why are Indian muslims such 'nationalists'?

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ive always been bemused by this..so many muslims who are also Indian have a deep sense of national affiliation to India despite the fact that muslims are widely persecuted in India and are victims to genocide and rape… many of these Indian muslims are overjoyed with yesterdays Lahore attrocities…its funny cos if you ask Hindu Indians(who consider themselves the ‘proper’ Indians, becos its ‘their’ Hindustan, which translates into lands of Hindus)they consider Indian muslims as muslims and not Indian 'nationals’The way Muslims in India are proud of ‘India’ would be equivalent to Muslims who live in Israel, considering themselves as ‘proud Israelites’ despite them being them being 2nd class citizens.. which is hardly the case..Im not religious, but doesnt Islam also forbid nationalism? how are these people gonna choose a peice of land over their faith?answers…

First of all, it’s not like all or only Indian muslims get raped or are victims of genocide. A lot of hindus and sikhs and christians are also victims of that in India. Muslims in India coexist with other religions and are doing quite well. If there are poor muslims, there are poor hindus as well. So what should these muslims do? Fight for another independent state or move to Pakistan or Bangladesh?