The statement of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) at the end of its Bangalore session on 7th March 2002 saying "Let the Muslims understand that their real safety lies in the goodwill of the majority," must be cause for grave concern not only among Muslims and other Minorities in India, but to Civil society and democratic and Constitutional institutions, including the President, Parliament, the Supreme Court and the government headed by Prime Minister Atal Behari Vajpayee. This statement has in it seeds of great future tragedy, and the Prime minister must lose no time in condemning it.