OP-ED: Hatred in the aftermath

Communalism raises its ugly head yet again
Prime Minister Narendra Modi added much lustre to the ongoing birth centenary of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman and the Golden jubilee celebrations of Bangladesh’s independence on his Dhaka visit on March 26 and 27. His bilateral talks on a wide range of issues with the top Bangladesh leadership, visits to a couple of Hindu temples, meetings with a cross-section of politicians and minority leaders, and homage to the Father of the Nation at Tungipara were well-received. 

Similarly, awarding the Gandhi Peace prize posthumously to Bangabandhu was an outstanding gesture. Modi’s powerful and emotional rhetoric in praise of Sheikh Mujib and India’s relations with Bangladesh augured very well as Indo-Bangla ties were placed on a new pedestal.