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Need to be secular and patriotic, Congress tells Modi
Sunday March 10, 2013 11:15:13 PM,
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New Delhi: The
Congress Sunday took a dig at Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi
over his "India First" definition of secularism and said there was
need to be both patriotic and secular.
Asked about Modi's remarks to the Indian diaspora in North America
Sunday that secularism for him was "India First", Congress
spokesperson Raashid Alvi said that the Gujarat chief minister had
referred to patriotism instead.
"He (Modi) needs to understand the definition of secularism
properly. A person needs to be both patriotic and secular," Alvi
told IANS.
Capt (retd) Praveen Davar, secretary of Congress ex-servicemen
department, said Modi "forgets his definition of secularism while
dealing with minorities".
"He forgot it in 2002 and does so now while dealing with
minorities," he said.
Modi spoke to the Indian diaspora in North America Sunday and
asked them to put "India First" wherever they may be and whatever
they do.
"My definition of secularism is simple: 'India First'. Whatever
you do, wherever you work, India should be the top priority for
all its citizens," Modi said.
Alvi also took a dig at Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader L.K.
Advani for his remarks to a magazine that he feels distressed that
the BJP was not gaining in public perception despite the current
mood of the people being against the ruling party.
"His statement is half-true and half-false. His remarks pertaining
to BJP are correct but the not about the Congress. People have
faith in Congress. It will return to power in 2014 elections,"
Alvi said.
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