Sunday, Sept 28th, 2014, due to my campaigning for Modi with other Hindus in the U.S. I was invited to attend the speech of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi in Madison Square Garden in New York City, and I was given VIP seating! I was only 6 rows away from Mr. Modi himself! I was excited to be part of the historical event. I had also attended Modi's welcome rally at the UN the day before (here). Pictures below.
On Saturday, Sept 27th, 2014, I encountered a group of Bengali Muslims from the BNP (Bangladesh Nationalist Party) protesting outside the United Nations against the atrocities committed against innocent people in Bangladesh [PICS BELOW]. The majority of these "innocent people" are of course Hindus, however, their signs did not highlight this fact. To those who are naive to "minority politics" in Bangladesh, one might think that this display is wholly a good thing. On some level, it does help the Hindu cause because it proves that there is indeed a violence issue in Bangladesh, this fact coming from the very lips of Bengali Muslims themselves. However, behind these pleas for peace lay much more sinister motives, and as usual, it is Hindus who pay for such political maneuvering and trickery.
You see, Bengali politics are divided between hard line Islamists (radical Islamists disguised as BNP) vs the quazi-secular Socialism of the now ruling Awami League. Both sides know how to use the suffering of minority Hindus to their advantage. The strategy of the Islamist elements of Bangladesh is more straight forward, if they don't get their way they simply attack and kill minority Hindus until the Awami League gives into their demands, this because the Awami League has schemed the Hindus of Bangladesh into a captive vote bank, dead Hindus equals less votes for Awami. But by allowing Islamist violence against Hindus to flourish under their rule, the Awami League can then offer the troubled community Hindu a minimal amount of relief in exchange for their cooperation during election time. Bengali Hindu friends of mine tell me that Awami League officials actually silently incite Islamist violence so as to force Hindus into their vote bank and to increase their image in the West as a partner in the war on terrorism.
But now the tide has turned in the other directions, the cat is out of the bag and the Awami League's double play has become transparent. By purposely putting minority Hindus in danger the Awami League has given Islamists their card to play. The Islamist elements have one agenda, that is to get the Awami League out of power, so they send their unidentified elements to protest the legitimate machinations of the Awami League. With their game turned against them, the Awami League ceases to see Hindus as a vote bank asset but a liability as Hindus are now being used to smear the Awami Leauge. There is of course only one recourse for the Awami League to take, and that is to try to tarnish their Islamist BNP rival's image with more Hindu bloodshed. The more the violence against Hindus in Bangladesh can be blamed on BNP, the better for the Awami League, and so this becomes the crypto-policy of the party. In return, the Islamists can use violence on Hindus as a corruption smear campaign against the Awami League, and so violence on Hindus becomes useful to to both sides.
The disingenuousness of the BNP (a.k.a. Jamaat-E-Islami in disguise) protesters became apparent when I approached them with some literature on Jammat-E-Islami's violence against Hindus. When they saw that I was highlighting the Islamist role in the cycle of minority violence they became upset with my presence and made it clear they did not want me around. These protesters don't care about violence against innocent Hindus, only using violence to tarnish the name of the Awami League so they can get in power. And so what is the solution? The solution is to expose the crimes of both sides of this conflict. The Socialists are just as guilty of violence against Hindus as the Islamists. Only when all parties involved are identified and attacked will Hindus lose their political expediency, we can get a wedge in Bangladesh's politics of minority violence and truly obtain Justice For Hindus.
On Saturday, September 27th, 2014, a rally was held outside the United Nation to welcome PM Modi to the USA; the rally was organized by the late Mr. Narain Kataria of the Indian American Intellectuals Forum (IAIF). I attended to show my support for our Hindu leader. However, the welcome party was crashed by Islamist Kashmiri separatists. They actually had the audacity to call India the "occupiers" and "murderers" in Kashmir when it was Pakistani Muslims who evicted and killed the indigenous Hindus of the region only a generation ago. The Hindus quickly used the backs of our Modi posters to write out counter signs against the Kashmir Muslim liars and threw back their accusations of genocide at Pakistan. As usual, all the Hindus were eager to unite. Everywhere we look the signs are obvious, the time of global Hinduism has arrived. Pictures from the event are below.
On Saturday, September 27th, 2014, I attended the reception for the Prime Minister of Trinidad and Tobago in NYC. Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar is noteworthy as being one of the few Hinds heads of state outside of India. She is also the first female leader of her nation. I was actually able to meet her briefly and offer her a token of my esteem. Having a Hindu leader here in the West may seem surprising to some, this is because so few know of the large populations of Hindus who reside in the West Indies. Trinidad is home to approximately 250,000 Hindus who make up roughly 30% of the nation’s population. This is only a small part of the more than half million Hindus who reside in the Caribbean region. With the rise of global HIndu consciousness, there is no doubt that Trinidad and other Caribbean nations like Guyana and Suriname will play a major role in shaping Hindu destiny: spiritually, culturally, and politically.
COCKTAIL HOUR
The night began with a cocktail hour where I was able to mingle with state guests and dignitaries as we were entertained by stilt and flamingo dancers and ate Caribbean delicacies, cooled by ice sculptures
DINNER/MAIN RECEPTION
Next we were led into the main banquet hall where we were served dinner and entertained while we awaited the arrival of the PM.
OPENING HINDU PRAYER
The ceremonies were opened with a Hindu prayer. Yes, believe it or not, Hindu prayers are becoming ever more common at state functions in the West… just another sign of the dawn of global Hinduism. _
PM’S SPEECH
Finally, PM Kamla Persad-Bissessar arrived with great applause to give her speech. She was witty and entertaining, but also serious about her vision for her nation. Under her guidance, the nation has begun programs to distribute laptops to all of the nation’s students and the PM emphasized her commitment to providing opportunities to those in need and maintaining T&T’s high status for women. She also spoke of the need for stability and peace on the world scene, something Trinidad has been able to accomplish for itself.
MEETING WITH THE PM
Afterward, I was able to meet the PM for a short while and was able to give Kamla Persad-Bissessar one of my Justice For Hindus pins and briefly speak to her about our activities. It was an exciting moment. Everyone agreed that the PM carried herself with a very regal presence, she had a magnetism and warmth about her that is not so common among leaders these days.
ENTERTAINMENT AND AFTER PARTY
Finally, the evening closed with entertainment and an after party. A good time was had by all. I was glad to be able to attend the event and hope to see more of the people of Trinidad and Tobago very soon.
