Core of Indian statute is Hindutva
Well-known Supreme Court lawyer and former law minister Ram Jethmalani is known as a maverick because he never hesitates to take the unpopular line.
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Q: Are you contesting for the president's post this time?
But on earlier occasions, you had contested as an independent?
What was the point?
Do you think that by opting for Alexander, the BJP too is indulging in the same kind of tokenism that Congress was known for?
What is it?
You are a BJP insider, and you must know it?
Why is the BJP favouring Alexander instead of choosing a man with Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) background, who would spout Hindutva ideology? What is your hunch?
Do you think that the BJP is favouring Alexander to improve its image and to send out a message that the party is not against minorities?
Do you not think that it will be difficult for the BJP to improve its image after what has happened in Gujarat, and the party's refusal to replace Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi?
What about Modi's anti-minority bias, which he did nothing to hide?
What about Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee's speech at Goa in April, where he lashed out against Muslims, and toed a hard Hindutva line?
It is equally true of Hindus as well. There are the militant Hindus like jihadi Muslims. Why did he single out Muslims?
How can the prime minister favour Hindutva in the first place when the Indian Constitution is so clearly based on secularism?
In what way? How is Hindutva being defined?
Is this your positive interpretation of Hindutva?
But this is certainly not the Hindutva of the BJP and the other hardliners, especially the Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) and Bajrang Dal mobs who killed Muslims in Gujarat?
What is the greatest achievement of the BJP government in the last four years?
Is India aspiring to be a client state of the U.S. like Pakistan?
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