A ‘spiritual’ fair where the state bussed in school children celebrates communal caricatures and hate speech
Ostensibly organised to “showcase themes that flow from Hindu spiritual genius, ancient literature and lifestyle”, a five day fair in Jaipur by the Hindu Spiritual & Service Foundation (HSSF), a Chennai based organisation linked to the RSS and whose patrons include wellknown economist S. Gurumurthy, ended on November 20 with many red faces in the Vasundhara Raje government here.
Pamphlets distributed at the event, to which government school children were bussed in—reportedly on the instructions of minister of state for primary education Vasudev Devnani—included bizarre prescriptions on, among others, how Hindu girls can tackle ‘love jihad’.
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