Question

what is communal politics?what are the various ways communalism takes place in politics?

Answer 1

Communalism can take various forms in politics : ... This involves the use of sacred symbols, religious leaders, emotional appeal and plain fear in order to bring the followers of one religion together in the political arena. (iv) Sometimes communalism takesits most ugly form of communalviolence, riots and massacre.

Answer 2

HERE IS YOUR ANSWER

COMMUNAL POLITICS is based on the idea that the religion is the principal basis of social community.

The type of of using religion in politics is called COMMUNAL POLITICS.

Communalism can take several forms in politics as:—

(a) The most common expression of communalism is of communal superiority in our everyday beliefs. Militant religious groups are an example.

(b) Sometimes communalism takes its most ugly form in riots. India and Pakistan suffered some of the worst communal riots at the time of partition.

(c) A communal mind often leads to a quest for political dominance of one’s own religious community; it can take the form of a desire to form a separate political unit. An example are the separatist leaders in Kashmir.

(d) Political mobilization based on religion is another form of communalism. This involves the use of sacred symbols, religious leaders, emotional appeal to bring the followers of one religion together in the political areas. Examples in India are politicians trying to influence voters from the two largest religious communities in the country.

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