There is no use refuting the fact that the Muslim invaders (later rulers) converted a large number of indigenous population to their religion by burte force. The same applies to the Christian rulers also. The large Muslim population along the present NH-17 from Kasaragod to Malapuram in Kerala and Christian population in Goa stands testimony to this. The Hindus of British Malabar captured by the invading army of Tippu Sultan was taken to a well and asked whether they prefered converting to Islam or death. A small portion of a particular organ of those who agreed to get converted was cut off and they became Muslims. The heads of those who refused were cut off and dumped into the well. There is also enough evidence of atrosities committed by Christian missioneries in Goa.
If I remember my history lessons correctly, Aurangazed had killed 2 of his brothers and jailed his father to become the Emperror. Appointment of a few Hindus (shall we say boot-lickers and stooges of that time) as Officers in his Court cannot be construed as his magnaminity towards all Religions. He had imposed a religious tax called Jazia on the followers of other religions and had also tried his best to convert as many people to his religion as possible. However we cannot reverse the clock. My Muslim or Christian friends need not justify such acts nor they needs to be apologetic about the same, but there is no doubt that the ancestors of the Indian Muslims and Christians of today were converted to those religions over a period of time either by force or allurement of one kind or the other. We can safely conclude that the saga still continues, judging from the fact that the most vehement critics of a law enacted by the Govt. of India for controlling the contributions from other Countries are Christians.
