Yes, John Bosco, you are right in your assessment. BJP has to build cadres of Hindus, christians and muslims, especially, in the rural areas of TamilNadu and Andhra. It may be easier to convince the Hindu and Christian youth that a BJP govt., in TamilNadu would be better than the Dravidian party govts who have ruled TNadu since 1967. There is a feeling of weariness among the Hindus and Christians in TNadu. But not among muslims. They are happy with the DMK govt., because they perceive it as anti-Hindu or "secular" - the same thing. Gulf and Malaysian money has made muslims stronger in some rural areas. By purchasing lands and houses, they have spread to areas where they were totally absent 20 years ago. In jewellery shops in T'Nagar in Chennai and other towns, almost 30% of the buyers are muslims. Almost all wear the full veil. Always in Black. There are strong political parties entirely muslim based. The Muslim M.K., The Tauheed Jumma and another party I forget the name of. They take the law into their own hands in cases like the Aurangazeb exhibition and when they attacked a Christian school in Alampakkam near Chennai. It is likely that they would attack BJP cadres. They will resist the spread of the BJP in TamilNadu. Therefore, it is going to be very difficult for the BJP. It may take some more years yet to increase their influence. Tamils will have to live with some form of "Dravidian" party govt., in the near future.
