A long-dead Muslim emperor vexes India's Hindu nationalists

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

NEW DELHI (AP) — Narendra Modi rose from his chair and walked briskly towards the podium to deliver another nighttime address to the nation. It was expected the speech would include a rare message of interfaith harmony in the country where religious tensions have risen under his rule.

The Indian prime minister was speaking from the historic Mughal-era Red Fort in New Delhi, and the event marked the 400th birth anniversary celebrations of Guru Tegh Bahadur, the ninth Sikh guru who is remembered for championing religious freedoms for all.

The occasion and the venue, in many ways, were appropriate.

Instead, Modi chose the April event to turn back the clock and remind people of India’s most despised Muslim ruler who has been dead for more than 300 years.

https://apnews.com/article/politics-narendra-modi-new-delhi-india-religion-98335c46c3ecbe599699ee391248c664

[Karadeniz]

1. For what it's worth... if they want to dredge up past rulers... there was an early Islamic invader

who mandated that all Muslims would go vegetarian out of respect for Hindu sensitivity, to avoid clashes. I can't remember who it was.