In re: Pakistan supporters I knew in 80’s/90’s Mumbai – one who ‘may’ have had legitimate reasons & another who had NONE:

The first one, a lower middle class Muslim guy from a slum like Muslim dominated area surrounded by Hindu fisher folk. Their life was a constant struggle filled with communal conflict. His parents lived & worked in the Gulf. He lived with relatives who suffered in the riots as well. He would support the PCB's cricket team as would people in his locality. I did not find their behavior to be justified BUT I did not mind it - India needs to see how it went wrong with people like this and what it needs to do to integrate them.

I also knew this clean looking Muslim guy of Gujarati ancestry. He came from a family of landlords, settled in Mumbai. He did have special affection for the PCB's cricket team and would get excited about movies like ‘East is East ‘and other popular culture reflecting British Pakistani culture – though it was Punjabi culture which he had nothing to do with. I never found his stand justified. Never took up the matter with either of them. To each his own! - India needs to ignore worthless people like this.

(To all the liberals - clean looking means fair. Please outrage. This is a different issue.)