Guest, 1. There may be such a thing as "a Hindu temperament" - showing indifference to some issues, some passiveness. But then normal people, BOTH Muslims and Hindus are NOT violent. Nothing wrong in normal decent families running away from violence. Not every Hindu, not every Muslim is violently inclined. I buy my provisions from a Muslim shop. The owner would lock his shop and run away at the first sign of trouble. He is NOT for violence. It is really the young men of the two communities that fight it out. I may be prejudiced but Hindu elders try to stop violence not the muslim elders. 2. In most communal riots in India, the pattern seems to be, initially, Hindus get beaten, some stabbed to death, but it does not stay that way for long. Hindus inflict violence as good as muslims. It is an "equal battle". Even in Gujarat that was the case. Only the media made it appear otherwise. 3. In Coimbatore, after the baazaar bomb that killed about 60 people, crores of rupees worth of muslim shops and properties were set on fire by Hindus. Muslim businesses were boycotted by them for over a year or so. Muslims then took out a procession condemning the bombing. Then peace was restored. You know, fighting is NOT normal. No two communities can be fighting daily. 2.You may also be right about some increase in the muslim population since the last Census. It would not matter if Islam as a whole is a truly "peaceful" religion. Many in the world, not just Hindus, think it may not be.
