Naqvi rebuts Ansari remarks on cultural nationalism
The Hindu
Minister alleges conspiracy to belittle India
Union Minister for Minority Affairs Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi strongly criticised former Vice-President of India Hamid Ansari, for his comments during a panel discussion wherein he epxressed concerns regrding the state of democracy in India. Addressing a press conference at the BJP headquarters in New Delhi on Thursday, Mr Naqvi said the "madness for Prime Minister Narendra Modi bashing is turning into a conspiracy for India bashing".
"If one gets into India bashing while bashing Modi, you can expect such voices. People who used to exploit minority votes are now anxious about the prevailing positive environment in the country," the Minister said. "Our cultural nationalism is our constitutional commitment," he added.
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