“Police downplay Islamist attack against Lord Ayyappa devotees in Rayachoti? How hate crimes against Hindus are swept under the carpet”, Opindia, December 9, 2024:

“A bus carrying devotees of Lord Ayyappa was allegedly attacked by extremists in Andhra Pradesh’s Rayachoti town. The former played devotional songs and the mob claimed that the music was too loud. They demanded that the bhajans be shut down and also assaulted the Hindus including the driver.

Now, the authorities have once again chosen to protect ‘secularism’ under the guise of combating misleading information rather than defending the victims.

While acknowledging that the anti-Hindu incident did occur, the Annamayya district police prioritized intimidating netizens who raised the issue on social media. “Strict action for spreading false information. What happened in Rayachoti is a sensitive matter, but false stories are being spread on social media. Such people would not be spared,” they declared on X (formerly Twitter)…….”

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