Reports suggest that the ethical authority is aiming to issue some sort of punishment to the authors of the paper. The results were, according to Khoshnood, surprising for the team as well. Interestingly, the aim of the study was not to target any group or community but to find out common denominators like health issues, social and employment status among perpetrators. The body would not investigate whether Sundquist and the co-author of the paper, Professor Ardavan Khoshnood, were given “ethical license” to handle “sensitive data” on the ethnicity of the criminals accused of rape in the country. The reason behind the investigation initiated by the body is the research paper that was submitted by Sundquist that shows most rapes that happened in Sweden were committed by immigrants. Professor Kristina Sundquist, Lund University, Sweden and two of her colleagues are facing prosecution by the Board of Appeal for ethical review, a body that reports to the Swedish Ministry of Education. Not only do liberals defend such comments, they also provide cover to those who justify the massacre itself. Massacre of innocent people is one of them. There are some issues which are considered beyond the realms of comedy in most civilized societies. It is the same reason why liberals will tolerate and encourage such comments against the Hindu community. It is the same reason why Milli Gazette believes the massacre was justified. This is why ‘comedians’ such as Munawar Faruqui believe it is perfectly permissible to mock the victims of the Godhra carnage. What we see the Gazette doing here, justifying the massacre of Hindus, is only the logical consequence of a culture of genocide denial that has been established in the country. The largest opposition party in the country feels emboldened enough to glorify Mughal maniacs and other genocidal tyrants such as Tipu Sultan. People who speak up against genocide denial are considered ‘communal bigots’. Marxist historians have invented a mythical narrative about India’s past where genocidal Mughal tyrants are considered beacons of tolerance who danced to Bhajans during their free time. And yet, despite the centuries of persecution of the Hindu community and the mountain of empirical evidence, genocide denial has been the normal course of affairs for India since independence. Denying that the Holocaust happened or that Adolf Hitler committed a genocide of Jews can be prosecuted under law. Genocide denial is a crime in many European countries. Groups like Milli Gazette normalise Hindu Genocide Denial There were Hindu children who lost their lives in the massacre and yet, Islamists claim that they deserved it. It is a stark reminder of the very mindset that believes in the dehumanization of Hindus and does not consider them human simply due to their religious beliefs. In such a case, when there can be no justification, groups such as the Milli Gazette would go out of the way to invent excuses in their attempt to justify the same. According to the Gazette, it appears that the massacre of innocent men, women and children is justified as long as Islamists can find some excuse. What the newspaper essentially did through its tweet is justify the massacre of Hindus in the Godhra incident. Milli Gazette justifies massacre of Hindus Worse, it appears to be a clear attempt to malign the memory of the innocent men and women who lost their lives in the Islamist carnage. Thus, the claim that devotees were attacking people and vendors is an outrageous claim that is not backed by any evidence at all. 31 people from the Muslim community were eventually convicted over the matter and sentenced to life imprisonment. 59 Hindus had lost their lives in the massacre, including women and children. When the train reached Godhra, it was attacked by a Muslim mob. While returning, they boarded the Sabarmati Express to Ahmedabad. The devotees had traveled to Ram Janmabhoomi in Ayodhya in 2002 to pay their respect to Shri Rama and take part in a ceremony. It is patently untrue as the Babri was demolished in 1992 and the Godhra incident occurred 10 years later. Milli Gazette implies that the Godhra victims were celebrating the demolition of the Babri Masjid. There are multiple aspects of the bigotry exhibited by the Gazette which deserve greater attention. The Islamist newspaper said, “Did Munawar comment that even if a puppy comes under his car he gets sad? What can be more dehumanising than this, Anand? Godhra was akin to Auschwitz? Wow, the Jews where attacking vendors/people on the train and on the stations to “celebrate” demolition of a religious building?”
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