I view the basic platform of "secularism" to be: Citizenship / Nationality is the sole criterion in "public business". Govt., in particular, should not ask, "We will only act, according to the religion of the persons suffering". In India, since 1947, an honest effort has been made through the Constitution of '50, to protect minorities. They carry on with their normal activitis. Hindus do not seek to convert them. If anything the reverse. What Hindus are saying: "Name the politicicans in India, who have spoken about the Kashmiri Pandits, name the activists in India who have objected to the sufferings of 400,000 Kashmiri Hindus, name those that have objected to the appalling treatment of B'deshi Hindus by extremists there [for highlighting their sufferings, Tasleema is hounded by muslims]. Why so much silence in the Indian media, by Indian activists like Arundhati Roy? Why should it be communal for BJP to raise Hindu issues? Why should "muslim-only" parties are "secular" but not the BJP with muslims holding senior positions in the party?" Many more questions like that. Minorities, especially, should NOT feel it is anti-muslim for the BJP to raise issues of concern to Hindus. That is a wrong mind-set. BJP is more honest than other partiesin voicing them. The others do things indirectly. BJP does act directly.
