Hindutva activist from Gujarat, Kajal Hindusthani, at an event in New York called Muslims “enemies of Hindus” and “zombies” on Wednesday, July 23.
Her attack on Muslims on foreign soil is a first, where she also compared the community to demons from Hindu Mythology. The woman, whose actual name is Kajal Singhala, referred to the community as ‘Mahishasura’.
Previously, a coalition of Muslim, Christian, Hindu, and Sikh groups, such as the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) NC chapter, the Indian American Muslim Council, the Sikh Coalition, and Muslims for Social Justice, called for the cancellation of Kajal Hindusthani’s events in the US.
In response to the opposition to her visit to US, the woman said, “It’s everyone’s America, Mullo ka baap ka America thodi hai (America doesn’t belong to the fathers of ‘Mullahs’).”
The term “Mullah” is often deployed as a pejorative to stereotype and demean Muslims as backwards, oppressive, or “alien.”
Speaking at the Hindu Unity conference in New York earlier this month, she further termed Muslims as zombies and said, “Is Zombie se ladna hai toh Milke karna padega” (If we have to fight the zombies, we must do it together).” Her statement in typical Hindutva fashion dehumanises the community and instigates people against it.
According to a report by Maktoob Media, Kajal claimed that only the (former king of the Maratha empire) Chhatrapati Shivaji’s ideology could establish a Hindu Rashtra in Bharat where Hindus would be truly safe.
She further asked where Hindus would go as the Muslim population in India is growing. “Abduls will occupy the bungalows you build,” Kajal said, stereotyping the Muslim community again. She further claimed that Muslims are “hyper reproductive”, claiming delusionally that the community produces “multiple children like soldiers” for an army.
Kajal Hindustani further targeted actors, including Salman Khan and Saif Ali Khan, accusing them of trapping Hindu women. She referred to Saif’s marriage and the names of his children, “Taimur and Jehangir, Sara and Ibrahim,” alleging a conspiracy of religious conversion.
Targeting the Gulf countries, Kajal further alleged that Muslim men receive funding from “oil-producing countries” and India to “lure Hindu women to fuel communal hatred.” In the past, Hindusthani claimed that she was jailed for “fighting for Hindutva” as she promoted narratives of “love jihad” and “land jihad.”
She called on Hindus to remain vigilant against alleged existential threats from Muslims. Notably, her remarks were met with applause from Indian-Americans attending the event.
Earlier, New York mayor Eric Adams opted out of appearing at Kajal’s event after her visit to the US was met with protests across religious communities in both the United States and India.
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