Now, a formula to uncover the ‘love jihadist’

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'Love jihad' implies concealing identity to trap Hindu girls !

Aligarh (Uttar Pradesh): Rajeshwar Singh of the Dharam Jagran Vibhag, who was recently in the news for welcoming 72 Christians of Asroi village back into the Hindu fold, now claims he can tell who a 'love jihadist' is: He bears a name like Choudhary, Chouhan or Tyagi, he says. And he attempts to don the religious symbols of Hindus, often wearing the kalawa, the red religious threads tied around his wrist.

Rajeshwar Singh says there is need to keep an eye on Muslims indulging in 'love jihad'.

Vinay Soni, a member of the BJP's Bharatiya Janata Yuva Manch, said that he was recently in Kanpur, where he met an educated lawyer, a young Muslim, who wore a kalawa. "These educated boys wear a thick layer of kalawa like we Hindus on their wrists to trap Hindu girls. When I questioned him, he went away," Soni said.

Speaking to TOI over the phone, he said, "You can come to Delhi and see for yourself the way Muslim boys dupe Hindu girls. He usually has the kalawa, and he will invite the Hindu girl to tea. 'Love jihad' implies concealing identity to trap Hindu girls, and this is happening here!"

Manoj Sharma, Aligarh representative of the BJP's Bharatiya Janata Yuva Manch, said, "Muslim boys change their names, taking on names like Tyagi Bhatt, Chouhan or Chaudhary. For 'love jihad', good looking boys are hired, and offered training in trapping Hindu girls."

Asked if there might at all be any truth to these claims, Zulfiqar Sheth of the Economics department of the Aligarh Muslim University is amused: "People who speak like this have no idea at all about India's syncretism. This is just hate propaganda. I am a Sheth, because that is a title for traders. In Gujarat, there are Muslims who go by the name of Patel, because they are big farmers. I have Muslim friends whose names are Bhat or Pandit. These were titles awarded in pre-independent India to mark social status or traditional work. These people, who claim to represent India, they should know at least this much."

Zahid Ali Khan of the theology department of AMU said, "There are many Muslim sects that go to mazaars. They wear the kalawa as part of their faith. The sacred thread is not just for practitioners of any particular religion. These people forget that there is common ground, common traditions, across communities.

Asked if there were indeed cases of 'love jihad', Khan, who is also the mufti of the Anjuman-e-Islahul-Muslimeen, said, "I would like to help in this matter. If there are indeed young men who do this, they should be punished. But first, please prove this indeed happens."

Source : Times of India