Rahul Ghandi: Hindu extremists bigger threat than Muslim militants (in India)

[Turborama]

Source: Express India

Posted: Dec 17, 2010 at 08:25 hrs IST -

New Delhi Congress General Secretary Rahul Gandhi had told US ambassador Timothy Roemer that growth of "radicalised Hindu groups" which create religious tensions in India could pose a bigger threat to the country than activities of groups like Lashkar-e-Toiba.

According to a secret US diplomatic cable from New Delhi released by WikiLeaks, the Congress leader shared his views with Roemer on a range of political topics, social challenges, and electoral issues for the Congress party in the next five years.

The cable contained details of Gandhi's conversation with the envoy at a luncheon hosted by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh at his residence in July 2009 in honour of visiting Secretary of State Hillary Clinton.

"Responding to the Ambassador's query about Lashkar-e-Toiba's activities in the region and immediate threat to India, Gandhi said there was evidence of some support for the group among certain elements in India's indigenous Muslim community," the cable notes. "Gandhi, however, warned that the bigger threat may be the growth of radicalised Hindu groups, which create religious tensions and political confrontations with the Muslim community," it said.

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WikiLeaks cables: Rahul Gandhi warned US of Hindu extremist threat
http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2010/dec/16/wikileaks-rahul-gandhi-warned-us-hindu-extremism

US embassy cables: Ambassador warned that radical Hindu groups may pose bigger threat than LeT in India
http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/us-embassy-cables-documents/219238

[SkyDaddy7]

1. I have read about the growing radical Hindus...

It seems the religion virus is morphing across the globe regardless of which brand of delusion it is. This is the 21st Century, right?

[ChangoLoa]

2. It's quite grown up already

Remember who killed Gandhi?

Remember Ayodhya?

[FiveGoodMen]

5. There has to be an underlying cause with evolutionary roots

The spread of religious extremism is likely helped by preachers and politicians pushing people's buttons...

But where did the buttons come from?

And more importantly, how can we disable them?

[nyy1998]

3. As a Hindu, I agree with Rahul Gandhi, they're making things harder

especially in dealing with Muslim militants/Pakistan, and it makes things harder for politicos to get things done.

[grilled onions]

4. But One Must Follow The Oil

and in time as all natural resources fade in ample supply we will go after all the minerals,water--even land if that is all that is left to purloin from others.

[Lance_Boyle]

6. Did anyone really think the extremism was one-sided?

Kashmir is just another Jerusalem. The extremists on both sides exist to perpetuate the craziness.