Recently India overtook China as the world’s most populated country. This South Asian country is also home to an enormous Muslim population that is expanding rapidly. Managing the world’s largest population can be quite a job in itself. Amid all the other challenges it faces, can India afford to let these jihadi Muslims run amok and call for the beheading of random people? With an increasing Muslim population, there is an evident increase in rigorous observance and jihad activity. Hence, one often hears calls for beheading from fanatic Muslims all across India. Muslim “journalists” play an important role in fueling Islamic jihad activity, and continually guide violent Muslims to their next Hindu target.
What’s more disturbing is that while Islamic apologists defend these monstrous activities under the rubric of “freedom of expression,” the government, which is often touted as a pro-Hindutva and anti-Muslim, is also indifferent to these threats. No effective law has been drafted against the Muslims who casually shout this threat on the streets and post it on social media. No stringent actions have been taken, apart from detaining the accused for a few days. The lack of strict action from the government has encouraged Muslims to call for “sar tan se juda” louder and in increasing numbers.
In January of this year, the national spokesperson of Vishwa Hindu Parishad posted two videos on Twitter showing several Muslim men, including young children, raising the “sar tan se juda” slogan in two different locations in Madhya Pradesh. That one of these incidents occurred right outside the Chandan Nagar police station establishes that many Muslims in India have no fear of the law and police.
In March 2023, another Hindu activist received a beheading threat through a letter left in a green envelope under his car’s windshield wiper. The incident took place in Indore, Madhya Pradesh.
In March again, Muslims raised slogans of “sar tan se juda” in Gir Somnath, accusing Hindu activist Kajal Hindustani of delivering an anti-Muslim speech. During the Islamic holy month of Ramadan, thousands of Muslims took to the streets to protest Kajal’s speech against the forced religious conversion of Hindu girls. They demanded action against the women while chanting slogans calling for a beheading, again in front of a police station.
Recently, a young businessman from Varanasi in Uttar Pradesh, Yugveer Arjav, sought protection from the Uttar Pradesh state government after receiving similar death threats. He complained that some people edited an old video of him and made it viral in order to increase tensions. He has also held a Muslim “journalist” responsible for the beheading threats, as the “journalist” had shared the controversial video from his Twitter handle.
What’s more disturbing is that while Islamic apologists defend these monstrous activities under the rubric of “freedom of expression,” the government, which is often touted as a pro-Hindutva and anti-Muslim, is also indifferent to these threats. No effective law has been drafted against the Muslims who casually shout this threat on the streets and post it on social media. No stringent actions have been taken, apart from detaining the accused for a few days. The lack of strict action from the government has encouraged Muslims to call for “sar tan se juda” louder and in increasing numbers.
In January of this year, the national spokesperson of Vishwa Hindu Parishad posted two videos on Twitter showing several Muslim men, including young children, raising the “sar tan se juda” slogan in two different locations in Madhya Pradesh. That one of these incidents occurred right outside the Chandan Nagar police station establishes that many Muslims in India have no fear of the law and police.
In March 2023, another Hindu activist received a beheading threat through a letter left in a green envelope under his car’s windshield wiper. The incident took place in Indore, Madhya Pradesh.
In March again, Muslims raised slogans of “sar tan se juda” in Gir Somnath, accusing Hindu activist Kajal Hindustani of delivering an anti-Muslim speech. During the Islamic holy month of Ramadan, thousands of Muslims took to the streets to protest Kajal’s speech against the forced religious conversion of Hindu girls. They demanded action against the women while chanting slogans calling for a beheading, again in front of a police station.
Recently, a young businessman from Varanasi in Uttar Pradesh, Yugveer Arjav, sought protection from the Uttar Pradesh state government after receiving similar death threats. He complained that some people edited an old video of him and made it viral in order to increase tensions. He has also held a Muslim “journalist” responsible for the beheading threats, as the “journalist” had shared the controversial video from his Twitter handle.
