The intolerance is real today and has implicit support from the ruling party and its sister organizations. And please don't insult our constitution and try to attribute values to our founding fathers. The secularism debate is one we should have today. One which should expose both Congress and BJP as opportunistic and communal forces. I don't care what Mughals thought about cow slaughter. What I care is that religion cannot be basis for any law in this country, its a slippery slope.
Pfft... I am sorry blind man that you don't see any blemish against Modi. Being clean and honest is supposed to be a necessary condition. If that is your sole benchmark for politics then your standards are low. Lol why would muslims not vote for Lalu when they have to choose between two evils? Bad mouth them daily and act surprised when they vote against BJP.
League did not win until 1946 in any of current Pakistani states, except may be Bengal.
You are wrong on EVERY Count.
1. Intolerance to foreign invasion and Adharmic values have always existed in India. That is why India remains a Hindu nation even after more than a Century of islamic invasion, domination and Followed by christian invasion and colonization.
It is this intolerance that has helped this society survive through some of its darkest phases in history. So it is unlikely that this society will throw out the very survival skill that helped it escape slavery.
CONgress used to be a big part of this intolerance. "Quit India" movement, Satyagraha, burning of british clothes etc. is the result of this intolerance.
Intolerance to Adharma, intolerance to insults, intolerance to abuse, intolerance to destruction of our values is a POSITIVE trait of Indian society. So please DO have the debate, it will be good for you as it will help you understand India. But do not expect the debate to go your way, because I guarantee that it will not.
Jinnah too wanted that debate, but when he lost the debate, he wanted pakistan as a consolation prize.
2. Now Cow Protections is one of the DIRECTIVE PRINCIPLES of our Constitution. That is one of the many ways our founding fathers installed Indian values in our Constitution.
Indian Secularism is built on Hindu value, this is a statement of Fact. Religion is the fundamental source of any law, this too is a statement of Fact. It CAN be a slippery slope but it can also be the foundation of a very stable slope. Especially when the religion encourage Rational thought and not blind faith.
3. Now if the Supreme Court of India could not find any blemish against Modi, then your Rhetoric has no practical value except to cloak Religious animosity. Supreme court of India is the highest body that views PROOF objectively and makes a judgement purely based on Facts. So you are indeed blinded by Prejudice.
I said Clean, Honest and DEDICATED. ALL necessary condition, but which is lacking in almost all global politicians. You seem to have glossed over this while purposely ignoring "dedicated". Another example of dishonesty prompted by religious animosity.
BJP has not bad mouthed muslims, it has bad mouthed those who do not respect Indian values, be it of any religion. As a matter of fact, the greatest enemy of BJP is the Communist, majority of who are Hindus. Not to mention other "secular" parties in India. Lalu included.
I am not "surprised" by your choices, only showing that your choices are guided by Religious Bigotry and NOT National Interest.
4. Finally here is the Election Result of 1945,
Indian National Congress won 59 seat,
Muslim League won 30 seat.