New Delhi, July 12 (TNS): India’s main opposition party Congress MP Shashi Tharoor on Thursday was cautioned by his party over his remark stating that India will be turned into ‘Hindu Pakistan’ if BJP wins 2019 Lok Sabha elections.
Urging the parliamentarian, Congress asked him to keep restraint even though he had firmly defended his remark on BJP winning the elections. Talking to a leading media house, Shashi Tharoor said that BJP themselves have enshrined the ideals of Hindu Rashtra, so why should he apologise for his comment.
Meanwhile, the India’s ruling BJP expressed displeasure over the remark and further sought an apology over his Wednesday comments. Reacting over the outrage caused by BJP, Shashi Tharoor said that if BJP does not believe in Hindu Rashtra, they should come in open and say it on record. He further added that remarks like these in a secular republic will surely end in a debate.
The controversy was stirred after the Congress MP Shashi Tharoor while talking about the democracy and secularism at an event, said that democracy in the country will be in a great danger if BJP is able to repeat their same 2014 win.
