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Anatomy of Unbelonging: Hindutva Citizenship and Muslim Dispossession

The thrust of the citizenship movement indicates a decline in the rule of law and democracy. It has normalised the extraordinary power of the Modi-led BJP

Writes Angana P. Chatterji

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#Governance | The Anatomy of Unbelonging: #CAA , NRC and Muslim Dispossession

The thrust of the citizenship movement indicates a decline in the rule of law and democracy. It has normalised the extraordinary power of the Modi-led BJP.

Angana P. Chatterji✍️
m.thewire.in/article/govern…

Hindutva Citizenship & Muslim Dispossession | The Hindu Right has manufactured the “Muslim problem” through decades. The nationalisation of prejudicial citizenship signals the erasure of the Muslim from Hindu-India & the extraordinary power of the Modi-led BJP. The Wire…

“The citizenship movement attests to a flatlining of law and democracy and the normalisation of the extraordinary power of the Narendra Modi-led BJP.”

Anatomy of Unbelonging: Hindutva Citizenship and Muslim Dispossession

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Anatomy of Unbelonging: Hindutva Citizenship and Muslim Dispossession | The self-ministered deification of Prime Minister Narendra Modi in Ayodhya & nationalisation of prejudicial citizenship signal the erasure of the Muslim from Hindu-India, portentous of the unfolding…

“It is dangerous to forget history. Today’s situation is a culmination of repeated failures to hold to account the violations of the past. The call for a Hindu/nationalist state since 2014 has been accompanied by the repudiation of civil, political, livelihood and human rights,…

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“It is dangerous to forget history. Today’s situation is a culmination of repeated failures to hold to account the violations of the past. The call for a Hindu/nationalist state since 2014 has been accompanied by the repudiation of civil, political, livelihood and human rights,…

In #India , the #BJP -led government has canceled more than 100 #OCI cards in the past 10 years, a growing practice meant to stifle dissenting voices overseas. With interviews with Ashok Swain, Aatish Taseer and Angana P. Chatterji

✍️ Maria Tavernini

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The Indian government “propagandizes the myth of ‘India shining,’ to position its majoritarian beliefs as beneficial to the national interest and security.” voanews.com/a/critics-comp…

“The Modi-led government camouflages its heightened militarism, casteism, exclusionary changes to the law that privilege Hindus, violent governance of vulnerable communities, especially Muslims, and its sacralization of India as a Hindu state.”
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Indian Court Tells Zoo to Change 'Blasphemous' Names of Lions

“Dictates of the Hindu right underscore the xenophobia, absurdity and impiety of their zeal. They want no Hindu and Muslim union, friendships... or alliances.” VOA SouthAsia #AkbarSitaLions

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#Gujarat2002 February 28-March 02, 2002, witnessed the Gujarat pogrom against Muslims. A series of politically motivated events took place and over 2,000 persons were murdered, most of Muslim descent. #Gujarat2002 was instrumental to the consolidation of #HinduMajoritarianism and…

On the new episode of our podcast, On the Nose, news editor Aparna Gopalan 🇵🇸 talks to siddhartha deb, Angana P. Chatterji, and Safa Ahmed 🍉 about what India’s Ram Mandir means for the country’s minorities. jewishcurrents.org/hindu-national…

Angana P. Chatterji: “The demolition of #BabriMasjid signaled the literal and symbolic death of Muslims” in India. (Counter 17.27.) Greatly appreciated speaking w. Aparna Gopalan 🇵🇸, siddhartha deb, and Safa Ahmed 🍉 on #HinduNationalism and its sacrilegious #RamTemple .

Angana P. Chatterji: “The demolition of #BabriMasjid signaled the literal and symbolic death of Muslims” in India. (Counter 17.27.) Greatly appreciated speaking w. Aparna Gopalan 🇵🇸, siddhartha deb, and Safa Ahmed 🍉 on #HinduNationalism and its sacrilegious #RamTemple .