He was branded an anti-Hindu and portrayed as anti-national.
The BJP was particularly upset at the way his investigation exposed a network of “Hindu terrorism.”
Before that, the bombings were quickly blamed on Islamic extremist groups.
Karkare was upset during the last days of his life because of these allegations. Today, he is a hero in the eyes of the very same people who questioned his integrity and allegiance to India.
The BJP Chief Minister for Gujarat province, Narendra Modi, announced Rs. 1 crore (C$250,000) as a posthumous reward to Karkare. The policeman’s widow, however, refused to accept the money.
The way Karkare was treated by the BJP reflects its hypocrisy and bias. The party is comfortable linking Islam with terrorism falls to a double standard when someone exposes extremism within the Hindu ranks.

Karkare had to sacrifice his life to win the party’s heart.
Meanwhile, Islamic terrorism in India can be partly attributed to excesses perpetuated by Hindu nationalists. In 1992, the BJP reportedly incited Hindu mobs to demolish an ancient mosque. That incident sparked Hindu-Muslim riots and a series of bombings in Mumbai.
Subsequently, thousands of Muslims were killed in Gujarat in 2002 by Hindu mobs that enjoyed the protection of the Modi government.
The Islamic extremists who retaliated were arrested and tried under severe anti-terror laws, whereas no such law was ever applied against the Hindu extremist groups.
The BJP should stop indulging in fanatical politics, and should let the police follow the rule book and treat all the criminals alike, be they Hindu, Muslim or members of any other cultural group.