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Nature of Violence
Prime Facie Factor
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Boycott Halal on Diwali trended on social media

Twitter



Anti-Muslim hate campaign trended on Twitter with hashtag “Boycott Halal” “Halal free Diwali”. Extremists on social media took part in the hate campaign and promoted the hashtag largely. Images of Halal imprinted on the product were shared on hundreds of Twitter accounts. One such image where it was clearly written that when you buy a product, do check if it has halal stamp, if so then boycott. Else he or she will be contributing to Economic Jihad.



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Incidence on
Oct. 21, 2021, midnight

Nature of Violence
  • Communal
Prime Facie Factors
  • Anti-Muslim Hate Campaign

Name of the Victim
Muslim Community
Name of the Perpetrator
Right-wing Extremists

Action taken so far

Location

Twitter
City
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State
None,    India

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