Shashi Tharoor, Ram Madhav debate idea of India, anti-national label, sedition law and more

Congress's Shashi Tharoor and BJP's leader Ram Madhav on Saturday debated the idea of India, the label of anti-national, the sedition law and more, at the India Today Conclave South 2021 in Chennai on Saturday.

Congress MP Shashi Tharoor and BJP/RSS leader Ram Madhav debated the idea of India, the label of anti-national, the sedition law and more, at the India Today Conclave (South) 2021 in Chennai on Saturday. Ram Madhav said, "Idea of India, we believe, is that there will be many ideas of India. It shouldn't be that my idea is wrong and yours is right. For us, a new India means a strong, united, prosperous and secure India with dignity as a significant component." Ram Madhav said foreign publications are based on perceptions and "it is important for us as a government and as a party to try and correct that perception. Because their perception is wrong. We have to be careful about how the perception is being created." Shashi Tharoor contested it by saying the core idea is that "we are a pluralist society". It's about a society that embraces differences, people of different backgrounds, languages, ethnicities, religions, Shashi Tharoor said.