'Sadhvi' Pragya's Vituperation

By Sumit Paul, New Age Islam 3 October 2025 “There is no brother-sister bond in Miyas (Muslims). If they don’t respect their own sisters, how can they respect you as their sister? Muslim men are looking to deceive and trap Hindu women and girls. Don’t ever become sisters of Muslims,” Thakur said while addressing the Durga Vahini’s Shastra Pujan event. “I appeal to the Matri Shakti (women) to take a vow not to allow Vidharmis in your home. Don’t allow those men to enter your house for light fitting, repair of water taps, to drive your vehicles or any other work. All our women and girls should take a vow of not falling into the trap of Vidharmis,” she said, adding, “Also, take a pledge to rescue from their clutches our women and girls who have already been trapped.” “These small oaths will protect our women and girls from the Vidharmis. We will have to take another oath of not consuming edible products made by the Vidharmis. Further, we will have to create groups, which will identify shops operated by Vidharmis near our temples. Once such Vidharmis selling Prasad near our temples are caught, they should be thrashed and handed over to the law enforcement,” Thakur said. These are the utterances of a former MP who's known for her morbid aversion to Muslims. Just a couple of months ago, Pragya Singh Thakur was acquitted of criminal charges by a special court in Mumbai in the 2007 Malegaon blast case. There's a Sanskrit proverb, Sadhu Charitram Vadante Sadhu (Whose character is good and saintly is a saint; Sadhu also means: good, honest and dispassionate). Is this 'Sadhvi' dispassionate and good? Even Hindus of Bhopal (she is a former Bhopal MP) call her a woman with a rapier tongue who vituperates all the time. The tragedy of this country is that the criminals are leaders who're dictating terms and are elected by the brainless majority. People like Pragya are responsible for widening the chasm between the two communities. Fanning the Hindu-Muslim narrative is the sole objective of these sadhus and sadhvis who're unfortunately in the current political dispensation. Pragya should stay in prison till she kicks the bucket. Ironically, her name means 'wisdom' and 'insight' but she's completely destitute of even common sense, let alone wisdom and intelligence. This is the way our political system works, employing such horrendous characters whose only task is to spread communal hatred and create disharmony and bad-blood. ---- A regular columnist for New Age Islam, Sumit Paul is a researcher in comparative religions, with special reference to Islam. He has contributed articles to the world's premier publications in several languages including Persian. URL: https://www.newageislam.com/current-affairs/sadhvi-pragya-vituperation/d/137088 New Age Islam, Islam Online, Islamic Website, African Muslim News, Arab World News, South Asia News, Indian Muslim News, World Muslim News, Women in Islam, Islamic Feminism, Arab Women, Women In Arab, Islamophobia in America, Muslim Women in West, Islam Women and Feminism