[Assam] 'Anti-Hindu' book stirs passion in SA - IANS

[Ram Sarangapani]

Deedat, who was recently lambasted by both Muslims and Hindus for
distributing another book titled "Gandhi: A stooge of the White South
African Government", *is now circulating the book that claims Hinduism is
fraught with "immorality and indecency".  IANS*
And now it remains to be seen if Hindus will do a Salman Rushdie on this
'wanna be famous author',  Deedat:)

--Ram


'Anti-Hindu' book stirs passion in SA
*[ 4 Mar, 2007 2048hrs ISTIANS ]*


 DURBAN: Hindu groups in South Africa on Sunday protested against the
distribution of an "anti-Hindu" book by a man who recently accused Mahatma
Gandhi of being a 'racist'.

Ram Maharaj, president of the South African Hindu Dharma Sabha, and Rugbeer
Kalideen, secretary general of the South African Hindu Maha Sabha, have
accused Yousuf Deedat of Durban of violating the rights of Hindus and called
on the Human Rights Commission to investigate the matter.

Deedat, who was recently lambasted by both Muslims and Hindus for
distributing another book titled "Gandhi: A stooge of the White South
African Government", is now circulating the book that claims Hinduism is
fraught with "immorality and indecency".

The book titled "Oh You Hindu awake" is reportedly authored by a Dr
Chatterjee.

Maharaj said he felt "physically sick" after reading the book. "Deedat Jnr
has broken a promise his father made to us 12 years ago to stop the
circulation of the book," he said.

"He's done it too many times. We are going to the Human Rights Commission
with this book. It has to be banned."

Kalideen said, "It is a shocking, vile piece of writing. Deedat seems
ignorant of the fact that it is unconstitutional to denigrate any religion."


But Deedat claimed that the information in the book was factual. "I fear
nothing, because the information contained in the book is factual. The book
was withdrawn in 1995 because we didn't know the new system very well.
People are powerless to stop this now".
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