This book will bust the myth of saffron terrorism or Hindu terror and the conspiracy created by shrewd politicians for the sake of political mileage. An authentic and extensive investigation, it questions this theory and contains exclusive interviews and revelations of high-profile personalities of the investigative authorities.
Saffron terrorism.
Is it a fact? Or, is this a myth? After all, do we know enough?
The shocking blasts of Malegaon and Samjhauta were projected as ‘saffron terrorism’.
A new theory, terrorist attacks were tainted as such till, a few years later, Kasab’s confession offered solid proof of Pakistan’s role in the 26/11 attacks. Though the police had concluded a Pakistani hand for the earlier blasts, it was saffron terrorism which prevented the perpetrators of these attacks from being brought to justice.
As a theory, saffron terrorism is not just hurting Hindus sentiments but is also an obstacle to fight real terrorism sponsored by Pakistan and Islamic states. The term was coined by the erstwhile UPA government to garner minority votes and manipulate the vote bank. After all, why were the Malegaon-accused SIMI activists let off? Why did certain politicians declare not to oppose their bail? What was truly behind Aseemanand’s confession? The reliability of these confessions was questionable given the police brutality that the National Investigative Agency exposed.
Journalist Praveen Tiwari explores saffron terrorism and reveals through exclusive interviews of senior National Investigative Agency officials, undercover agents and politicians how vote bank politics can compromise ethics and national security. Should the real masterminds behind the blasts be allowed to go scot-free? Should the manipulators of the Samjhauta Express bombings not be held accountable? Should we not investigate those who had exonerated Pakistan of its guilt? An extensive research on communal politics, the book offers indisputable evidence of the ‘saffron terrorism’ theory as the Great Indian Conspiracy.
- An authentic investigation by a journalist on the theory of Hindu terror
- Captures real stories of numerous crucial characters of the conspiracy and reveals the facts behind the concept of saffron terrorism
- Carries exclusive interviews of high-profile investigating authorities which played a vital role in this investigation
Author Biography
Praveen Tiwari is an acclaimed television journalist, anchor, motivator and an author. Recently he has anchored the shows ‘Innovate India’ (Zee Business) and ‘Awakening India’ (DD Bharti). Spanning a career of eighteen years, earlier he was associated with Network 18 as an anchor and was the executive producer of the channel Live India. He was also the Editor-in-Chief of Live India magazine and newspaper.
Tiwari holds a Ph.D. in mass communication from Devi Ahilya University, Indore. His thesis is registered in the World Book of Record, London, as the first ever Ph.D. on political cartooning. He is also a regular faculty with numerous renowned media institutes and universities. His most recent book, along with his wife and television journalist Archana Kharkwal Tiwari, is News Anchors: The Face of the News.