[yepyepyep]

I no longer live in India but have a large extended family that does. Being in the minority, they are filled with paranoia about what this could mean. I'm still skeptical if anything bad will happen but I am also not living there.

[snambi]

there is nothing to worry about. India has always been a secular country/land from time immemorial. The idea of muslim hindu division is of recent times, starting from british rule.

India has been ruled for many centuries by muslims and christians (british).

[sachdevap]

The idea of a Hindu Muslim division predates the British rule. It has been in existence since the later Mughals[1] (Aurangzeb and his successors).

[1] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Persecution_of_Hindus#In_the_Mu...

[not_that_noob]

I think Modi knows that indulging in any mischief will (a) hurt business prospects and (b) make him look more of a fanatic in the eyes of the broader world. If anything I see him pushing for development to erase the legacy of the 2002 riots from memory. He said in the campaign - and this is true - 'toilets not temples', a reference to the building of a temple over the razed site of one of the oldest mosques in India from the 1500s or so. Also, he knows that if he's fomenting discord and doesn't get substantial anything done, the voters will throw him out with the same gusto as they did the Congress, for the very same reasons.

EDIT: Why the hell is this getting down voted? Can't the RSS Internet wing engage in reasoned debate?

[yepyepyep]

Yep, basically what I believe too. Also, if you look at history, a lot of the worst troubles for the minorities have come during Congress' rule(which further bolsters your argument that those in power want stability more than those not in power).

I'm actually more wary of vested interests other than Modi who want there to be riots so they can position themselves as the saviors of minority. These groups exist on both sides. Hopefully the saner people on both sides will keep them in check.

[chaofguan]

I bet you are just a shill playing minority card again.

[Brakenshire]

Seem to be quite a few newly registered, aggressively pro-Modi accounts on this thread.

[not_that_noob]

It's the RSS Internet Wing I'm sure