The man who turned Bangladesh into an Islamist playground is now crying victim. Muhammad Yunus, unelected ‘chief advisor’ of Bangladesh’s interim regime, has made the audacious move of blaming Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Indian media for his failures in restoring order. At Chatham House in London, Yunus demanded that India stop Sheikh Hasina, the democratically elected former Prime Minister now in exile, from speaking online. PM Modi refused and rightly so.
You Sheltered Jihadists, Now Want India to Silence Hasina?
Yunus claimed that PM Modi told him, “It’s social media, you cannot control it,” when he begged for Hasina’s voice to be silenced. The reason is obvious: Hasina still holds massive influence in Bangladesh, and her every word shakes Yunus’s illegitimate hold on power.
This is the same Yunus who lifted the ban on Jamat-e-Islami, an outfit accused of massacring Hindus and burning temples after Hasina’s ouster in 2024. He gave clean chits to convicted Islamists and downplayed the wave of anti-Hindu violence that engulfed Bangladesh in the aftermath of the coup.
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And yet, this man has the gall to tell India what to do with a former ally?
“Hindus Burn, Temples Fall, But It’s All India’s Fault”
Under Yunus’s watch, Hindu homes have been torched, temples desecrated, and women assaulted, all while he gave speeches about “fake news” from Indian media. He labeled these atrocities as mere “political retribution,” refusing to acknowledge the Islamist hatred driving them.
In February, even the UN Human Rights Office (OHCHR) exposed the reality that his regime tried to bury. But rather than acting on it, Yunus lashed out at the Indian media for reporting facts. His regime even deleted a post meant to discredit a verified Hindu genocide in Jessore, once it became clear it only revealed his complicity.
PM Modi Showed Goodwill, Yunus Repaid It with Betrayal
That Prime Minister Modi even met Yunus was a generous diplomatic gesture. But what followed? More anti-India noise.
From accusing India of “hegemony” to trying to ban Hilsa exports, from insulting India’s 1971 role to allowing threats from his own advisors—Yunus has done everything to fracture Indo-Bangladesh ties. His so-called ally, Mahmudur Rahman Manna, publicly declared India was “conspiring against Bangladesh.” Another aide threatened to annex parts of India. Yet another adviser boasted about using China to control India’s Northeast.
Using India as a Scapegoat to Hide His Failure
After riding in on the back of a coup masked as a student protest, Yunus has failed to restore order, democracy, or justice. Now cornered by rising dissent and internal instability, he wants Hasina muzzled—because she exposes his house of cards. But India will not become a tool for an unelected strongman trying to suppress his only credible opposition.
You don’t get to burn Hindus, cozy up to China, threaten Indian territory, and then expect India to muzzle a former PM just to help you cling to power.
You Can’t Preach Peace While Breeding Hate
Yunus says he wants “the best of relations with India.” Really?
Then why:
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Release Islamist terrorists?
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Whitewash Hindu genocide?
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Blame India for your own chaos?
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Threaten India’s borders and leadership?
The Real Question: Who Does Muhammad Yunus Think He Is?
He calls himself a peacemaker, but governs like a pawn of Jamat-e-Islami. He talks of stabilising Bangladesh but does nothing to rein in anti-India venom. He demands cooperation, but offers only insults. If there were a Nobel Prize for hypocrisy, Yunus would be a two-time winner.
India doesn’t owe anything to the man who turned Bangladesh into a hub of Islamist anarchy. Sheikh Hasina remains a leader with a democratic mandate. Her voice cannot and will not be silenced, certainly not on the demands of a regime that thrives on religious persecution and political vengeance.