: As Leicester tries to understand its recent unrest, impact of global Hindutva cannot be ignored #IndiaNEWS Since late August, the city of Leicester in England has seen violent confrontations between

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As Leicester tries to understand its recent unrest, impact of global Hindutva cannot be ignored #IndiaNEWS
Since late August, the city of Leicester in England has seen violent confrontations between groups of Hindu and Muslim men. The situation escalated on September 17 when about 200 Hindu men marched through a Muslim-majority area of east Leicester. Wearing masks, hoodies and balaclavas, they chanted “Jai Shri Ramâ€? (meaning “Hail Lord Ramâ€?).In response, groups of Muslim men gathered in the area. A flag was forcibly removed from a Hindu mandir. Bottles and other missiles were thrown. Further violence ensued the following evening when the outer wall of a mosque was graffitied and a Hindu flag was burned.Leicestershire police called for calm and at least 47 people have been arrested. Mayor Peter Soulsby has announced an independent review into what caused this disturbance.Soulsby reportedly expects the review to make immediate headway. My research into unrest in Bradford in 2001 shows that an official response that sacrifices complexity in favour of quick solutions only serves to attribute blame at the expense of real understanding.Women of #Leicester say no to violence and hate and yes to unity and peace #TogetherWeCan @CityMayorLeic @politicseastmid @BBCLeicester @LeicStories pic.twitter.com/b7vYS9kzFo— Leicestershire Cares #TogetherWeCan (@LeicsCares) September 24, 2022 I investigated the 2001 disturbances in Bradford, when up to 1,000 young men of South Asian and Muslim heritage battled hundreds of police officers, following a banned march by...Read more

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