No Place For Hate

"She is a prime mover of the ethnic hate speech going on in India," said Hanna Lessinger, an anthropologist. Protesters argued these receptions were merely fund-raisers for communal violence. Countered Dr Mukund Modi, founder of the Overseas Friends of the BJP. "Is it a crime to support orphaned kids and give them dignity?" Sanity, though, was best reflected by temple president Dr Uma Mysorekar: "We want to live peacefully with other groups. I don’t want anyone here who’s a controversial figure."