It was a mob which worshiped cows and felt wronged by the way the other community treated the beliefs of the majority community. We have worked our ways of living to accommodate the religious beliefs of every minority that has walked these lands be it the Muslims, Parsis, Christians, Buddhists and others. It is the only country where you would find such a plethora of minority flourishing in complete harmony and it is only because of our beliefs taught in our religion. All we demand is for people of the minority to respect our beliefs and follow the laws of the land. And when justice is denied to these people for a very long time, they take up arms to quell the thirst for justice. I don't agree for vigilantism but when justice is denied to people for a very long time they are bound to take arms. Our freedom fighters where once mobs of vigils who took up arms to give themselves justice. History judges them to be heros because they emerged as victors. Remember that history is always written by those who emerge victorious.

You can travel from India in any direction upto 4000 kms and you would not find a single country where minorities have been treated with respect. People have been persecuted and killed just because of their religious beliefs. You should be thankful and appreciative of the fact that you have been born in a country where a Hindu majority is so accepting of the minority.


Looks like you didn't study history. Ever heard of the Mauryas, Guptas, Kushans, Marathas, Cholas, Harsha empire? The united territory spread from the modern day Kabul (Afganistan) to the Southern coastlines. The Cholas even ruled the Indonesia and other South east countries. Hinduism was main religion in Indonesia in history. The concept of a nation is not born, rather it is an idea that brings people of similar beliefs, challenges and goals together. It is not as if the concept of Bharat was born 1947. India was an advanced civilization that was at a stage of decay because of the infighting between the local people (kings and chieftians) because of the corruption of the idea of society. All that was needed was a strategic player to unite them and this is what had happened at a very later stage of Aurangzeb rule before the Britishers took over. The Marathas united the entire India under a single flag of Hindu consciousness and controlled the majority of India. Though they didnt call it India but we were still a single unit. So the concept of a untied heartland is not something that is new.