If Hindus were as radical and as easily provoked as muslims, there will be no SECULARISM in India. For example, in most cases muslims purchase lands in Hindu areas and build their houses. Hindus do not protest. In TamilNadu a lot of muslims are lease holders of Hindu Temple lands. In Mylapore, Chennai, a muslim runs a watch shop just opposite the famour Mylapore Kapaleeswarar Temple. On all sides he is surrounded by Hindus. But he is peacefully running a business for several years. It is in the interests of the muslims that Hindus are NOT radicalised. But the present trends are not good. The behaviour of "Ruling Hindus", "social activists" and the media, are all insensitive to Hindu feelings. The Media is full of twisted news. People like Lallu "sponsor" reports like the U.C. Banerjee white-wash on Godhra. Omar Abdullah says, "I speak as a muslim ... [then] and an Indian". These affect all Hindus. They think, "What has 60 years of forbearance and patience brought us?" A back-lash will come. But riots are no good for anyone. No winners and losers. It is not like a game of cricket. One side wins and one side loses.
Look at the Sri Lankan conflict. The Tamils were very soft and quiet for years when the Sinhala were extreme. The Tamils turned out to be very good militarily. Except that in India, the "soft" Hindu psyche belongs to the majority. Too frequently speeches and events tend to push Hindus towards making a change to their psyche. That is a pity.
