The recent terror attack in Pahalgam, Jammu and Kashmir, where Hindu tourists were brutally targeted and killed by Islamic terrorists, is not just a tragic incident, it is a chilling wake-up call for every Hindu across the globe. Eyewitnesses confirmed that the terrorists asked for the names and checked identities of the tourists before opening fire, confirming that their victims were not Muslims. No one asked whether the tourists were Brahmins or Dalits, whether they spoke Hindi, Tamil, or Bengali. The only filter was religion. They were Hindus. That was enough.
This horrifying attack occurred just days after a video of Pakistan’s Chief of Army Staff, General Asim Munir, surfaced in which he spewed venomous rhetoric against Hindus, reinforcing the ideological poison of the Two-Nation Theory. In a fanatical speech at a clerical conference, he bluntly tied Pakistani identity to Sharia law and suggested that Hindus are inherently incompatible with Muslims in terms of religion, culture, and ideology. The timing is no coincidence.
The targeted nature of the Pahalgam attack and the ideology being espoused across the border are intimately connected. Terrorism in Kashmir is not just a separatist struggle, it is driven by Islamist ideology that demonizes Hindus for simply existing. Islamism does not recognize your caste, your regional identity, or the dialect you speak. It sees only one thing: that you are a Hindu.
Yet tragically, even in the face of such clear existential threats, Hindus remain deeply divided over petty issues of caste, regionalism, and language. North versus South, Brahmin versus non-Brahmin, Hindi versus Tamil—these fractures serve no one but those who wish to see Hindus weakened, fragmented, and defenseless. When bullets rain down indiscriminately on Hindu pilgrims or tourists, they do not differentiate between caste certificates or birthplaces.
This attack must serve as a brutal reminder that unity is not just a moral choice it is a survival necessity. We cannot afford to indulge in internecine rivalries while radical ideologues see us all through the same lens of hate. The blood spilled on the meadows of Pahalgam was not of a Tamil Hindu or a Bihari Hindu it was Hindu blood, and it demands solidarity, not sectarianism.
Islamist terrorism has once again shown its hand: it seeks not just political dominance but religious purification. By attacking innocent tourists simply for being Hindu, the perpetrators have declared war not on a state, not on an army, but on a civilization. Let us respond not with fear, not with hatred, but with unshakable unity. Let this tragedy forge a bond that caste, language, or geography can no longer sever. In the face of those who hate us for who we are, let us at least learn to stand by each other.
