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    Hindu nationalism in India ratchets up tensions among immigrants in the US

    by Jeong Park, Los Angeles Times Sep 07, 2022 3 minutes
    Zameer Batta, 52, a local businessman of Indian origin, said he does not agree with how India treats its Muslim citizens. He hopes that marriages between Hindus and Muslims can bring communities together. Batta and his 80- years-old father Anwar Batta have lunch at a restaurant in Little India on Pioneer Boulevard on Thursday, Aug. 25, 2022, in Artesia, California.

    ANAHEIM, Calif. — In a park in Anaheim last month, hundreds gathered to celebrate Indian Independence Day.

    They bought Indian food from booths and settled on the grass to watch traditional song and dance performances. The holiday had special significance this year: Aug. 15 was the 75th anniversary of the end of British rule.

    Then, about a dozen people, most of whom were Indian American, marched silently past the crowd, carrying signs that read “Abolish caste” and “Protect India’s Muslim lives.”

    A few men from the independence celebration charged at the protesters, grabbing the signs, breaking them

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