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Washington DC (Nov 2nd. 2007) - A hidden camera sting operation carried out by an Indian magazine last week elicited shock and disgust after the exposè was widely covered in the mainstream press. The magazine reported that it captured confessions from some individuals as they boasted about atrocities they committed against Muslims in the gory aftermath of the arson deaths of fifty-eight Hindus at the hands of a Muslim mob in early 2002.
"The mass murder seen in Gujarat after the Godhra train massacre was heinous and barbaric," said Prof. Ramesh Rao, Member of the HAF Executive Council. "We continue to urge the Nanavati Commission investigating the post-Godhra riots to rapidly complete its probe and report its findings in a fully transparent manner."
"The individuals identified in the sting that confessed to participating or initiating violence must be thoroughly investigated and, if their confessions are accurate, must be prosecuted to the full extent of the law," said Aseem Shukla, M.D., Member of the HAF Board of Directors. "That investigations are still ongoing, and that the accused in the arson killings in Godhra and the violent aftermath in the rest of Gujarat have not been brought to justice is unacceptable."
Mihir Meghani, M.D., President of HAF clarified that the Foundation's stand on communal violence is unchanged from 2003, when HAF was founded. "The Foundation and its leaders condemn the violence and murder of innocents, regardless of who initiated the cycle of violence," Meghani added. "All victims and people with a humane conscience want fair and speedy justice."
The Hindu American Foundation is a non-profit
501(c)(3), non-partisan organization, promoting the Hindu
and American ideals of understanding, tolerance and pluralism.
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