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Lieutenant General (Retd) Syed Ata Hasnain of the Indian army silenced Twitter trolls who were attacking the country’s Muslim community by stating a simple fact: I am from the community, report news 18.
The tweet was in response to a barrage of tweets calling Islam a radical religion with institutionalized terrorism. The online argument began when the general said that he would be appearing on a Doordarshan panel to discuss the recent breaking up of an alleged ISIS module in UP and Delhi. While initially users responded to the announcement with genuine queries about what drove a few Indian youths to become indoctrinated into militant extremism, things soon took an ugly turn. When General Hasnain hypothesized that factors like tutelage from radical clergy at a young age and parental opinions could colour the perceptions of certain disaffected youths, Hindu right-wingers began denigrating the Muslim community as a whole. In any case, General maintained his composure and replied with restraint, without budging on his position.
I am from the community. Do not generalise. Thats the fault. You label all and paint with one brush preventing introspection https://t.co/OcgCEj3dWi
— Syed Ata Hasnain (@atahasnain53) December 27, 2018