The extremist Hindutva ideology raised its ugly head again as Hindu militants attacked and set fire to the home of a former Indian foreign minister, police said, in the latest incident of religious violence that critics say has been inflamed under Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
Salman Khurshid, a Muslim from the main opposition Congress party, published a book last month in which he compared the kind of Hindu nationalism that has flourished under Modi to extremist Islamic groups like ISIS.
Police said a mob of around 20 people from a hardline local Hindu group massed outside Khurshid’s house near the northern city of Nainital on Monday.
According to the Turkish news media, the Hindu mob attacked and set fire to the home of Muslim former Indian FM Salman Khurshid.
“Critics say religious violence has increased since Modi’s Hindu nationalist party came to power in 2014,” TRT said.
Visuals shared by Mr Khurshid on Facebook show tall flames, charred doors, and shattered window panes at his Nainital home. —APP
