The soundtrack of hate: Videos glorifying Hindu men forcefully putting color on Muslim women shared on social media

2020-03-05

Main Information

  • Victim Names Undisclosed
  • Date of Incident 2020-03-05
  • Nature of Violence Sexual Harassment
  • Causal factors Religious identity
  • Religion of Vicitim Muslims
  • Name of Perpetrator Sandeep Acharya, Babu
  • State Uttar Pradesh
  • City/District Ayodhya, Ayodhya
  • Party in Power BJP

Other Information

  • Location of Incident Ayodhya
  • Perpetrator Organization Other Right Wing Hindutva
  • Place of incident N/A

In the days leading up to Holi, numerous music videos urging Hindu males to paint Muslim ladies this Holi went viral on social media. One of Sandeep Acharya's songs, "Chaahe naqaab pehan ke niklo bhaijaan ke sath, ragad ke ring lagega suno mohtarma seedhi baat," targets Muslim women and declares himself a Hinduvadi. (Colors will be thrown at you, even if you go out with your brother while wearing a veil. Just take a listen to this straightforward statement: "Songs that condense Bollywood video to dance beats and add lyrics that openly ask for the slaughter of Muslims are receiving a huge amount of views on YouTube and other social media sites. These right-wing Hindu fascists have a long history of turning rape against Muslim women into a weapon.in India and Kashmir. This is their core ideology and this ideology is deep-rooted in Sanghis,” Farina Fazal who first alerted this trend on Facebook said.