Indian MP visiting Australia appears to equate Muslim conquest of India with Holocaust

BJP's Tejasvi Surya's comments come as Muslim student associations, religious groups and academics protest his visit

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An Indian politician visiting Australia called the Muslim conquest of India the bloodiest chapter in the history of the world" and appeared to equate it with the Holocaust amid a controversial speaking tour.

Bharatiya Janata party (BJP) MP Tejasvi Surya, in Australia to take part in a series of events, including the Australia India Youth Dialogue (AIYD), told an audience in Parramatta on Monday that the history of Islam is writ large with bloodshed and violence."