Dear Editor,
Deprivation, discrimination, alienation, political exclusion, marginalisation & perceived victimhood are said to be causes of Radicalisation and choosing the path of extremism. I want to ask the politicians who are trying to sideline the real issue and build another narrative as to which of these factors were responsible for the well qualified, highly paid doctors to be part of the doctor terror module?
To my mind none of these but the post death religious rewards promised by highly skilled extremist clerics who through their fiery and convincing oratory embedded a sense of moral superiority in their minds. Promise Jannat with a Radicalized identity. Easy availability of poisonous literature online glorifying Jihad, mushrooming social media sites and Apps are other contributory factors.
Enough is enough. Let’s shun the blame game and join hands to root out the evil of Radicalization and it’s perpetrators if we want this bloodshed to end.
Brig Anil Gupta (Retd)
(Security and Strategic Affairs Analyst)