: From industrialists to hawkers: In India, Muslim livelihoods are coming under increased attack #IndiaNEWS On Monday, the food products company ID Fresh released an unusual statement denying that its

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From industrialists to hawkers: In India, Muslim livelihoods are coming under increased attack #IndiaNEWS
On Monday, the food products company ID Fresh released an unusual statement denying that its dosa batter contained animal extracts. Only “100% natural and vegetarian agri-commodities� was used to make the product, insisted the company.The message came in response to a large-scale misinformation campaign on social media claiming that the company “mixes cow bones and calf rennet� in its products. The WhatsApp forwards also claimed that the company hires only Muslims and is “halal certified�.Anyone with a passing acquaintance with the dietary taboos of a large number of Indians would recognise how damaging these allegations could be for a food products company.A wave of bigotryIt wasn’t difficult to see why these messages were being spread: ID Fresh was founded by PC Musthafa and his four cousins Abdul Nazer, Shamsudeen TK, Jafar TK and Noushad TA. It was the latest attack on the livelihoods of India’s Muslims, a trend now so far-reaching that even industrialists are not immune to it.Before this, a series of shocking videos had gone viral showing Hindutva supporters attacking working-class Muslims as they went about doing their jobs. In Madhya Pradesh, a Muslim bangle seller was beaten up for doing business in a “Hindu area�. In Uttar Pradesh, a dosa vendor’s stall...Read more

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