Boycott Muslims economically; keep swords at houses: Muthalik to Hindus

Mangaluru, Oct 9: Sri Ram Sena chief Pramod Muthalik has urged Hindus to keep swords in their houses for self-protection and to economically boycott Muslims.

Delivering a speech during the Mathru Pooja programme near Kadri Temple in Mangaluru on Sunday he said that Hindus should not hesitate to stock weapons at homes and to worship them during the ‘Ayudha Pooja’.

He said: “Muslims are opposing the construction of Rama Mandir at Ayodhya. They are also opposing the anti-cow slaughter bill. They don’t want to sing Vande Mataram. Until they stop opposing these, Hindus should stop economic activities with them.”

The hardline Hindutva leader said that for all mothers, Indian warrior king Shivaji's mother Jijabai should be an inspiration as she brought him up with stories from the Ramayana and Mahabharata. "These are bad times and we need to protect ourselves from atrocities, terrorism and corruption," he said.

He said post-Independence, 7 lakh Hindus were driven out of Kashmir. "In Kerala, the population of Hindus has fallen below 50%. Though Muslims have been given permission to build mosques all over the country, it's unfortunate we cannot build the Ram Mandir at Ayodhya," he said.

Giving advices to Hindus, he said: “We need to restrict and check use of mobiles by youths. We need celebrations which start with lighting of lamps and not Father's Day, Mother's Day and Valentine's Day which start with lighting the candle and blowing it out later,'' he said.