Vishwa Hindu Parishad vice-president Acharya Giriraj Kishore wants "changes" made in the Holy Quran to further Hindu-Muslim amity.
Every Indian Muslim needs to conduct an honest dialogue with himself/herself to seek the reasons for this communal chasm, he said, adding that this is the only way in which lasting peace and stability could be obtained.
Amendments in the Shariat, said Mr Kishore, had been made in Egypt to suit local realities and the results had been encouraging. Similarly, should Muslims feel that the Hindu religion needed some revisions, an appeal could be made to the dharmacharyas, he said.
Mr Kishore argued that India’s Constitution made no special provision for minorities. There was no cut-off point to ascertain who constituted a minority. Supposing some community made up 49 per cent of the populace. Would it be a minority? The only guide was the UN thumb rule which put the figure at 10 per cent. Muslims failed this test since they made up 13-14 per cent of the numbers, Mr Kishore said.
Asked if he supported Shiv Sena chief Bal Thackeray’s suggestion to form Hindu "suicide squads," Mr Kishore said self-sacrificing squads is what they needed to be called. "Every society needs them," he said.