BJP leader Kapil Mishra was addressing a virtual launch of the book, Delhi Riots 2020: The Untold Story, after original publisher Bloomsbury India said it is withdrawing it.
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‘Saying they are considering taking legal action against Bloomsbury India, Arora claimed it didn’t matter to them that a publisher has backtracked.
“One publisher or two publisher or three publishers does not make a difference. What makes a difference is whether the Supreme Court will still be able to give impartial decisions today? Or these lobbies will threaten it? Will any Bloomsbury be able to publish properly? Or a lobby will threaten it? Those who talk about the nation, will they be able to raise their voice, or the lobby will threaten them too? We are not scared.”
The RSS-BJP has made India into an explosive tinderbox. They polarise society, they create riots, and then they want their alternative news published, and if people do not agree, they will threaten them. The India of Modi is not the investment friendly destination of MMS’s time. India is going along Yugoslavia’s disintegration model and is a high risk country – for its own people and for foreigners. Foreigners will be caught in law suits, and violence unless they agree to the Hindu extremists. That is the message above.
The Bloomsbury refusal to publish this book will ensure that it reaches a far largr audience now. The Leftists have once again cut their own noses to spite the Rightists.
The Hindu extremists can publish their ‘alternative books’ in OpIndia and other such rags. But they wanted to publish their ‘alternative facts’ by a western publisher – so it is more credible. That did not materialise.
All the western media have published already that the riots were organised by the RSS-BJP, and police were shown throwing stones. That cannot be changed by Kapil Mishra. The Bloomsbury episode has in fact highlighted to the world that the BJP runs on hate mongering.
The RSS-BJP cannot change their image. Earlier, the west held back due to India’a market and economy, and they thought Modi in power would lead to self moderation, but clearly the leopard cannot change its spots. With that expectation of self moderation dashed , all that people abroad see is rising Hindu extremism and hate. India’s appeal is gone; people abroad realise a failed economy and running the country on social tensions is not the signs of a rising country. Investors also realise that.
Why ban/ or withdraw a book. It only brings focus on the same, and eventually increases circulation., by bringing focus on the same. Let everyone express their views, after all we all are for freedom of expression.
Such a book will bring circulation only amongst the converted – that is, communal Hindus who believe the minorities organised the riot. Those people support the BJP and believe that anyway.
However, these RSS-BJP fellows wanted a western publisher to publish their alternative facts. That is not going to happen. Western media had already reported the riots were organised by the RSS-BJP,; they shipped in Hindu goons from UP, so it is too late to change that story, and in any case western media send people on the ground and interview the riot victims. Both Hindus and Muslims said the attackers were brought in from outside. The minorities are not in a position to organise riots, ship in people, the Hindus have RSS, BJP, govt. and police. So nobody will buy this line. Yesterday Amnesty International described the BJP’s instigation of the riots. It is a respected and famous NGO.
If your concern is about publishing your alternative story on Delhi riots, there is no bar, and no doubt there will be Hindutva publishers and no doubt there will be Hindus who will buy the book. But if the intention is to convince the outside world, that will not happen – they already know the RSS-BJP was behind it.
There is a typo in the headline. It should be “sacred” instead of “scared”.
Your comment makes no sense at all. May be you should get an education and get your thoughts together, before posting on any forum, at least there would be a slim chance you will look less stupid.
HINDUSTAN KISI KA BAAP KA NAHI HAI !! NA TERA HAI NA MERA HAI !! HAI TO 130 CRORE JANTA KA !!
Ja ke mulla ki god me bath ja waise Bengal me mulla ka hi shashan hai.
it would be stupidity to stop the publication or the its promotion. As in the case of “Urban Naxals” book the blockage of promotion will be make martyrs out of Kapil Mishra and other righwing writers … the Leli gang does not learn . in the mean time the peetadhipathis of left kingdom, ( guha, mehta, Yoya, Sid, Naresh) are fighting among them selves about who let down the secularism in India.
