At an event on “Corporate Jihad” organised by Hindu Janajagruti Samiti, the organisation’s national spokesperson Ramesh Shinde spread the conspiracy of “love jihad,” discouraged visits to dargahs and mosques, claimed that Muslims spit into food they prepare, and alleged that 14 illegal Bangladeshi immigrants had obtained documents in Ratnagiri. He described Muslims as enemies of India, compared them to poisonous snakes, stereotyped Muslim men as puncture repair workers, auto drivers, and bus drivers, and claimed that Hindu women were being targeted through “love jihad.” Shinde also equated Muslim professionals with terrorists, alleged that Bollywood promoted “love jihad,” claimed Muslims sought to rule India by 2047 through population growth, falsely asserted that interfaith relationships erased “Hindu DNA,” questioned how Muslims could afford expensive motorcycles, and alleged that the halal economy funded “love jihad” and terrorism.
At the same event, advocate Preeti Raut described “corporate jihad” as an extension of “workspace jihad,” claimed it was part of a broader effort to increase the Muslim population, and spread the conspiracies of “corporate jihad” and “love jihad.” Cow vigilante Nihar Gole similarly spread the conspiracies of “corporate jihad” and “love jihad,” claimed that “corporate jihad” operated even in small shops and offices, and promised to begin demolishing tombs and dargahs, including that of Afzal Khan.
