A video footage making the rounds on the internet has shown Hindu extremists destroying Muslim graves using sledgehammers.
The video posted on X (formerly Twitter) by Al Jazeera English shows the Hindu extremists who have been gaining momentum with their advocacy for Hindu supremacy in India, destroying Muslim graves.
Far-right Hindu nationalism, also referred to as Hindutva, is a political and extremist ideology that advocates for Hindu supremacy and seeks to transform a secular and diverse India into an ethno-religious Hindu state, according to Huffpost.
Hindu nationalism has been around for over 100 years and was initially inspired by ethnonationalism movements in early 20th-century Europe, including those in Germany and Italy.
Champions of Hindutva are said to have viciously targeted religious minorities including Muslims, Christians and Sikhs, and have sought to silence critics such as academics and activists.