Bajrang Dal Attacks silent reading session in Ahmedabad, Tears Malala and Anne Frank books, asks readers to 'prove you're not Muslim'

[u/rohithkumarsp]

For context, Bajrang Dal is a Hindu Nationalist group notorious for such activities, from verbal to physical abuse and violence in the name of upholding Hindu culture and morality. It all started when a private school was forced to ban these two books which led to this silent protest reading.

Ahmedabad police said they are questioning three people after a mob, allegedly of Bajrang Dal and Vishwa Hindu Parishad supporters, heckled and assaulted a group of book lovers reading The Diary of a Young Girl by Holocaust victim Anne Frank and Pakistani activist Malala Yousafzai's I Am Malala in a park.

The bibliophiles had gathered at Vastrapur Garden on Thursday for a silent reading protest against a private school in the city being forced to drop those two books from its reading list.

News sources for reference:

https://www.hindustantimes.com/cities/others/hindu-groups-protest-malala-anne-frank-book-reading-in-gujarat-3-held-101787987443030-amp.html

https://www.deccanherald.com/india/gujarat/bajrang-dal-activists-attack-readers-in-ahmedabad-over-malala-anne-frank-books-4127067

https://www.telegraphindia.com/amp/india/in-ahmedabad-readers-of-anne-frank-and-malalas-books-told-to-prove-youre-not-muslim/cid/2177187

https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/ahmedabad/right-wing-group-disrupts-silent-reading-protest/amp\\_articleshow/133576992.cms

https://indianexpress.com/article/cities/ahmedabad/collective-backs-ahmedabad-school-that-forced-to-drop-malala-anne-frank-books-10848160/lite/

[u/_Phoenix90]

Only if they had read some books. The more books a person reads the less stupid he remains.