When Pulwama terrorist blew up the SUV that killed 40 CRPF personnel in February this year, he referred to Indians as ‘gaae ka peshab peene wale’ (cow urine drinkers). ‘Cow urine drinker’ jibe has been long used by people to mock Hindus even though it echoes the language used by terrorists. Latest to join in is NY Times columnist Aatish Taseer.
Taking to micro-blogging site Twitter, Taseer mocked Central Government’s plans to redesigning the Central Secretariat by saying that once Indian buildings are taken care of the government can convert the Westminster into an institute for the study of ‘cow urine’ or the US Capitol into museum of aviation during vedic period.
Once you’re done confining our democracy to a museum, you must offer your services to other older parliament buildings. What I would give to see Westminster turned into an institute for the study of cow urine, or the US Capitol into a museum of aviation during the Vedic period. https://t.co/9LAUjmN7nm
— Aatish Taseer (@AatishTaseer) November 4, 2019
He was confronted by BJP leader Nandita Thakur who suggested that research may be done to prove that cow urine may help in curing cancer.
As Blackadder would say: “Give the likes of [Nandita] the vote and we’ll be back to cavorting druids, death by stoning and dung for dinner…” https://t.co/eEvzgsdt3P
— Aatish Taseer (@AatishTaseer) November 5, 2019
He was then suggested that instead of mocking Hindus with cow urine jibe, he should monetize it by inventing cow urine cocktail.
I totally agree. I would give a limb to see @ShefVaidya splashing about in a puddle of cow urine, like a kind of cleopatra of gaumutra, or whatever the fuck it is. ?
— Aatish Taseer (@AatishTaseer) November 5, 2019
To that, Taseer dragged in columnist Shefali Vaidya and said how he would like to see Vaidya ‘splashing about in a puddle of cow urine’ like ‘cleopatra of gaumutra’ or ‘whatever the f*ck it is’.
Last month, Taseer, whose own Pakistani politician father Salman Taseer, was killed by his own bodyguard, a radical Islamist because he opposed blasphemy law, had suggested that ‘ordinary Muslims’ should abandon peace and they ‘need to organise’. He said that ‘ordinary Muslims’ shouldn’t be caught off-guard.
I have to say: I don’t agree. I don’t care one iota about the Prophet, or Ram for that matter. But this is not about the Prophet; it is about intimidating ordinary Muslims. And when that happens, what you need is not peace: you need to organise. Do not be be caught off guard. https://t.co/EpWOyXFhlf
— Aatish Taseer (@AatishTaseer) October 21, 2019
More specifically, the senior Taseer opposed the death penalty for Asia Bibi who was sentenced to death for an alleged act of blasphemy. Taseer was putting for this views to get ordinary Muslims to ‘organise’ following the death of Hindu Samaj Party leader Kamlesh Tiwari who was murdered by Islamists for his alleged remarks on Prophet Muhammed.
Aatish Taseer had suggested that ‘ordinary Muslims’ should organize not in pursuit of peace but in response to people blaspheming about the prophet of Islam on social media. Despite his father being murdered by Jihadis, Taseer appears to think hashtags on Twitter are the real problem here.
And now, Taseer is busy spouting the same venom Jihadis and Hinduphobes use to target Hindus, some of who are paying for it with their lives, like Kamlesh Tiwari.
Unfortunately, Taseer isn’t the only one who has been going on spouting venom against Hindus and displaying their Hinduphobia in all glory.
Film actor-turned-Twitter troll-turned politician Prakash Raj shared a video of some boys who claimed they were using cow dung as soap.
Beautiful body.. What about the BRAINS … #JustAsking pic.twitter.com/0BsLo4lf8u
— Prakash Raj (@prakashraaj) November 4, 2019
Former MP and journalist Shahid Siddiqui chimed in and said how all problems will be solved by bathing with ‘gobar’, drinking cow urine and by performing yagna.
Gobar se snan karo, mutr piyo, yage karo, sab problem solve. https://t.co/28yYE0xrmj
— shahid siddiqui (@shahid_siddiqui) November 4, 2019
Following the death of ISIS chief Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi who detonated his suicide vest following a US raid, Siddiqui had said how it was Muslims who killed Baghdadi’s ideology despite the fact that radical Islam continues to thrive. In fact, following Kamlesh Tiwari’s assassination, Siddiqui along with others was involved in an attempt to deflect attention from the perils of radical Islamic terrorism and accusing the ‘Hindutva brigade’ of hatred.
