Jawed Naqvi on how Communalism also thrives in natural calamities such as earthquakes, floods and cyclones

Fascism’s natural ally
by Jawed Naqvi
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The current rain-induced havoc in Uttarakhand, host to several Hindu pilgrimages in India’s Himalayan foothills, spurred Narendra Modi to hog the limelight. The human tragedy was thus deftly converted into a political windfall with an eye on the bilious politician’s religio-fascist agenda. The aim is to win the 2014 Indian elections by whatever means.
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