Students Clash at Indian Beef Festival
16th April 2012
Hindus, the religious majority in India, regard cows as sacred and the animals are often used in temple ceremonies as well as allowed to wander at will through the country’s busy towns and markets.
In the traditional Hindu caste system, Dalits (formerly known as ‘untouchables’) are considered the lowest of low castes, and some Dalit groups reject Hindu religious practices such as the ban on eating beef.
Beef biryani and other beef dishes were served to 200 people at the festival before about 50 students belonging to a right-wing Hindu group tried to enter the venue, police said.
Rather like putting a crucifix in a jar of urine in a majority-Christian country. But of course nobody would do that.
Police fired tear gas on Sunday evening to break up the fighting, in which at least five people were injured and two vehicles were set ablaze at the Osmania University in the city of Hyderabad.
Jeez, you’d think these guys were Muslims.