if you go by percentage you know why congress and left parties go for appeasing (with no intention of actually helping them)...
90% muslim go for appeasing policies but hardly 10-20% hindus support any hindu extremist organization...
this is why it is safe here in india for blindly supporting minority and opposing majorities feelings...
But in the end its all about politics neither BJP etc care for hindus nor congress etc care for muslims ... and nor BSP going to care for poors/cs/st etc Its just about geting max Vote from a group of peoples
by doing lip service, renaming roads, cities, putting statues etc