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News Desk: Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath called the 1921 Moplah rebellion of Kerala a planned genocide of Hindus by jihadi elements of the state.
Addressing a discussion organised by RSS-affiliate magazine Panchjanya on the Moplah rebellion on Saturday, Adityanath said “This is an occasion of deep reflection and discussion. We have to think as to how we can liberate the entire humanity from Jihadi thoughts and create an environment so that the Malabar genocide is not repeated. For this, all Indians have to come together with determination”
Saying that India remembers the sacrifices of its freedom fighters during the 75th year of Independence, Adityanath said “It is important at this time to understand our history in the right perspective. A nation that does not know its history, cannot protect its geography”
Detailing the incident of 1921, he added “100 years ago, in Kerala’s Moplah, the state’s jihadi elements had massacred thousands of Hindus. This genocide continued for several days in a planned manner. According to one estimate, more than 10,000 Hindus were killed brutally. Thousands of mothers and sisters were assaulted. Several temples were destroyed”
The UP CM said that to hide this “massive genocide”, several names were coined and asked if it was carried out because Hindus refused to convert.
“Some people called it anger in the Muslim community due to failure of the Khilafat movement. Some called it the Moplah rebellion. These people say that the landlords there were exploiting Muslims. If it was only about landlords, then why did so many common Hindus get killed? Just because they refused to convert? The truth is those who have written history from the prism of leftism and pseudo-secularism always supported the policy of appeasement. This effort was supported by parties who engage in votebank politics” Adityanath said.
The UP CM said that the truth about Malabar genocide was first brought to the fore by Veer Savarkar who described the tragedy in detail in a book in 1924. He said even Bhimrao Ambedkar in his book “Pakistan and the Partition of India” has spoken about the atrocities against Hindus by the Moplahs in Malabar. Adityanath further informed that even Annie Besant had written about the atrocities on the Hindus in her book.
“To protect Hindus in the land of Adi Shankaracharya, the followers of Guru Gorakshnath had come. The Gorkhas of the Indian Army had strongly controlled the communal Moplahs. This was a great favour on part of the Gorkhas, who believed in Guru Gorakshnath” Adityanath said.
