of any credible results from the police investigation on the death, they are only adding fuel to the communal fire.
The family members of Sasikumar are angry, and some of them also have close ties with the Hindu Munnani.
But even if it is not justified to expect immediate answers from the police on what seems to be a well-planned murderous attack on Sasikumar, it is imperative to ask if the police did enough to prevent violence.
Communal violence is not new to Coimbatore. We all remember the riots and police firings of November-December 1997, in which 18 Muslims were killed, and the deadly blasts of 1998, in which 58 people died. Islamic fundamentalist group Al Ummah was found guilty of orchestrating 12 bomb blasts on one single day in February 1998.
But in reality, the Hindu Munnani and Islamic fundamentalist outfits have been in play since the 1980s and early 90s. After the demolition of Babri Masjid in 1992, Islamic outfits strengthened their ranks. Ever since, Coimbatore has remained a communally sensitive area.
Read more at: http://www.thenewsminute.com/articl...overnment-doing-enough-prevent-violence-50406
And what has ahppened now at Coimbatore?
We will wait for the investigation report of the police, verdict of court and .......
Nobody can deny that this has been happening in Tamil Nadu.
Communal flashpoint Coimbatore: Is the TN government doing enough to prevent violence?
Religious violence is not new to Coimbatore, shouldn’t the police then have been better prepared after Hindu Munnani member's hacking?
Coimbatore is on the boil again. Large-scale violence has been reported from across the city. Vehicles are being burnt, shops looted and religious establishments targeted.
The violence broke out following the death of C Sasikumar, the spokesperson of the Hindu Munnani in Coimbatore. Sasikumar was brutally hacked on Wednesday night, and on Thursday night, he breathed his last.
By Friday morning, Coimbatore was witnessing a bandh, which soon erupted into violence.
Journalists who have been in regular touch with Sasikumar say that he was an affable man who spoke gently, although he had been putting up pro-Hindutva messages on social media. It is still not clear what led to his hacking.
Was it religious fundamentalists? Was it personal enmity? Was it business rivalry? Several theories are floating around, and in the absence of any credible results from the police investigation on the death, they are only adding fuel to the communal fire.
The family members of Sasikumar are angry, and some of them also have close ties with the Hindu Munnani.
But even if it is not justified to expect immediate answers from the police on what seems to be a well-planned murderous attack on Sasikumar, it is imperative to ask if the police did enough to prevent violence.
Communal violence is not new to Coimbatore. We all remember the riots and police firings of November-December 1997, in which 18 Muslims were killed, and the deadly blasts of 1998, in which 58 people died. Islamic fundamentalist group Al Ummah was found guilty of orchestrating 12 bomb blasts on one single day in February 1998.
But in reality, the Hindu Munnani and Islamic fundamentalist outfits have been in play since the 1980s and early 90s. After the demolition of Babri Masjid in 1992, Islamic outfits strengthened their ranks. Ever since, Coimbatore has remained a communally sensitive area.
Read more at: http://www.thenewsminute.com/articl...overnment-doing-enough-prevent-violence-50406
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