It was precisely because of this rhetoric that Modi handpicked Adityanath to govern Uttar Pradesh, India's largest state. Rhetoric that regularly incited mob violence against the state's Muslims and vigilante attacks on its mosques, Muslim businesses, and communities.

QUESTION: What specific rhetoric and campaigns did Adityanath use, and how did this serve Modi's broader political strategy?

Khaled A. Beydoun, The New Crusades_ Islamopho…, loc. 402