PM Modi sparks debate over pseudo-secularism in his Ireland speech; politicos rebut
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PM Modi sparks debate over pseudo-secularism in his Ireland speech; politicos rebut
Last Updated : Sep 24 2015 | 1:34 PM IST
New Delhi/Kolkata, Sep 24 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday, while addressing the Indian diaspora in Dublin on the first leg of his two-nation trip to Ireland and the United States sparked new controversy, by saying if children in India sung songs in Sanskrit it would have been given a communal colour followed by rebuts of politicos. Parliamentary Affairs Minister Venkaiah Naidu said opposition likes only western culture. BJP leader Siddharth Nath Singh said opposition aims at playing pessimistic politics shunning Indian traditions, culture and values. Congress leader Manish Tewari deflected and asked the question that it is a matter of mental make-up and PM Modi upholds his Hindutva agenda. JD (U) leader KC Tyagi said its PM Modi's idiosyncracy that leade him to making controversial comments on his abroad tours.