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2008-08-05 India-Pakistan

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Posted by john frum 2008-08-05 10:35|| || Front Page|| [4 views ] Top

#1 The Indian Government has just had the Supreme Court ban SMS text messaging in J+K after the State High Court ordered the companies to turn the service back on.

They're really in it now. If they back down, the Muslims in the Kashmir valley will erupt. If they don't, the Hindus will become more enraged with the danger that it will spread to the rest of India.

Hindus resent the policy of the Indian Government of taking the collections at all Hindu temples and redistributing the monies to other religious groups (for example the Haj subsidy for Muslims) with only a small fraction going back to the temples. They see more and more facilities being built for Muslim pilgrims while they are denied a few acres of lands to erect temporary tents and toilets.

Those few acres of land may cost Manmohan Singh the next elections.

Posted by john frum 2008-08-05 11:11|| 2008-08-05 11:11|| Front Page Top

#2 John, is this pretty much hindu vs muslim? I think I saw a muslim organization involved in the groups protesting in Jammu in one of your first posts on this subject. The article was not an easy read so I was somewhat confused about who was fighting who and why (perhaps confusion is normal for that part of the world).

Posted by tipover 2008-08-05 12:49|| 2008-08-05 12:49|| Front Page Top

#3 It may cost him a lot more than that if he's not very careful.

Posted by Tholurt Hatfield9286 2008-08-05 12:53|| 2008-08-05 12:53|| Front Page Top

#4 There are apparently Muslims in Jammu supporting the protests. There is a lot of resentment against the Kashmir Valley's appropriation of resources.

But it is clear that Jammu's Hindus have had enough...

Posted by john frum 2008-08-05 13:11|| 2008-08-05 13:11|| Front Page Top

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