Right Word | Udaipur killing shows the growing threat of radicalisation amongst Indian Muslims

The writing on the wall is clear that to have a society without fear, there is an urgent need to recognise the growing threat of radicalisation amongst Indian Muslims and find a permanent solution for it The killing of Kanhaiya Lal in Udaipur betrays a deeply disturbing trend of the growing influence of Islamic radicalisation. The Persian ‘Khuda Hafiz’ and the holy ‘Ramzan’ are gradually giving way to Arabic ‘Allah Hafiz’ and ‘Ramadan’ as a wave of Wahhabi proselytisation sweeps across the country.” Pandya further adds, “Islamic State of Iraq and Syria recruiters have been caught in cities like Jaipur and Ajmer and several youngsters from relatively prosperous states like Kerala, Karnataka and metro cities like Hyderabad have travelled to Syria to join ISIS. Hilal Ahmed underlines an interesting point in Siyasi Muslims: A Story of Political Islams in India, “Contemporary Islamic religious debates, especially among Sunnis, are more concerned about the growing worldly outlook of Muslims. The writing on the wall is clear that to have a society without fear, there is an urgent need to recognise the growing threat of radicalisation amongst Indian Muslims and find a permanent solution for it.