At the VHP’s Matra Shakti event, a far- right leader urged attendees to exclusively support Hindu shopkeepers and boycott non-Hindu businesses this Diwali. Another speaker called for renaming places after Mughal kings, instigated fears of a religious war, and advised keeping weapons at home, specifically recommending storing 21 stones for protection. He also advocated for removing Urdu words from Indian culture, branding them as symbols of slavery, and spreading misinformation linking terms like “shaheed” and “shahi” to jihad.