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Video: The rise of hate speech in India | The Listening Post (Al Jazeera, Aug 6, 2022)

8 August 2022

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The voices of Hindutva - Hindu supremacy - are ascending, spreading division and hate speech. It has worked its way through the body politic like a slow-acting poison. And the effect on the secular fabric of the Indian republic and the lives of minorities - especially Muslims - has proven toxic, at times deadly.

Contributors:
Kanchan Gupta - Senior adviser, Ministry of Information & Broadcasting
Manisha Pande - Executive editor, Newslaundry
Arvind Rajagopal - Professor of Media Studies, NYU
Shahrukh Alam - Advocate and columnist
Gregory Stanton - President, Genocide Watch