# Hatred, Hinduthwa, Nationalism

## 2020 November

* Several Indian states led by the extreme nationalist BJP party are considering enacting laws [prohibiting Muslims from marrying outside their religious community.](https://scroll.in/article/979015/love-jihad-as-pandemic-rages-bjp-states-turn-focus-to-laws-based-on-hindutva-conspiracy-theory)
* [Caste, food and ideological imposition](https://www.dalitcamera.com/caste-food-ideological-imposition/)-casteist/religious/cultural indoctrination by Akshaya patra which vehemently refuses to use egg, onion and garlic in their cooking inspite of this being mandated in State government menu"
* Eggs have been [denied](https://www.business-standard.com/article/current-affairs/most-bjp-ruled-states-skip-eggs-in-mid-day-meal-cite-vegetarian-sentiments-118073100120_1.html) to children as part of the mid day meals in schools for several years.
* India’s ruling party invents a Muslim plot against Hindu women - The Bharatiya Janata Party is determined to stop a non-existent “love jihad” - [economist](https://www.economist.com/asia/2020/11/19/indias-ruling-party-invents-a-muslim-plot-against-hindu-women)

## 2020 October

* [Why Feminists Must Join the Movement Against the Manusmriti](https://thewire.in/caste/why-feminists-must-join-the-movement-against-the-manusmriti) - Meena Kandasami
* [Most Facebook fact-checking partners in India fail to fact-check BJP-led misinformation](https://www.altnews.in/most-facebook-fact-checking-partners-in-india-fail-to-fact-check-bjp-led-misinformation/) -Altnews
* [The CAA Has Not Stopped Hindus Being Declared Foreigners In Assam](https://www.article-14.com/post/the-caa-has-not-stopped-hindus-being-declared-foreigners-in-assam) - I\_n the absence of clarity from Delhi on how the new citizenship law will work, Hindus of suspect citizenship continue to be declared foreigners in Assam. When & how they will be eligible is not clear, as arbitrary trials for people of all religions continue through pandemic and flood\_. MAKEPEACE SITLHOU
* [The Shadowy Online Hindutva World That Killed The Tanishq Ad](https://www.article-14.com/post/the-shadowy-online-hindutva-world-that-killed-the-tanishq-ad)

  *A vast network of fringe Hindu groups loosely linked to the BJP and RSS operates hundreds of public and private social media groups and pages that drum up support for Hindutva causes. Anti-Islamic videos and membership drives create an army of supporters prepped to transition to real-life communal violence* - Sweta Desai
* [Hate is poisoning Indian society — and many refuse to see it](https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2020/10/21/tanishq-ad-hate-india/) - Rana Ayub - Washingtonpost
* [The Hateful Facebook Adventures Of Ragini Tiwari & Friends](https://www.article-14.com/post/the-hateful-facebook-adventures-of-ragini-tiwari-friends) -*The Delhi police claim there is no evidence Hindu groups allied with India’s ruling party were part of the February riots ‘conspiracy’. Our investigation found widespread evidence of incitement and planning by Hindutva groups on Facebook in the days leading to the riots. The incendiary messages and videos stream on, as Facebook India drags its feet about implementing its own policies.* - Sweta Desai

## 2020 September

* [Why Farmers Are Protesting Against Laws Which Will ‘Supposedly’ Help Them](https://vivekkaul.com/2020/09/21/why-farmers-are-protesting-against-laws-which-will-supposedly-help-them/) - Vivek Kaul

## 2020 August

* [Facebook Executive Supported India’s Modi, Disparaged Opposition in Internal Messages](https://www.wsj.com/articles/facebook-executive-supported-indias-modi-disparaged-opposition-in-internal-messages-11598809348)
* [Inside Facebook’s BJP bond](https://www.article-14.com/post/inside-facebook-s-bjp-bond-key-tie-ups-with-modi-govt-its-special-interests): Key Tie-ups With Modi Govt, Its Special Interests

  *After revelations that a senior executive prevented Facebook from taking down hate-speech linked to India’s ruling party, our investigation reveals further partisan action in favour of BJP-allied customers and widening commercial ties with the government*. KUNAL PUROHIT
* [Facebook’s Hate-Speech Rules Collide With Indian Politics](https://www.wsj.com/articles/facebook-hate-speech-india-politics-muslim-hindu-modi-zuckerberg-11597423346)