Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi Appeals for Calm After Lynching of Alleged

Addressing an election rally in poll bound Bihar’s Nawada area, Mr Modi made a spirited speech and highlighted President’s concerns on the core values of the nation.

The President’s remark came in the backdrop of a raging controversy over the incident in Dadri where a 50-year-old man was lynched by a mob over allegations that his family consumed beef.

Indian states are allowed to impose their own laws on the slaughter of cattle and enforcement varies dramatically.

There are lessons that Modi can learn from his good statesmanlike friend, US President Barack Obama. Muslims and Christians wonder what they will be targeted for next.

Meanwhile, the men who killed Akhlaq have been arrested, his son has appeared on television, and the story of the man who was killed on suspicion of eating beef is still dominating the news.

The melee is the latest in a number of beef-related clashes in India that are escalating tensions between Hindus and Muslims before voting starts in Bihar on Monday. Ghassem-Fachandi conducted his field research in Gujarat, India’s western state that Modi governed from 2001 to 2014 and observes that during Modi’s rule, butcher shops were threatened. “Muslims must decide whether they want to fight Hindus or poverty”, he said.

While India is the fastest-growing major economy, its stocks and currency have fallen along with other emerging markets as optimism fades over Modi’s ability to push through wide-ranging reforms.

Modi’s government announced that it plans to set up laboratories at ports to test for illegal beef exports. “One of the reasons this prime minister keeps quiet about it, is that he doesn’t want to lose these Hindus, because they are a very strong proportion of his supporters”. Strikingly, even Bollywood star Mallika Sherawat jumped on the Modi train – whose influential passengers were mostly business tycoons and Hindutva activists – and described Modi as “smart, progressive, and often misunderstood”. “I do not want to get entangled in any politics”.

Past year India became the world’s leading exporter of beef, accounting for 23.5 per cent of the global trade, pushing Brazil (19.7%) down to the second place. Therefore, they believe conversion to Hinduism should be exempt from a ban because it is ghar wapsi, a homecoming. They worship cow so you abstain from eating beef.

“Throughout the years, this civilisation celebrated diversity, promoted and advocated tolerance”, said Mukherjee, a constitutional figurehead with a largely ceremonial role. The Congress is not a party to reckon with in U.P. and its long-practiced policy of minority-appeasement would not make a significant dent in that state.

Even in the past, Modi’s sphinx-like silence on the communal divide in the country had acted to exacerbate matters.

Many Indians are pained that Modi hasn’t condemned Akhlaq’s murder.

Cow beef issue is not new as the animals is considered to be sacred entity among Hindus and that did not tolerate someone to slaughter it. However, for the Muslims, eating its meat is a part of belief. But most of all, he knew how to remain calm in hard situations. You can eat mutton, fish or camel meat. Sangeet Som, another controversial parliamentarian, has expressed sympathy with the alleged killers and nearly justifies murder if done to protect cows.