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India Today: "First, the rising tide of Hindu aggression that Vajpayee spoke of in 1970 has become a terrifying reality. Since the Bhagalpur riots of 1989, the Hindu rioter has come of age and has perfected the art of ruthless savagery. Whether it was Gonda in 1990, Surat in 1992, Mumbai in 1993 or Ahmedabad in 2002 the pattern has repeated itself. On may 14, 1970 initiating a discussion on the Bhiwandi riots in Maharashtra, Atal Bihari Vajpayee delivered a speech that could well be a replication of what Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi is professing today. He cited a Home Ministry report that blamed Muslims for starting 23 of the 24 riots between 1968 and 1970."