Topic: Communalism
The scapegoating of Sharjeel Imam
When Khalid’s and Kalita’s cases are based on the presumed guilt of Sharjeel Imam, it makes their innocence mutually exclusive to that of Imam’s. They must first and foremost establish Imam as communal, then prove themselves as opposed to Imam and thereby prove their dissociation from communalism itself.
The suave communalism of Shashi Tharoor
Behind the polished facade is a garden-variety Indian politician