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The original comment provides more factual context than yours:

> current controversy has been stirred up by Hindu nationalists targeting India's Muslim minority

This is just an opinion. And no mention of the ISIS-style executions carried out by the 'Muslim minority'?

> The Gyanvapi mosque is older than the United States

What is your point? The Hindu temple it was built over is older than the Islamic religion.

> Zubair was arrested within days of a complaint being raised on a tweet he made in 2018, while Nupur Sharma hasn't been arrested yet, even after causing an international incident.

Zubair was arrested for rumor mongering to disrupt harmony between religions, which is a crime in India.

And why should Nupur be arrested? She only stated facts often stated by Islamic scholars themselves.

> The link below gives more details about the tweet that led to Zubair's arrest.

Zubair has a long history of tweets and posts mocking Hindu Gods. Here are some screenshots of ones he deleted:

https://www.opindia.com/2022/06/netizens-dig-up-old-posts-al...

https://www.opindia.com/2022/06/alt-news-mohammed-zubair-del...




>Zubair was arrested for rumor mongering to disrupt harmony between religions, which is a crime in India.

I have not seen many arrests of those doing so regarding Islam, does the law only protect the Hindu religion?


No I believe the current law applies equally to all religions.

However, Sonia Gandhi, mother of India's Congress Party leader and Prime Ministerial contender Rahul Gandhi did once try to promote a bill which would by definition hold only Hindus responsible for religious violence [1].

[1] https://www.legallyindia.com/views/entry/the-ugly-truth-behi...




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