In a concerning development, leaders of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) are actively engaged in promoting hatred against Muslims, alleges several sources. India's Defense Minister, Ratna Singh, has been singled out for propagating a false narrative that the Congress party intends to implement religious reservations in the army. This campaign of misinformation is unfolding even as efforts to combat Islamophobia are ongoing.

In an exclusive interview, former legislator of the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK), Puazhendhi, sheds light on the underlying motives behind the BJP's anti-Islamic campaign and the political strategies employed against the Congress.

Puazhendhi highlights the BJP's concerted efforts to stoke communal tensions and capitalize on religious polarization for electoral gains. He points to a pattern of divisive rhetoric a ...