Former vice president Hamid Ansari says against religiosity and strident nationalism, patriotism is a more positive concept.
The former vice-president made these remarks and other observations about Indian democracy in his new book “Dare I Question? Reflections on Contemporary Challenges”.
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"Inventors trying to create a time machine by which you can go back in history and rewrite history. Now, such an effort is not going to succeed. History cannot be changed"
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"PM in his speeches didn't question, nor meant to question the commitment to this nation of either former PM Manmohan Singh or Former VP Hamid Ansari, any such perception is erroneous, we hold these leaders in high esteem,...
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Former Vice-President Ansari was criticized for attending an event allegedly organized by the women’s wing of PFI, which NIA suspects has terror links
"He was spreading dissatisfaction in the Muslim community even when he was holding the post of Vice President"
'I was disturbed and saddened by the words of Modi, who mocked Ansari on his last day in office.'
Ansari had said that the Muslims in the country were experiencing a "feeling of unease."
Modi's comments come a day after the outgoing vice-president said Muslims were feeling insecure.
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'Nobody expects such "petty comments" from a person holding such a high post.'
Ansari made these remarks in the backdrop of incidents of intolerance and cow vigilantism
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