Hyderabad, Feb. 24 -- First, they came for the socialists, and I did not speak out-because I was not a socialist.Then they came for the trade unionists, and I did not speak out-because I was not a trade unionist.Then they came for the Jews, and I did not speak out-because I was not a Jew.Then they came for me-and there was no one left to speak for me.-Martin Niemoller

This quotation from Martin Niemoller's post-war impromptu speeches is used worldwide to refer to political persecution. Its relevance cannot be doubted.

Valentine's Day had a different connotation for Christians in Telangana as they woke up to the news that a Methodist Church and its worshippers in Janwada were attacked by 200 members belonging to right-wing organisations ...