At the Virat Sant Sammelan, organized by the Vishwa Hindu Parishad, a monk dehumanized Muslims by comparing them to flies and mosquitoes. He claimed, ‘There were no Muslims in this country; everyone was Hindu. We must be wary of three things. All Hindus should be careful of the various ‘jihads’ going on against us. There were no flies, no mosquitoes, and no Muslims. Now, the flies are large, the mosquitoes are large, and the Muslims are also large.