Hmmm.... I never heard of atrocities toward Tamil Muslims in Tamil Nadu, neither have I heard about overt discrimination.
Can anyone else shed light on tis story?
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Rajaraja Chola
Yes true. Tamil Nadu is one of the few states, where communal clashes have rarely taken place. Here there is no discrimination between Muslims and others. The reason being, Tamil Muslims , majority of them, speak Tamil, and are not overtly religious.
However nowadays new organisations are coming into force demanding strict religious rules like Thoweed Jamaath, and many others. But till JJ is CM, she will never tolerate anti-state ideas, Muslims and Hindus alike.
They are moderate, friendly, and I have a lotta Muslim friends
I don't know much about the details of the Tamil community but I've been told by Hindu Tamil Sri Lankan friends that they don't consider Tamil speaking Muslims as part of the Tamil community. Apparently the only similarity is that they speak the same language and that most are descended from Arab traders, moors and Burghers. Not only that but the LTTE where known too have committed atrocities towards Muslims including Mosque burnings and massacres. Is this true for Indian Tamils as well? Would appreciate answers from Tamils and Sri Lankans.
In SL, Muslims are Arab traders, who settled in the North and Eastern part of SL. In the course of time, they adapted Tamil, as their language, and they speak Tamil now, even they are not Tamils by race. LTTE tried to eliminate them cos they didnt support their cause.
However there are Tamils in Lanka, who had converted to Islam, though very less. So discrimination may be true in SL, but not in TN.