The community is very cohesive and this was proven during the intercommunal violence in Gujarat in 2002.
The thread of the story is the aftermath of the Babri Masjid demolition and the Gujarat riots.
Danta was not spared in the religious riots of 2002, and a number of incidents were reported in the town and in the surrounding areas.
It was possibly the only city in India which remained calm and peaceful during the 2002 Gujarat riots.
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During 2002 Gujarat violence, Aaj Tak decided not to show the news about Hindus planting small statues of Hanuman known as Hulladia Hanumans in Muslim places of worship.
After the Godhra riots in Gujarat, disregarding her advancing years, at the request of Sonia Gandhi, she went from district to district, to spread the message of peace and communal harmony in Gujarat.