Why are 2002 riots projected as anti-Muslim riots and not as a painful incident where thousands of Indians lost their lives?

Plainly put: the fundamental premise of the pogrom was avenging the Godhra incident where karsevaks were allegedly killed by a Muslim mob. Militant Hindu organisations in collusion with the state (remember that cabinet ministers of the then Gujarat government are now serving sentence for orchestrating the genocide) maimed, killed & raped people who were overwhelming… Read More Why are 2002 riots projected as anti-Muslim riots and not as a painful incident where thousands of Indians lost their lives?