Recently a Malayalam Muslim television channel conducted a discussion
on religious superstitions. A Muslim one
of the 3 Muslims in the 4 member panel, very casually remarked that the Hindu
rituals done on ancestors' death anniversary
are superstition. Especially the belief that departed souls
will come in the form of crows to eat the offered food. He also commented that the concept of Holy Ganga
water is false as it is full of bacteria.
Now how can a Muslim say that Hindu rituals are superstition?
Who gave him the right to criticize and brand Hindu rituals?
Sadly he is not alone branding Hindu rituals as
superstitious. People bearing Hindu
names also do the same thing.
Last month an article appeared in a leading Malayalam newspaper
run by a non Hindu politician specialized
in Muslim appeasement for his vote bank
politics. The article disguised as an
attack on superstitions in religion as usual very soon turned against Hinduism
saying that rituals and customs in Hinduism are superstitions. Among other things he quoted an
early 20th century social reformer,
'a temple destroyed is,
that much superstition destroyed' , to attack Hinduism.
But he didnt bother to say whether this logic applies to the numerous mosques and churches spread all
over Kerala and to the new ones coming up almost monthly.
No , he will not say anything against them, people like him dares
to attack only Hindus and Hinduism, not other religions because of sheer cowardice.
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