New Delhi: Islamists in Bangladesh have hurt the Hindu religious sentiments of cricketer Liton Das on Sunday 25 September. Not only this, some extremists even asked him to convert to Islam. All this happened because Liton Das shared greetings to the people on the occasion of Mahalaya. After which he had to face such hatred.
Bangladeshi batsman Liton Das shared a picture of an idol of Goddess Durga in a Facebook post. In which he wrote in the caption, “Subho Mahalaya! Maa Durga is coming.” Let us tell you that Mahalaya marks the beginning of Durga Puja. As soon as Litton posted this, Islamists took to his timeline and started using dirty words.
Not only this, the extremists abused Das for being a follower of Hinduism. Fellow Islamists also condemned idol worship and made fun of the ‘clay made’ idol, a Hindu deity. Islamists also expected Liton Das to convert to the so-called ‘One True Faith’ aka Islam. It is noteworthy that according to the beliefs, Mahalaya symbolizes the arrival of Goddess Durga on Earth from Mount Kailash.
Some people made many comments on Liton Das’s post. A man named Miyad said, “The best religion in the world is Islam.”
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“World’s best religion is Islam,” commented Miyad on Liton Das’ post on Mahalaya.“Let Allah provide guidance to everyone, and give them the wisdom to find the right path (Islam),” wrote Emrol. (5/n) pic.twitter.com/XQvpJ1ncry
— Dibakar Dutta (দিবাকর ) (@dibakardutta_) September 25, 2022
A person named Amrol wrote, “May Allah guide everyone, and give them wisdom to find the right path (Islam).”
Zaman commented on Lytton’s post, “Any religion has no value on earth other than Islam.”
Zaman: No religion other than Islam has any value on the face of the Earth.
Ferdous: You guys must understand that these idols made of clay won’t do any good. Because these idols are meaningless. This is why you should believe in Allah, your Creator.”
(4/n) pic.twitter.com/8JBYlrWPll— Dibakar Dutta (দিবাকর ) (@dibakardutta_) September 25, 2022
Not only this, K.R. Turan even said that, “You people should understand that these idols made of clay will not do any work. Because these idols are meaningless. Therefore you should believe in Allah your Creator. I welcome you to the fold of Islam. Get on the right track.”
KR TuRan wrote, “These stone idols cannot be sacred to anyone. Any rational individual will not worship an idol carved in stone. I welcome you to the fold of Islam. Come to the right path.”
(3/n) pic.twitter.com/HIrQTXSlA8— Dibakar Dutta (দিবাকর ) (@dibakardutta_) September 25, 2022
Let us tell you that this is not the first incident of hatred towards religious minorities especially the Hindu community in Bangladesh. Earlier too, a video of a child becoming increasingly viral on social media, in which he does not want to meet a Bangladeshi Hindu cricketer just because he is a Hindu.
None of this is surprising in the context of Bangladesh. Check this viral video to have a sneak peek into the vicious indoctrination of children in the country’s madrassas:https://t.co/Sio9QLWVLi
(7/n)— Dibakar Dutta (দিবাকর ) (@dibakardutta_) September 25, 2022
In this viral video a reporter asks the child which cricketer he wants to meet. Responding to this the child says, “I want to meet Mushfiqur, Mustafizur Rahman, Taskin Ahmed and Sariful.” When asked about Soumya Sarkar, the child said, “Soumya Sarkar is a Hindu cricketer. I don’t want to meet him.”
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Last year, the Hindu community had to face the wrath of Islamists in Bangladesh over false allegations of blasphemy during Durga Puja. Apart from this, some extremists also damaged the Hindu temple.