As president, Niinistö has enjoyed broad support across most of the Finnish political spectrum, including for his handling of ties with Russia and its attack on Ukraine.
In areas where Christians are in a minority, they are less threatened by Hindutva politics. But the recent events in Manipur may come as a reminder that they too can come under attack.
Because of the risks involved, the cooking of beef in many Catholic households in Belthangady is now done secretly but that hasn’t stopped them from politically supporting the Hindutva cause.
If Narendra Modi is implicitly hoping to turn secular Kerala into extreme Hindutva by outwitting both the ruling LDF and the opposition UDF, the BJP and Modi himself need to understand it is not going.
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