Hindus must wear tika, bindi for safety, says Hindu Samhati chief :Kansas shooting

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Although terrorism do not belongs to any particular religion, I want Hindus to be safe and secure," Tapan Ghosh said.

Hindu Samhati president Tapan Ghosh. (Photo: ANI/Twitter)
Kolkata: In what may spark a fresh controversy, Hindu Samhati president Tapan Ghosh on Saturday said that Hindu women should wear 'bindi' and men should sport 'tilak' on their forehead to avoid incidents like Kansas shooting.

"I am not much interested about 'tika' and all but today due to radical Muslims, the atmosphere is volatile. To save oneself from this, one must wear 'tika' and 'bindi'. Although terrorism do not belongs to any particular religion, I want Hindus to be safe and secure," Ghosh told ANI.

Ghosh's statement comes at the backdrop of Kansas shooting that took place on Friday, claiming the life of an Indian engineer and wounding another.

Two Indian engineers – Srinivas Kuchibhotla and Alok Madasani – were shot in a Kansas bar after the shooter hurled racial slurs at them.

Kuchibhotla was killed while Madasani was wounded, along with a 24-year-old man who had tried to apprehend the gunman.

The accused, Adam W. Purinton, a Navy Veteran has been charged with premeditated first-degree murder and two counts of attempted premeditated first-degree murder.

The possible hate crime has raised new alarms about a climate of hostility toward foreigners in the United States, where President Donald Trump has made clamping down on immigration a central plank of his "America first" agenda.

However, the White House has attempted to downplay notions that there was any correlation between the incident and President Donald Trump's stance on immigrants.

Noting that the incident was tragic indeed, White House spokesperson Sean Spicer asserted that it was "absurd" to draw parallels between with the President's rhetoric.

"Obviously, any loss of life is tragic, but I'm not going to get into, like, to suggest that there's any correlation I think is a bit absurd. So I'm not going to go any further than that," Spicer said.




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[Margarita]

Few rotten fish have spoiled the entire pond for all brown people. So sad

 

[darksider]

a christian terrorist kill two innocent people.
trump should put leash on these christian terrorists because they are getting out of control.

 

[phancong]

Lol racist don't care how many dot on Indian forehead, they kill you 1st at the glanced that you not one of them. Indian better tattoo not a Muslim on your forehead maybe they can tell your not a Muslim.

 

[Winchester]

Sad last couple of days for radical hindus who have found out they are not part of the "club" despite sucking up to white nationalists.

No amount of Islam bashing or dots on your head will save you from a dumb white nationalist.

 

[rott]

I know bindi. But what's a tika?

 

[ali_raza]

why not shower in paint to have more safety

 

[Mo12]

Its easy to tell between Hindus and Muslims.

Muslims tend to have beards and be fairer skin generally.

 

[Areesh]

Indian response to this attack is funny As per them everyone from middle eastern arabs to Pakistanis is responsible for this attack and not white nationalists themselves.

 

[xyxmt]

Its easy to tell between Hindus and Muslims.

Muslims tend to have beards and be fairer skin generally.

now you know why Indians are attacked mostly by racists, and by the way majority muslims dont have beard, beside beard is in fashion these days

 

[Flash_Ninja]

Turbans didn't stop Sikhs being targeted. As long as your brown, and remotely foreign you will be a potential target.

Also, what's up with that guys chin? he looks like a frog or something

 

[Mo12]

Hearing this news makes me want to side with Muslims, but the hate between India and Pakistan is so great that its hard to do so.

 

[waz]

Erm wearing a Bindi isn't going to stop a racist with a gun.

 

[Bilal9]

Turbans didn't stop Sikhs being targeted. As long as your brown, and remotely foreign you will be a potential target.

Also, what's up with that guys chin? he looks like a frog or something

It's called subsisting on a diet of very low-value carbs fried in oil and no protein intake (vegetarian meals).

Since the vegetables are so bland - they always have to fry them to give them some flavor.

Aloo Dum (Curried Potato) with Luchee (fried Pakora?). Hence the 'Jabba the Hut' look.

 

[The_Showstopper]

Hearing this news makes me want to side with Muslims, but the hate between India and Pakistan is so great that its hard to do so.

So you mean to say that Muslims/Islam is synonymous to Pakistan.