Gujarat massacre is bravery of Hindus, claims VHP leader in Karnataka

A Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) leader in Karnataka Saturday defended the 2002 Gujarat riots.

Sharan Pumpwell, a provincial secretary of the VHP, said: “We have killed 2,000 people as revenge for the murder of 59 kar sevaks.”

Pumpwell made the remark while attending the Shaurya Yathre event of Bajrang Dal held in Tumakuru Saturday.

He further said, “Remember the Gujarat incident, when 59 kar sevaks were returning from Ayodhya and their compartments were burnt? Also, remember the answer given by the people of Gujarat. None of the Hindus sat at home with their hands tied. They all got down to the streets. They entered each house. Fifty-nine kar sevaks were killed but the count of the number of people who were killed as revenge is still not available. It is estimated that around 2,000 people were killed. This is the bravery of Hindus.”