The year 2030, according to the predictions of Chetna Devi, is when Muslims in this country will outnumber Hindus since “they reproduce lik...
The year 2030, according to the predictions of Chetna Devi, is when Muslims in this country will outnumber Hindus since “they reproduce like pests”. This will happen sooner than we think, she says. Hindus will be hunted down and made refugees in their own motherland by “majoritarian” Muslims, she believes, because in a land where Muslims dominate, no other religion is allowed to exist.
She claims to understand their game plan; their hidden agenda to usurp Bharatvarsha from Hindus. And to prepare for this distinct eventuality, she wants Hindus – usually a peaceful community, she said – to take up arms and prepare for a war of faith that will preserve their religion and their existence. To this end, she trains women and children in weaponry, including bows and arrows, swords and even guns. Such training centres are called akhadas.
Chetna Devi is known to the world as Yati Maa Chetnanand Saraswati, head of a Meerut-based outfit called Akhand Hindustan Morcha. She is one of the most charismatic and prominent religious leaders in a region that has produced many like her.
Meeting her was a bit of a challenge, though. Not because she didn’t want to meet us and discuss her worldview, but because the directions...
