The Guardian article on this:
Many point to an India-Pakistan T20 cricket match on 28 August as the trigger of the unrest. After their team won the game, India fans in Leicester gathered and reportedly chanted antagonistic and offensive remarks about Pakistan.
However, Aina suggests that this may not be as straightforward as a sporting feud that has gotten out of hand: “It seems like there were simmering tensions before this cricket match.” She points to a case, which occurred before the 28th, in which a young Muslim man alleged that he was assaulted by a Hindu gang. No one has been charged, but the allegations alone appear to have been enough to stoke further tensions. Eyewitnesses claimed a group of Hindu men marched through Green Lane Road, where there are several Muslim-owned businesses. Residents said they heard the group chanting “Jai Shri Ram”, a holy Hindu chant that translates as “hail Lord Ram”. The phrase has in recent years been co-opted by Hindu extremists, and become associated with anti-Muslim violence in India. In Leicester, fights broke out, bottles were thrown, property was smashed and a religious flag was pulled off a Hindu temple. Over the weekend, multiple retaliatory marches and protests further escalated tensions.
Again, it is India vs Pakistan
And yes, it has been linked to RSS again!
The root cause of all the recent Hindu nationalism and Muslim hate.
Many point to an India-Pakistan T20 cricket match on 28 August as the trigger of the unrest. After their team won the game, India fans in Leicester gathered and reportedly chanted antagonistic and offensive remarks about Pakistan.
However, Aina suggests that this may not be as straightforward as a sporting feud that has gotten out of hand: “It seems like there were simmering tensions before this cricket match.” She points to a case, which occurred before the 28th, in which a young Muslim man alleged that he was assaulted by a Hindu gang. No one has been charged, but the allegations alone appear to have been enough to stoke further tensions. Eyewitnesses claimed a group of Hindu men marched through Green Lane Road, where there are several Muslim-owned businesses. Residents said they heard the group chanting “Jai Shri Ram”, a holy Hindu chant that translates as “hail Lord Ram”. The phrase has in recent years been co-opted by Hindu extremists, and become associated with anti-Muslim violence in India. In Leicester, fights broke out, bottles were thrown, property was smashed and a religious flag was pulled off a Hindu temple. Over the weekend, multiple retaliatory marches and protests further escalated tensions.
Again, it is India vs Pakistan
And yes, it has been linked to RSS again!
The root cause of all the recent Hindu nationalism and Muslim hate.
