In India, You Can Buy "Hitler Ice Cream"

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Hitler Has a Following in India

All that remains of the sign above the Hitler clothing store in Ahmedabad, India, is the swastika that used to dot its “i.” Citing cultural insensitivity, the municipality tore it down on Oct. 30 after the store’s owners refused to change it. Rajesh Shah, a co-owner of the shop, which opened in August, is flummoxed. “We are popular because of the name,” he says. “Our customers were not upset about the name. They said, ‘Don’t change it.’ Ahmedabadis like the name because they know Hitler [has not done] anything harmful to India.”

Lacking the sting of anti-Semitism but troubling nonetheless, the Hitler brand is gaining strength in India. Mein Kampf is a bestseller, and bossy people are often nicknamed Hitler on television and in movies.

In 2006 a cafe called Hitler’s Cross opened in Mumbai; in 2011 a pool hall named Hitler’s Den opened nearby in Nagpur. Owners of both say Hitler was a draw; the names were changed in the face of criticism from Jewish groups. (In Ahmedabad, store owner Shah says that only foreigners complained.)

http://www.bloomberg.com/bw/articles/2012-12-06/hitler-has-a-following-in-india

From an article in The Times of Israel referencing India :

This week Anti-Defamation League (ADL) released the findings of the most comprehensive survey on global anti-Semitic attitudes ever conducted in the history. The survey polled 53,100 adults in 102 countries. The report confirms the prevalent anti-Semitic sentiments present throughout the world. The most disturbing aspect of the findings, for me personally, was the level of anti-Semitic attitudes found in Indian and particularly within the Hindu community.

According to the survey 19% of Hindus hold anti-Semitic beliefs. At least one-fourth of the Hindu respondents were aware of the Holocaust. Amongst those who had heard of the Holocaust, 48% considered the number of Jewish victims to be greatly exaggerated, and 11% considered the Holocaust to be a myth. The overall figure for India was just as damning, with 20% of Indians harboring anti-Semitic sentiments. Hindus constitute a significant demographic group. They make up for over 80% of India’s 1.2 billion population and about 14% of the entire world’s population. Though vast majority of Hindus reside in India, there are millions of Hindus living in North America and Western Europe.
Read more:
http://blogs.timesofisrael.com/adl-global-100-survey-anti-semitism-hinduism-india/

For the original ADL survey read here:
http://global100.adl.org/

My take: Could there be a reason why no Indian Prime Minister has ever visited Israel, or is this new found friendship based on the possibility of weapons sales to prop up the Israeli economy?

Antisemitism and Homophobia are huge problems in India as they are in the Middle East and countries should be shunned and punished for it.

Among the very worst offenders of homophobia are Uganda, Iran,IS,Palestine,Russia ....