Lal writes a blog called Lal Salaam, a clever play on his last name but also a reference to the popular Communist salutation (English translation: “Red Salute”) in India, used by individuals and political parties alike. Lal is a spokesperson for the Campaign to Stop Funding Hate (CSFH)[42] and a member of FOIL.[43] His views on Hinduism, India and Hindus in general use the same hateful/suspicious lens used by fellow FOIL members such as Vijay Prashad and Angana Chatterji and historians like Romila Thapar. In his book, Introducing Hinduism (USA: Totem Books, 2005), Lal’s pejorative obsession with the “evils” of Hinduism shines brightly through in addition to factual errors. Vishal Agarwal, in a review of the book, points out several blatant misunderstandings and errors in it: