A teenage white supremacist who raged that people of colour are replacing whites in America shot 10 people to death recently, almost all of them blacks and live streamed the carnage on a social media platform. There appeared to have been plenty of red flags about the gunman's extremist views and his intent to conduct mass murder. Visceral hate for blacks and Hispanics devoid of any foundation led the malcontent to commit one of the worst mass killings in US history. This incident should serve as a cautionary tale for people in India where public discourse is being increasingly steered and dominated by right-wing Hindutva elements and the ostracization of minorities (read the Dalits, Muslims & Christians) is taking place at a rapid pace. The worst part is that the government is complicit in this whole exercise by its acts of omission and commission. Children are being given training in firearms and being handed out trishuls and daggers by extremist outfits with the Centre conveniently looking the other way. An inclusive and tolerant society which carries everyone along irrespective of race, religion, faith or colour has been the only successful model in the history of civilization.
