It all started with a purported shivling believed to have been found on the premises of Gyanvapi mosque in Uttar Pradesh’s Varanasi on May 12. The issue since then has come to dominate discussions and debates on news outlets, particularly with television channels discussing it threadbare. It was in one such television debate, where tempers generally are high, that now-suspended Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) spokesperson Nupur Sharma made controversial remarks about Prophet Mohammad.The remarks then soon snowballed into a huge controversy, resulting in nationwide protests by Muslims. The remarks also led to global condemnation. The murder of Kanhaiya Lal, a tailor in Rajasthan’s Udaipur, on June 28 was done by men who said on video that Lal’s purported support for Sharma’s comments was why he was targeted. The murder has drawn national attention and assumed significance because of this vicious communal angle.