The fear that prevails among the muslim community is to some extent based on reality and to some extent on imagined consequences of being different from the majority of the people. No body can deny the freedom they have been given in this country inspite of being a minority. they have the freedom to run their own educational institutions or other instuitions for welfare of their community. Do muslim countries give such freedom to their residents belonging to other religions. the country has not imposed uniform civil code on them. they are free to follow their own law. at the same time the severe punishment imposed in other muslim countries for serious offences is not imposed on the guilty belonging to the muslim community. Hindu society is very tolerant. History records invasions by various muslim rulers in the past . but the country has never harboured any kind of hatred. the majority community does not criticize or ridicule the tenets of other religions. but most of the minority community look down on the other religions. but it is human to forget all the liberty that is given and only rant against some minor lapses.
