Because Hindus fear the Muslims, they have fallen on the path of secularism. Each time they were conquered by Muslim soldiers, they have learnt to sink and bend like powerless blades of grass. This can be seen several times in our history.
Source, in full
— Syed Shahbuddin: Sunday (magazine), 20 March 1983. Paraphrased. Translated from Dr. S.R. Ramaswamy’s preface to the Kannada original, Bharatiya Kshaatra Parampare. Quoted in Balakrishna : The Worst Nightmare of the Congress Party is the Building of the Ram Mandir at Ayodhya