Note to the minority: Welcome PM Modi’s resolve to win over their trust | The Indian Express

Note to the minority: Welcome PM Modi’s resolve to win over their trust | The Indian Express

Written by Faizan Mustafa |Updated: May 28, 2019 9:17:31 am

The writer is vice chancellor, NALSAR University of Law, Hyderabad

Note to the minority: Welcome PM Modi’s resolve to win over their trust

Muslims are not headed for a bleak future. They should welcome PM’s resolve of winning over their trust.

In the last three centuries, Indian Muslims have faced several existential crises but each time, they survived and received huge support from enlightened sections of Hindus. (File)

Most liberal and secular scholars and newspaper editorials have predicted a bleak future and isolation for India’s 15 crore Muslims after the massive electoral victory of Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Out of 303 members of the Lok Sabha from the BJPthere is not a single Muslim, though the Opposition will have 27 Muslim members. Some of the fears of liberals may be real but many are not only unfounded but may be counter-productive, which might lead Muslims to go into a shell. In the last three centuries, Indian Muslims have faced several existential crises but each time, they survived and received huge support from enlightened sections of Hindus.