: ‘Your silence emboldens hate-filled violence’: IIM students, faculty members tell Narendra Modi #IndiaNEWS A group of students and faculty members of the Indian Institutes of Management have written

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‘Your silence emboldens hate-filled violence’: IIM students, faculty members tell Narendra Modi #IndiaNEWS
A group of students and faculty members of the Indian Institutes of Management have written a letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi requesting him to speak up on the rising intolerance in the country, reported NDTV on Saturday.“Your silence on the rising intolerance in our country, Honourable Prime Minister, is disheartening to all of us who value the multicultural fabric of our country,� the letter said. “Your silence, Honourable Prime Minister, emboldens the hate-filled voices and threatens the unity and integrity of our country.�The letter has been signed by 183 people that includes 13 faculty members of IIM-Ahmedabad and IIM-Bengaluru. It said that the calls for violence against communities based on religion and caste identities were unacceptable.Several incidents of intolerance have been reported across the country. The latest being provocative speeches calling for violence against Muslims and disruptions during Christmas celebrations and attacks on Christians.“There is a sense of fear in our country now – places of worship, including churches in recent days, are being vandalised, and there have been calls to take arms against our Muslim brothers and sisters,� they said. “All of this is carried out with impunity and without any fear of due process.�The signatories urged the prime minister to “stand firm against forces� seeking to divide the country. “We ask...Read more

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