When Ghandi was assassinated Nehru immediatly announced his killer was a Hindu to calm the mob. His aid asked him how did he know and Nehru said that he didn't but god help them all if the assassin was Muslim.
As it turned out, it was indeed a Hindu radical. But what if it turned out an Indian Musilm radical, acting on his own, was revealed to be the real assassin? Almost certainly there would have been a nation wide pogrom against Muslims in India. Combine that with being in the middle of a shooting war with Pakistan, it would surely be a perfect storm for wholesale violence.
As it turned out, it was indeed a Hindu radical. But what if it turned out an Indian Musilm radical, acting on his own, was revealed to be the real assassin? Almost certainly there would have been a nation wide pogrom against Muslims in India. Combine that with being in the middle of a shooting war with Pakistan, it would surely be a perfect storm for wholesale violence.