In response to Lyricalreckoner, polis writes:
Not to be pedantic, but you do realize that all Indians are not necessarily Hindus, right? Though your point about Hindu influence in Union City may still stand (there might be a large Hindu population there), it’s important to disentangle the idea that India is a Hindu Nation. This is something Hindu Nationalists would like you to believe, and they are becoming increasingly successful at this in and outside of India, but many other religious groups live in India besides Hindus and, moreover, India is officially a secular nation.
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