When Falsehood Becomes Hate: Why Dangerous Rhetoric Must Be Challenged

 

When Falsehood Becomes Hate: Why Dangerous Rhetoric Must Be Challenged

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T. G. Mohandas, former BJP IT cell head, said that if he had the power, he would have declared a curfew around Jantar Mantar and shot everyone inside. He continued by saying that there were girls in the protest who would have enjoyed being raped and would not have filed any case against anyone for those crimes.

I remember that Bobby Knight, the basketball coach of Indiana University, once said that if a woman was being raped, she might as well enjoy it. He was associated with right-wing ideology. The RSS in India, unfortunately, appears to reflect similar thinking. In my opinion, this man is not alone; this kind of mindset is widespread within the RSS, and many of its leaders think and behave in a similar manner.

Do not take my word for it. When Bilkis Bano was gang-raped and her three-year-old daughter was killed, the convicted rapists were released early and were welcomed with garlands by BJP leaders. When educated people make statements such as claiming that Nehru said he was not a Hindu without providing any proof, it is natural for some of us to become angry and respond. Similarly, when they accuse Mrs. Indira Gandhi of having a role in the death of Lal Bahadur Shastri, despite the fact that she was then a relatively low-level member of the party, held no significant position in the government, and had no reason to believe that she would eventually be chosen as the party's leader over many senior leaders, it raises serious questions. Once again, in my opinion, the RSS and the BJP had an agenda to damage the reputation of the Nehru-Gandhi family through repeated falsehoods amplified by a purchased media.

When people make such statements in public gatherings, they need to be challenged. If they are not challenged, then, as Modi himself once said, if a lie is repeated a hundred times, it becomes the truth. The stories of the Ramayana and the Mahabharata have been repeated so many times that, for some people, they have come to be viewed as historical books. It is no longer just a question of faith; it has gone beyond that.

These people's hatred spills out whenever they open their mouths because they continue to repeat the same falsehoods without any scientific data or historical evidence. Terrorism grows when the people involved are not challenged by their own supporters. Recent history provides examples of this all over the world. Allowing people to spread falsehoods that create hatred without being challenged is, in effect, allowing psychological terrorism to grow unchecked.

Granted, speaking up can sometimes have negative consequences. You may be labeled as someone who is too outspoken or accused of spoiling the gathering. However, that is a price one must be willing to pay to stop the spread of falsehoods.

What T. G. Mohandas said was, in my opinion, effectively a call for the government to commit crimes and an encouragement to law enforcement to commit unlawful acts with impunity. Had someone made a similar statement targeting any politician, an FIR would likely have been filed and a defamation case initiated against that person.

As a blogger, I take my role seriously. I prefer to stay away from such individuals, but if they make such statements in my presence, I feel it is my duty to challenge what I see as psychological terrorism. These individuals should be asked to provide evidence to support their claims. Only then can public discourse be based on facts rather than hate and misinformation.

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