“RSS or BJP is never against Muslims…” @JoshiPralhad 𝗔 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘃𝗲𝗻𝗶𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗰𝗹𝗮𝗶𝗺 . 𝗛𝗲𝗿𝗲’𝘀 𝗮 𝗽𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝗹𝗶𝘀𝘁 𝗼𝗳 𝗿𝘂𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗽𝗮𝗿𝘁𝘆 𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝘄𝗵𝗼𝘀𝗲 𝗽𝘂𝗯𝗹𝗶𝗰 𝘀𝘁𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀 𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗹𝗮𝘀𝘁 𝗱𝗲𝗰𝗮𝗱𝗲 𝗵𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝗿𝗲𝗽𝗲𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗱𝗹𝘆 𝘁𝗮𝗿𝗴𝗲𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗜𝗻𝗱𝗶𝗮𝗻 𝗠𝘂𝘀𝗹𝗶𝗺𝘀. @myogiadityanath, consistent “80 vs 20” framing, Taliban references for political opponents, and sustained polarising rhetoric that has defined his politics. @himantabiswa, repeatedly labelled large sections of Assam’s Muslim population as “infiltrators,” used demographic fear-mongering, and made sharp communal statements on love jihad and identity. @girirajsinghbjp, called Muslims “namak haram,” suggested those who don’t chant Vande Mataram should go to Pakistan, and labelled Deoband the “source of terrorism.” @AnantkumarH,multiple statements calling for “revenge,” questioning secularism, and targeting Islamic practices. @KapilMishra_IND ,“India vs Pakistan” election framing, “mini-Pakistan” labels for protest sites, and the pre-riots ultimatum in Delhi 2020. @ianuragthakur Thakur, led “Desh ke gaddaron ko, goli maaro saalon ko” chants. Several others including Raja Singh, Sakshi Maharaj, etc. 𝗪𝗵𝗲𝗻 𝘀𝗲𝗻𝗶𝗼𝗿 𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗖𝗵𝗶𝗲𝗳 𝗠𝗶𝗻𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝗿𝗲𝗽𝗲𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗱𝗹𝘆 𝘂𝘀𝗲 𝘀𝘂𝗰𝗵 𝗹𝗮𝗻𝗴𝘂𝗮𝗴𝗲 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝗺𝗲𝗮𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴𝗳𝘂𝗹 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘀𝗲𝗾𝘂𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲, 𝗰𝗹𝗮𝗶𝗺𝘀 𝗼𝗳 “𝘄𝗲 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗻𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗿 𝗮𝗴𝗮𝗶𝗻𝘀𝘁 𝗠𝘂𝘀𝗹𝗶𝗺𝘀” 𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗵𝗼𝗹𝗹𝗼𝘄. Public discourse didn’t collapse by accident. It was normalised.