BJP and communalism

What percentage of Indian population are Muslims? Please compare that with the number of Muslim leaders or active supporters of the BJP. Is there a discrepancy? If yes, then what is the root cause of that? Let me guess, is that because the majority of Muslims in India are extremists against whom BJP had declared its crusade?

I find the logic you wanted to establish by saying "I know so many people who cannot be termed as Muslim-bashers or communal but voted for the BJP" and then going on to name a few BJP leaders who "by no means can be tagged as communal" quite flawed. For example, if you have a group with say over 50 per cent members having a proven track record of criminal activities and a few who are not so bad, would you not say that you have a criminal gang? Or would you try to term them as the saviours of society?

Actually, I see no difference between the BJP being in power in India and the Jamaat sharing power in Bangladesh. Unfortunately, I think there are some groups of growing number of educated people now-a-days, perhaps like you, who have suddenly become so zealous for their religious identity that they are blindly helping directly or indirectly the cause of these once not-so-popular fundamentalist political parties. And this form of active support from the intelligent and educated part of the society is something these parties had always lacked, I believe. So I ask you is it not a fundamental duty of an educated, intelligent and a truly religious Hindu or Muslim to forsake these parties that spread hatred in one way or the other?

Just think how many innocent lives could have been saved if these parties didn't have our support for their fanatic cause.