According to a research from the India Hate Lab (IHL), between April 22 and May 2, 64 in-person hate speech events took place in nine Indian states as well as the Indian Illegally Occupied Jammu and Kashmir (IIOJK). Maharashtra had the most of these events, according to Indian media cited by The News.
Following the Pahalgam attack, these actions took place as part of what the study called a coordinated national campaign of intimidation and hate directed at Muslims, led by Hindu far-right organizations.
Hindu nationalist groups such as the Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP), Bajrang Dal, Antarrashtriya Hindu Parishad (AHP), Rashtriya Bajrang Dal (RBD), Hindu Janajagruti Samiti, Sakal Hindu Samaj, Hindu Rashtra Sena, and Hindu Raksha Dal organized the majority of the rallies, according to the IHL report.
