The Srikrishna Commission report on the communal riots in Mumbai in 1992 and 1993 has not yet been made public. The Hindutvavadis, specially in Maharashtra, have obviously read the report. It is no wonder, therefore, that they have started a campaign against the publication of the report on the ostensible plea that it might give rise to communal riots again. Some of them have accused the Commission of bias against the Hindus and have denounced Justice Srikrishna. Their utterances make it obvious that many of them have been indicted by the Commission. To cite a few samples of Hindutvavadi utterances.

The report may be biased against the majority community, hence it should be scrapped. Pay attention to the rage of Hindus! If the report is published, the communal harmony of last three years in Maharashtra will be destroyed. If some minorities committed acts of bravery in the December '92-January '93 riots, and if some Srikrishna has gone running to save them, then call him to Pakistan, honour him, give him also the Nishan-e-Pakistan. We are not afraid of any report. We did not start the riots, we only retaliated so as to protect our people. We are not ashamed of defending our people. In fact, we will retaliate even harder if anybody tries to create trouble again. Let no one have any illusions about that.

There can be no more blatant appeal to communal passion and violence. Human rights/civil liberties activists in people's movements must act before it is too late. (Source: The Mainstream, 27 June, 1998).