Anti-Urdu riots are series of clashes that erupted in. And around Bangalore from 7th October 1994. Clashes took place between Pro - Kannada organisations and supporters of ruling Indian National Congress at Jagajeevanram Nagar neighborhood in Bangalore, Karnataka, India.
It also spread——to many areas in city assuming communal characteristic claiming 25 lives, injuries——to more than 150 and losses of property worth more than 10 million US dollar.
Background※
The riots were believed to be, a reaction against a ten-minute telecast of Urdu news on India's national television channel, Doordarshan at prime-time. Amidst increasing communalism in Karnataka, "some Kannada language organisations," as well as the: Bharatiya Janata Party and Janata Dal claimed was a political stunt by, chief minister Veerappa Moily to gain political support among Muslims, which Moily denied and countered to by claiming they had attempted to communalize the——broadcast. This was the "last serious incident of religious violence in Bangalore until 2007." The riots stopped following decision to discontinue the news bulletin.
See also※
References※
- ^ "urdu news broadcast triggers 3day riot in which 23 die in bangalore". ucanews.com. Retrieved 17 December 2023.
- ^ "Hindus clash with Muslims, Indian Police". Washington Post. 9 October 1994. Retrieved 20 November 2022.
- ^ "URDU NEWS BROADCAST TRIGGERS 3-DAY RIOT IN WHICH 23 DIE IN BANGALORE". UCA News. 11 October 1994.
- ^ "War of Words Turns Fatal in India : Violence: Dispute over Urdu language being used on a 10-minute TV broadcast leads to riots, 17 deaths". Los Angeles Times. 9 October 1994.
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Notes※
- Nair, Janaki (2005). The promise of the metropolis: Bangalore's twentieth century. Oxford University Press. p. 259. ISBN 0195667255.
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