Why are only Hindu religious practices questioned, asks Uma Bharati

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Published: Monday, Apr 23, 2012, 23:11 IST
Place: Allahabad | Agency: PTI

Firebrand BJP leader Uma Bharati on Monday charged that only Hindus were targeted over questionable practises in the name of religion.

"I do not wish to say anything on Nirmal Baba issue, neither in favour of him nor against him. But I do feel there is a widespread tendency to target Hindus when it comes to questionable practises in the name of religion", Bharati told reporters here.

Bharati's comments came in the wake of a spate of complaints of fraud against Nirmaljeet Singh, alias Nirmal Baba, a well-known godman who is also a close relative of former Assembly Speaker of Jharkhand and currently an Independent MP Inder Singh Namdhari.

She said "there are several instances of congregations being held by religious leaders from other faiths where they reportedly perform miracles to alleviate the sufferings of their followers. Such gatherings, which bear a striking similarity to the Nirmal Darbar, are held in the US.A well-known evangelist from South India is also known to be holding similar congregations. But nobody raises a voice against them. That is something I cannot approve of".

http://www.dnaindia.com/india/report_why-are-only-hindu-religious-practices-questioned-asks-uma-bharati_1679825

[dmallind]

1. Hmm - a religious majority who thinks it is singled out for criticism. Sounds familiar.

People complaining about labor practices focus on Amazon rather than Joe's Trucking for a reason, even if Joe's actions are equally egregious.

People complaining about outsourcing scream loudly about Caterpillar and GE while ignoring Fred's Plastics, even if an equal or greater percentage of Fred's folks lost their jobs in the US.

Religious hegemonies should consider this before whining that they are "targeted". There's a good reason critics of religionin the US leave, say, Sikhs alone, and why Indian counterparts don't focus on the ELCA.

The reasons are all the same.

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2. That's how it struck me.