‘We Are Afraid of Christmas’: Tensions Dampen Holiday in India Social media exchanges became so intense that Ms. Fadnavis wrote a follow-up message on Twitter affirming that she was a "proud Hindu." On Monday, the Hindu Jagran Manch, a far-right Hindu group, sent letters to schools in the north Indian city of Aligarh warning administrators of repercussions if they celebrated the holiday in classrooms. Eid said that If you were to ask me how many of my Hindu friends even want to celebrate Eid, it would probably be zero, Sitting next to her Christmas tree at home in Delhi, Ms. Yadav said that in India, there was nothing strange about non-Christians celebrating Christmas. Cardinal Moran Mor Baselios Cleemis said that We are pained, and we are shocked, Minhazz Majumdar, 48, Ms. Yadav’s sister, said the growing emphasis on identity politics in India meant religion, caste and holiday celebrations were becoming increasingly used to polarize communities.
