India's retiring vice-president says intolerance in India is rising under Modi with Hindu groups

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India's retiring vice-president says intolerance in India is rising under Modi with Hindu groups questioning the nationalism of Muslims
By Mailonline India and Associated Press20:05, 10 Aug 2017, updated 22:29, 10 Aug 2017

• Hamid Ansari said he had conveyed his concerns to Modi and his ministers
• Ansari said Muslims were feeling insecure under Modi's rule following attacks
• See more news from India at www.dailymail.co.uk/indiahome

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Former Vice President of India Mohammad Hamid Ansari
A top retiring Indian official embarrassed Prime Minister Narendra Modi's Hindu nationalist government by saying Muslims were feeling insecure under his rule following attacks on them by Hindu hardliners on mere suspicion that they were killing cows considered holy by majority Hindus.

In an interview with state-run Rajya Sabha television channel broadcast Thursday, Hamid Ansari said intolerance was growing in India with Hindu hardliners questioning the nationalism of Muslims who comprise nearly 14 percent of India's 1.3 billion people.

Ansari, a Muslim, ended his second five-year term as India's vice-president, a ceremonial position, on Thursday.

He said he had conveyed his concerns to Modi and some of his ministers.

Ansari was a career diplomat before taking up the constitutional position.

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[hussain0216]

This is the VICE PRESIDENT of India saying india is becoming a hindutva republic

 

[naveen mishra]

kucha naya sunao....

 

[hussain0216]

kucha naya sunao....

he only said it yesterday! how new do you want it?

 

[padamchen]

Ansari lessened himself in stature by only speaking about the Muslims. And not being able to see beyond.

Cheers, Doc

 

[Areesh]

Poor guy would be declared anti national in no time and would be asked to go to Pakistan.

He needs to be a sarkari muslim to avoid all that.

 

[hussain0216]

Ansari lessened himself in stature by only speaking about the Muslims. And not being able to see beyond.

Cheers, Doc

he said what had to be said

you could extend it to all minorities in india, liberal, secular non bakht people too

 

[Gibbs]

Ansari lessened himself in stature by only speaking about the Muslims. And not being able to see beyond.

Cheers, Doc

But the gist of his statement stands.. Worrying trend

 

[Śakra]

He's salty he's out of a job

 

[El Sidd]

Typical politician.

The moment they step down, they become enlightened to the obvious.

Bloody yall

 

[padamchen]

he said what had to be said

you could extend it to all minorities in india, liberal, secular non bakht people too

He spoke as a Muslim and not like a VP of India.

In that he lost credibility, which I doubt he will regain in his remaining days.

Cheers, Doc

 

[gulli]

This is the VICE PRESIDENT of India saying india is becoming a hindutva republic

Can a Hindu become president or vise president in Pakistan??

 

[KRAIT]

Pakistanis are more concerned about their country than their own country. Such a good neighbours.

 

[padamchen]

But the gist of his statement stands.. Worrying trend

No credibility. Since he speaks as a Muslim and less as a leader of the nation.

Cheers, Doc

 

[Gibbs]

No credibility. Since he speaks as a Muslim and less as a leader of the nation.

Cheers, Doc

Hmmm.. So if he did include Christians, Who seems to be the next largest religious group facing threats from the right wing Hindu's.. Would you still say he lost credibility cos then he will be only speaking behalf of Abrahamic religions ?

I would say the message is lost if you keep looking at it through the prism of segregation