Amid India Vs Bharat Row, Shashi Tharoor Says You Can't Use 'Hindu' Either
NDTV
Congress MP Shashi Tharoor both words India and Hindu were given by foreigners to describe people beyond the river Sindhu or Indus.
Congress MP Shashi Tharoor on Friday took a swipe at those who have a problem with the term 'India' but are comfortable calling themselves 'Hindu', although both the words, India and Hindu, are derived from the same etymology, which is river Sindhu. Dwelling on the origin of the term 'Hindu' during the launch of 'Nanu Yaake Hindu', the Kannada version of his book 'Why I am a Hindu', the Thiruvananthapuram MP said both the words were given by foreigners to describe people beyond the river Sindhu or Indus.
Mr Tharoor's book has been translated from English to Kannada by Congress leader Prof K E Radhakrishna.
In the midst of the 'India versus Bharat' debate, Mr Tharoor said, "It's very ironic when I hear some people in the ruling party objecting to the use of the word 'India' saying that it is not authentic and the same people shout slogans saying 'Garv Se Kaho Hum Hindu Hain'."
