This book, by a former senior police officer, with a distinguished career that included unearthing the Telgi scam, peeps behind the propaganda screen, using material mostly in the public domain as well as his long police experience. With even 'secular' media joining the role as stenographers of security agencies, this became an accepted fact so much so that common Indians and even many Muslims started believing in this false propaganda. The allegation that sections of and individual Indian Muslims indulged in 'terrorism' surfaced for the first time with the ascent of the Hindutva forces in mid-1990s and became state policy with the BJP coming to power at the Centre. With even 'secular' media joining the Political violence, or terrorism, by State as well as by non-State actors has a long history in India. Political violence, or terrorism, by State as well as by non-State actors has a long history in India.
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