‘If protecting our own is hatred, then we accept it’: Devkinandan Maharaj on killing of Hindus in Bangladesh

Citing continuous attacks on Hindus in Bangladesh in which eight members of the communtiy were brutally murdered in the last 25 days, renowned storyteller and Hindu leader Devkinandan Thakur Ji Maharaj not only questioned the safety of Hindus but also strongly criticized those who call him a “hate-monger”.

In a sharp and emotionally-charged statement on this matter, Maharaj Ji sarcastically said, “You people call me ‘Devkinandan, the purveyor of hatred’. If talking about applying a tilak (religious mark), and pleading to save our children and temples is hatred, then yes, we are spreading hatred.” He questioned whether those who are burning Hindus alive, shooting them, and committing atrocities on our daughters are giving a “message of peace.”

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He asked why those who preach others to remain silent when Sanatani Hindus are being killed day after day in Bangladesh. “Temples are being set on fire there, girls are being abducted from their homes, but the world is sitting with its mouth shut. Shouldn’t a campaign be launched against those murderers?”

Adopting a firm stance on the issue, Devkinandan Maharaj said things have gone too far. “If even a single Hindu is killed in Bangladesh, there should be a military intervention there. It should be the government’s responsibility to protect every single Hindu,” he demanded.

Clarifying that he does not care how the world views him, he reiterated his resolve, saying, “Let anyone say anything about me, I don’t care. My pain is for my own people. My first priority is my Sanatani brother, my Hindu, and my Sanatan nation.”