"Wrong, Deeply Concerning": Vivek Ramaswamy Slams 'Targeted Violence Against Hindus' In Bangladesh

The ex-Republican presidential candidate of United States, Vivek Ramaswamy has voiced strong opposition to the recent attacks on the Hindu minority community in Bangladesh post ousting of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina.

He also highlighted the vicious potential of victimhood based reservation system in fuelling such events of chaos and violence, as per a report by NDTV.

In a post on X, Ramaswamy stated, “The targeted violence against Hindus in Bangladesh is wrong, deeply concerning, and serves as a cautionary tale about victimhood-driven quota systems.”

He then elaborated on the origins of the quota system, which was introduced after the 1971 war that led to Bangladesh’s independence from Pakistan.

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In the same post, Ramaswamy continued, "Bangladesh fought a bloody war for its independence in 1971. Hundreds of thousands of Bangladeshi civilians were raped and murdered. It was a tragedy, and it was rightly mourned. But in its aftermath, Bangladesh implemented a quota system for jobs in their civil service: 80 per cent of the jobs were allocated to specific social groups (war veterans, rape victims, underrepresented residents, etc.), and only 20 per cent were allocated based on merit."

“The quota system turned out to be a disaster,” the Indian American politician asserted afterwards, citing the 2018 protests that led Bangladesh to abolish most of the quotas, only to see them reinstated in 2024.

Ramaswamy further wrote, "Once chaos begins, it can't easily be reined in. Radicals are now targeting Hindu minorities. A quota conflict created to rectify the wrongs of rape and violence in 1971 is now leading to more rape and violence in 2024."

He concluded with the ominous words: "Bloodshed is the endpoint of grievance and victimhood. It's hard not to look at Bangladesh and wonder what lessons we would do well to learn right here at home."

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