Any western businesses, publishing houses or others, please consider this passage and decide if it is safe to invest in India.
‘Saying they are considering taking legal action against Bloomsbury India, Arora claimed it didn’t matter to them that a publisher has backtracked.
“One publisher or two publisher or three publishers does not make a difference. What makes a difference is whether the Supreme Court will still be able to give impartial decisions today? Or these lobbies will threaten it? Will any Bloomsbury be able to publish properly? Or a lobby will threaten it? Those who talk about the nation, will they be able to raise their voice, or the lobby will threaten them too? We are not scared.”
The RSS-BJP has made India into an explosive tinderbox. They polarise society, they create riots, and then they want their alternative news published, and if people do not agree, they will threaten them. The India of Modi is not the investment friendly destination of MMS’s time. India is going along Yugoslavia’s disintegration model and is a high risk country – for its own people and for foreigners. Foreigners will be caught in law suits, and violence unless they agree to the Hindu extremists. That is the message above.
Woh sacred hota hai pagli.
Han sahi pakde hain!
The Bloomsbury refusal to publish this book will ensure that it reaches a far largr audience now. The Leftists have once again cut their own noses to spite the Rightists.
The Hindu extremists can publish their ‘alternative books’ in OpIndia and other such rags. But they wanted to publish their ‘alternative facts’ by a western publisher – so it is more credible. That did not materialise.
All the western media have published already that the riots were organised by the RSS-BJP, and police were shown throwing stones. That cannot be changed by Kapil Mishra. The Bloomsbury episode has in fact highlighted to the world that the BJP runs on hate mongering.
The RSS-BJP cannot change their image. Earlier, the west held back due to India’a market and economy, and they thought Modi in power would lead to self moderation, but clearly the leopard cannot change its spots. With that expectation of self moderation dashed , all that people abroad see is rising Hindu extremism and hate. India’s appeal is gone; people abroad realise a failed economy and running the country on social tensions is not the signs of a rising country. Investors also realise that.
Why ban/ or withdraw a book. It only brings focus on the same, and eventually increases circulation., by bringing focus on the same. Let everyone express their views, after all we all are for freedom of expression.
Such a book will bring circulation only amongst the converted – that is, communal Hindus who believe the minorities organised the riot. Those people support the BJP and believe that anyway.
However, these RSS-BJP fellows wanted a western publisher to publish their alternative facts. That is not going to happen. Western media had already reported the riots were organised by the RSS-BJP,; they shipped in Hindu goons from UP, so it is too late to change that story, and in any case western media send people on the ground and interview the riot victims. Both Hindus and Muslims said the attackers were brought in from outside. The minorities are not in a position to organise riots, ship in people, the Hindus have RSS, BJP, govt. and police. So nobody will buy this line. Yesterday Amnesty International described the BJP’s instigation of the riots. It is a respected and famous NGO.
If your concern is about publishing your alternative story on Delhi riots, there is no bar, and no doubt there will be Hindutva publishers and no doubt there will be Hindus who will buy the book. But if the intention is to convince the outside world, that will not happen – they already know the RSS-BJP was behind it.
There is a typo in the headline. It should be “sacred” instead of “scared”.
Hindu gods scared book or sacred book!!! LOL
Your comment makes no sense at all. May be you should get an education and get your thoughts together, before posting on any forum, at least there would be a slim chance you will look less stupid.
HINDUSTAN KISI KA BAAP KA NAHI HAI !! NA TERA HAI NA MERA HAI !! HAI TO 130 CRORE JANTA KA !!
Ja ke mulla ki god me bath ja waise Bengal me mulla ka hi shashan hai.
it would be stupidity to stop the publication or the its promotion. As in the case of “Urban Naxals” book the blockage of promotion will be make martyrs out of Kapil Mishra and other righwing writers … the Leli gang does not learn . in the mean time the peetadhipathis of left kingdom, ( guha, mehta, Yoya, Sid, Naresh) are fighting among them selves about who let down the secularism in India.