An Ahmedabad resident watches as a market is set ablaze by rioters in February 2002 The voices of ‘our people’ lift in reply, ‘Allah hu-akbar!’ The Hindu mob’s stealth has been of no use ...

In a fiery speech, he challenged opposition leaders, asking how they would feel if Hindus were to ask Muslims to stop saying "Allahu Akbar ... decrease in communal riots in Uttar Pradesh ...