How the West projected Hitler’s ‘hooked cross’ as the Swastika with the help of New York Times
The New York Times has distorted the image of Hindu holy symbol Swastika. The publication compared Hindu symbol with the Nazi Symbol.
It is imperative to note that the Nazi Party adopted the hooked cross (Hakenkreuz in German) as its emblem in 1920. There is no evidence that Hitler ever heard of the word “Swastika”. Hooked Cross had been a sacred symbol of Christianity since its inception in ancient days and it is very natural to find Hooked Cross symbols in old churches and chapels. The Christian symbol had nothing to do either with Hinduism or Swastika. It existed as an important symbol of Christendom since its very existence. It was found in early Christian Graves of Rome in the second century CE.