While the present government and its supporters continue to adopt a casual attitude with regards to the rising communal tension in India, and dismiss it as an exaggeration by a "paid media" and a manufactured protest, a respected voice from a sector driving India's progress has expressed concern. Narayana Murthy | Source: Reuters

The IT bigwig further pointed out how the tension affects progress saying that he conducted a research on the internet and,"over the last 300 years, data and facts tell me that no country has made progress unless there is no strife or oppression of minorities."